
A policy and systems thinking specialist with work experience across domains of technology, climate and social impact through roles in government & industry.
My tech policy work spans successful projects with Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Office of the Principal Scientific Advisor to the Govt. of India (PSA) & Department of Science & Technology (DST). My key works are contributions to the the drafting of National Policy on Electronics, 2024 & providing research benchmarks for government funding for innovations in EV Battery and Solar Cell technologies under DST's 1 Lakh Crore Innovation Fund.
I am currently leading programs on funding & partnerships around “tech for social good” for Samagata Foundation, associated with Kailash Nadh, CTO Zerodha.
If you have an interesting idea for tech for social/climate good, reach out to me at kaustubh@samagata.org!