Team RSC
Dan Honig
Rahul Karnamadakala Sharma
Mekhala Krishnamurthy
Dan Honig is an Associate Professor of Public Policy at University College London and Georgetown University's McCourt School. His research and book Mission Driven Bureaucrats (Oxford University Press, 2024) argue that empowering public servants, rather than managing them through rules and targets, leads to better government. He is the pri
Dan Honig is an Associate Professor of Public Policy at University College London and Georgetown University's McCourt School. His research and book Mission Driven Bureaucrats (Oxford University Press, 2024) argue that empowering public servants, rather than managing them through rules and targets, leads to better government. He is the principal investigator on relational state capacity and has been recognized among the most influential academics in government. Before academia, he advised Liberia's Ministers of Finance and worked across more than a dozen countries. He holds a Ph.D. from Harvard's Kennedy School.
Mekhala Krishnamurthy
Rahul Karnamadakala Sharma
Mekhala Krishnamurthy
Mekhala Krishnamurthy is Associate Professor of Sociology and Anthropology at Ashoka University. She was formerly a Senior Fellow at the Centre for Policy Research, New Delhi. Her research sits at the intersection of anthropology, public policy, and political economy, focusing on two core areas: the social and economic life of agricultura
Mekhala Krishnamurthy is Associate Professor of Sociology and Anthropology at Ashoka University. She was formerly a Senior Fellow at the Centre for Policy Research, New Delhi. Her research sits at the intersection of anthropology, public policy, and political economy, focusing on two core areas: the social and economic life of agricultural markets in India, and the institutional dynamics of public systems and frontline bureaucracies. She led CPR's State Capacity Initiative, examining how public institutions can be strengthened in democratic India. She holds degrees from Harvard, Cambridge, and UCL, and has previously held positions at Shiv Nadar University and the University of Pennsylvania.
Rahul Karnamadakala Sharma
Rahul Karnamadakala Sharma
Rahul Karnamadakala Sharma
Rahul K. Sharma is Director of Impact and Learning at Indus Action, a leading policy implementation organisation focused on welfare access in India. His work centres on state capacity, state-citizen relations, and administrative reform. He is a Research Fellow at University College London and an NDIC Fellow at NCAER, New Delhi. Previously
Rahul K. Sharma is Director of Impact and Learning at Indus Action, a leading policy implementation organisation focused on welfare access in India. His work centres on state capacity, state-citizen relations, and administrative reform. He is a Research Fellow at University College London and an NDIC Fellow at NCAER, New Delhi. Previously, he was a Fellow at CPR's State Capacity Initiative, where he led research and practice on bureaucratic reform. He holds an MPP from the Humphrey School of Public Affairs and a PhD from UC Santa Barbara, and has published widely, including in Scienceand Nature Energy.
Umang Kamra
Rahul Karnamadakala Sharma
Rahul Karnamadakala Sharma
Umang Kamra is Senior Manager, Impact and Research, at Indus Action. He works at the intersection of research, social protection policy, and climate resilience. Umang has experience in policy design and implementation and has worked with the Delhi Labour Department. He has also led multi-state studies on household resilience and construct
Umang Kamra is Senior Manager, Impact and Research, at Indus Action. He works at the intersection of research, social protection policy, and climate resilience. Umang has experience in policy design and implementation and has worked with the Delhi Labour Department. He has also led multi-state studies on household resilience and construction worker welfare. Umang holds a BA in History and Policy Studies from Grinnell College, USA.
