About

Akshay Jaitly is one of the founders of Trilegal, one of India’s leading law firms and has spent almost 30 years advising on energy and infrastructure projects. His research interests include power sector reform, the energy transition and public-private contracting.

Karan Singh has a background in corporate commercial law and has been in practice for close to thirty years. He is one of the founders of Trilegal which is one of the leading law firms in India. He then co-founded TrustBridge together with Akshay Jaitly.  Karan also serves on the board of other non-profit agencies.

Renuka Sane is Managing Director. Her research interests lie in financial markets regulation, the regulatory state, credit and bankruptcy, pensions, and household finance. She was a member of the Task Force of Experts set up by the Employees Provident Fund Organisation to study its pension scheme; of the research team of the Bankruptcy Legislative Reforms Commission on individual insolvency; of the Pension Advisory Committee of the Pension Fund Regulatory Development Authority and the Working Group on personal insolvency at the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India. She has a PhD in Economics from the University of New South Wales and holds an M.A. in Economics from Mumbai University.

Bhavin Patel is a lawyer with experience in the fields of legal tech, education, and corporate commercial legal advisory services. He graduated with a B.A., LL.B. (Hons) from the National Law School of India University, Bengaluru in 2002, and divides his professional time across technology, teaching, and assessment engagements.

Prashant Narang is the Deputy Programme Director at TrustBridge. Before joining TrustBridge, he served as a Postdoctoral Researcher at West Virginia University and held senior research positions at Centre for Civil Society in New Delhi. He has authored numerous publications, including a book chapter and research papers in Scopus-indexed journals, and has led multiple research projects funded by international organizations such as UNESCO. His expertise in urban policy is demonstrated by his legislative testimonies on the Street Vendors Act. Prashant is a legal scholar and policy expert with a Ph.D. in Law and Governance from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU). He also holds an LL.M. in Commercial Laws from Jindal Global Law School and an LL.B. from the University of Delhi.

Natasha Aggarwal is a Consultant – Legal (Senior Fellow). She has been working with the Centre for Justice, Law and Society at Jindal Global Law School on issues at the intersections of law, gender and marginalisation. Prior to this, Natasha worked at S&R Associates and Touchstone Partners, where she worked on matters pertaining to banking and finance, capital markets, and mergers and acquisitions.  Natasha obtained her B.A.LL.B. (Hons) from National Law University, Delhi in 2015 and her LL.M. from Harvard Law School in 2021.

Chitrakshi Jain is a Consultant – Legal (Senior Fellow). Prior to joining TrustBridge, Chitrakshi held key positions at the Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy and the Thakur Foundation where she worked on performance of public institutions, state capacity, and challenges of governance in contemporary India. She has worked on the reform of judicial administration and courts in India during her fellowships. Chitrakshi obtained her B.A. LLB (Hons.) from NALSAR, University of Law and a M.Phil. from the Centre for the Study of Law and Governance, Jawaharlal Nehru University.

Latha Balasubramanian is a consultant in accounting matters. She has an overall experience of 22+ years, and has held key positions at National Institute of Public Finance and Policy, and Institute of Economic Growth. She is a graduate in Commerce and holds an MBA in Human Resources.

Sonam Patel is Research Fellow. She is interested in the maths and numbers that drive institutions like finance and public health. In the past, she has interned with NABARD to find how Farmer Producer Organisations can be strengthened in India.  She graduated with a B.A. (Hons.) in Economics from Indraprastha College for Women, University of Delhi.  She has a Master’s in Economics from IIT, Roorkee.

Upasa Borah is Research Fellow. Her research interests are geared towards technology, digital economy, sustainable development and public policy. Prior to this, she interned as a Summer Fellow at PDAG Consulting where she assisted the quantitative research team in two of their projects involving migration and just transition. She graduated in Economics from Miranda House, University of Delhi. She has a master’s degree in economics with a specialisation in Economic Development, from South Asian University, New Delhi.  

Monika Yadav is a Consultant – Research Fellow. Before joining TrustBridge she worked as a Teaching Fellow, Ashoka University and as a Research Fellow, Indian Institute of Foreign Trade.  She has done Master’s Program in Economics and Finance at the Barcelona School of Economics, M.Phil. from the Centre for International Trade and Development at Jawaharlal Nehru University, and has a Master’s in Economics from the Delhi School of Economics. She has graduated from Lady Shri Ram College for Women, Delhi University.