Selected published work
“Dependency and depopulation? Confronting the consequences of a new demographic reality,” McKinsey Global Institute, January 2025
“America’s small businesses: Time to think big,” McKinsey Global Institute, October 2024
“Toward action: A G20 agenda for sustainable and inclusive growth,” McKinsey & Company, September 2024
“Help wanted: The long-term labor tightening trend by country,” McKinsey Global Institute, August 2024
“Help wanted: Charting the challenge of tight labor markets in advanced economies,” McKinsey Global Institute, June 2024
“A microscope on small businesses: The productivity opportunity by country,” McKinsey Global Institute, May 2024
“A new future of work: The race to deploy AI and raise skills in Europe and beyond,” McKinsey Global Institute, May 2024
A microscope on small businesses: Spotting opportunities to boost productivity, McKinsey Global Institute, May 2024
“From poverty to empowerment: Raising the bar for sustainable and inclusive growth,” McKinsey Global Institute, August 2023
“Driving sustainable and inclusive growth in G20 economies,” McKinsey & Company, August 2023
Generative AI and the future of work in America, McKinsey Global Institute, July 2023
Rekindling US productivity for a new era, McKinsey Global Institute, February 2023
Performance through people: Transforming human capital into competitive advantage, McKinsey Global Institute, February 2023
“Addressing the revolving door in risk,” McKinsey Global Institute, December 2022
“Overcoming the fear factor in hiring tech talent,” McKinsey Global Institute, August 2022
“Delivering the US manufacturing renaissance,” McKinsey & Company, August 2022
“Freelance, side hustles, and gigs: Many more Americans have become independent workers,” McKinsey & Company, August 2022
“Learning and earning: The bold moves that change careers,” McKinsey & Company, July 2022
"Human capital at work: The value of experience," McKinsey & Company, June 2022
“The path to sustainable and inclusive growth,” McKinsey & Company, April 2022
“The CEO agenda in 2022: Harnessing the potential of growth jolts,” McKinsey & Company, January 2022
“The rise and rise of the global balance sheet: How productively are we using our wealth?,” McKinsey Global Institute, November 2021
“A sustainable, inclusive, and growing future for the United States,” McKinsey & Company, November 2021
“Our future lives and livelihoods: Sustainable and inclusive and growing,” McKinsey Quarterly, October 2021
“Financial data unbound: The value of open data for individuals and institutions,” McKinsey & Company, June 2021
“This is the COVID consumer trend most likely to stick beyond the pandemic,” Market Watch, June 2021
“What's next for consumers, workers, and companies in the post-COVID-19 recovery,” McKinsey Global Institute, May 2021
“How Asia can prepare for the future of work after COVID-19,” McKinsey & Company, April 2021
“A conversation on artificial intelligence and gender bias,” McKinsey & Company, April 2021
“How to spend $12 trillion,” Project Syndicate, March 2021
“The future of work after COVID-19,” McKinsey Global Institute, February 2021
“COVID-19 has revived the social contract in advanced economies - for now. What will stick once the crisis abates?,” McKinsey Global Institute, December 2020
“Remote work is here to stay. But who will be doing it?,” World Economic Forum, November 2020
“What’s next for remote work: An analysis of 2,000 tasks, 800 jobs, and nine countries,” McKinsey Global Institute, November 2020
“Ten things to know about gender equality,” McKinsey Global Institute, September 2020
“View: Government needs to put energy and momentum behind recent reform initiatives,” The Economic Times, September 2020
“Don't let the pandemic set back gender equality,” Harvard Business Review, September 2020
“India’s turning point: An economic agenda to spur growth and jobs,” McKinsey Global Institute, August 2020
“Countering the gender-regressive shock of COVID-19 in Asia,” Financial Times, August 2020
“COVID-19 and gender equality: Countering the regressive effects,” McKinsey & Company, July 2020
“Reopening India: Implications for economic activity and workers,” McKinsey & Company, May 2020
“The Covid-19 crisis: Exposing underlying vulnerabilities in social contracts,” VOX EU, April 2020
“Where women stand,” Project Syndicate, April 2020
“Getting ahead of coronavirus: Saving lives and livelihoods in India,” McKinsey & Company, April 2020
“Advanced economies' missing link,” Project Syndicate, February 2020
“The new social contract in the 21st century,” McKinsey Global Institute, February 2020
“The future of work for women and how to get there,” World Economic Forum, January 2020
“The power of parity: Advancing women's equality in Africa,” McKinsey Global Institute, November 2019
“Will automation improve work for women or make it worse?,” Harvard Business Review, July 2019
“China and the world: Inside the dynamics of a changing relationship,” McKinsey Global Institute, July 2019
"The gig economy has an identity problem and digital ID could fix it,” Quartz, June 2019
“Our automated future will affect women differently than men,” Fast Company, June 2019
“The future of women at work: Transitions in the age of automation,” McKinsey Global Institute, June 2019
“The present and future of women at work in Canada,” McKinsey & Company, June 2019
"Why the world needs "good" digital ID," OECD Forum blog, May 2019
“Digital identification: A key to inclusive growth,” McKinsey Global Institute, April 2019
“Digital India: Technology to transform a connected nation,” McKinsey Global Institute, March 2019
“How governments in emerging economies can help boost and sustain growth,” McKinsey & Company, March 2019
“Accelerating gender parity: What can governments do?,” McKinsey & Company, January 2019
“The case for digital identification,” Project Syndicate, January 2019
“China and the world: Inside a changing economic relationship,” McKinsey Global Institute, December 2018
“Preparing millennials for the age of automation,” Live Mint, December 2018
“The role companies play in boosting growth in emerging markets,” World Economic Forum, September 2018
“The best performing emerging economies emphasize competition,” Harvard Business Review, September 2018
“The emerging world's high achievers,” Project Syndicate, September 2018
“Outperformers: High-growth emerging economies and the companies that propel them,” McKinsey Global Institute, September 2018
“A woman's place is in the digital revolution,” Project Syndicate, August 2018
“How can digital technology speed up gender equality?,” Equals, July 2018
“Europe’s refugees: Refocusing on integration,” McKinsey Global Institute, May 2018
“The power of parity: Advancing women’s equality in Asia Pacific,” McKinsey Global Institute, April 2018
“Partnering for parity: Strengthening collaborations for gender equality,” McKinsey & Company, October 2017
“Power of parity: Gender equality across Asean,” The Straits Times, July 2017
“The power of parity: Advancing women’s equality in Canada,” McKinsey Global Institute, June 2017
“A new emphasis on gainful employment in India,” McKinsey Global Institute, June 2017
“What's now and next in analytics, AI, and automation,” McKinsey Global Institute, May 2017
“China’s role in the next phase of globalization,” McKinsey Global Institute, April 2017
“India's migration opportunity,” Business Standard, April 2017
“Technology, jobs, and the future of work,” McKinsey Global Institute, December 2016
“Global migration’s impact and opportunity,” McKinsey Global Institute, November 2016
“The great income stagnation,” Project Syndicate, September 2016
“Miles to go: Stepping up progress toward gender equality,” McKinsey Global Institute, September 2016
“India’s ascent: Five opportunities for growth and transformation,” McKinsey Global Institute, August 2016
“Poorer than their parents? A new perspective on income inequality,” McKinsey Global Institute, July 2016
“The working women windfall,” Project Syndicate, June 2016
“Realizing gender equality’s $12 trillion economic opportunity,” McKinsey Global Institute, May 2016
“The power of parity: Advancing women's equality in the United States,” McKinsey Global Institute, April 2016
“The power of parity: Advancing women’s equality in India,” McKinsey Global Institute, November 2015
“How advancing women’s equality can add $12 trillion to global growth,” McKinsey Global Institute, September 2015
“India's tech opportunity: Transforming work, empowering people,” McKinsey Global Institute, December 2014
“From poverty to empowerment: India’s imperative for jobs, growth, and effective basic services,” McKinsey Global Institute, February 2014
“India's internet opportunity,” McKinsey Global Institute, March 2013
“Talent tensions ahead: A CEO briefing,” McKinsey Quarterly, November 2012
“The world at work: Jobs, pay, and skills for 3.5 billion people,” McKinsey Global Institute, June 2012
Videos & Broadcast
"From Poverty to Empowerment: Raising the Bar for Sustainable and Inclusive Growth," Concordia Annual Summit, September 2023
"A plan for alleviating poverty and climate change," Marketplace Radio, September 2023
"McKinsey Calls For Going Beyond The Poverty Line, Proposes $12/Day 'Empowerment Line'," CNBC TV, August 2023
"Economic Tectonics," BBC World Service, The Compass, March 2017
Past experience
Peregrine Capital
Equity analyst
Moody's (affiliated credit rating agency in India)
Credit analyst
ANZ Grindlays Bank, Mumbai
Foreign exchange dealer
Education
Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad
MBA
St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai
Bachelors degree, economics and statistics
