Prerna does a little bit of everything. She likes data, research, and believes fieldwork builds character. She believes in the idea of independent, non-partisan research and hence our for-profit business model.

In the last 9 years, She has worked on developing a strong presence of Outline India across 9000 villages in 26 states and interviewing over 4 million stakeholders.

Prerna launched Track Your Metrics (TYM) - an easy-to-use tech tool for quick impact assessment by small NGOs, government bodies, and big funders equipping the former with means to secure more funding and the latter to hold their grantees accountable. The Android app/web-based platform aims to change the way we track and finance social programs at ~0 unit cost. 

TYM  won at an accelerator program in India and California and at the Dell startup challenge. 

She has conducted research for various organizations including, Asian Development Bank, IMPAQ International, World Bank, UN arms, The British Council, University of Chicago, Sesame Street, Harvard University, Mathematica Policy Research, American Institute for Research, Water Aid, Corstone India Foundation, CARE, Save the Children and Tokyo University to name a few.

Prerna was featured on Fortune magazines’ 40 under 40 list for her disruptive work with ground-level data in 2017 and again in 2018. She was featured among the top 25 businesswomen in India by Forbes magazine in their annual issue featuring women leaders running profitable companies in 2018. She was also among the top 40 women changemakers in the 2018 annual list released by India Today. She was listed among the 25 most powerful Businesswomen in India, by the BusinessToday, of India today group in 2019. 

In 2018, she was awarded the Chevening Fellowship at Oxford University by Rolce Royce and the UK government. She was also declared a Raisina Fellow in 2017, awarded by the Ministry of external affairs and ORF. She is an Australia India Youth Dialogue fellow, 2015. 

She has prior research experience working at Centre for Policy Research and holds an MA in Economics from Boston University.

Aditya is the legal counsel at Outline India. He is a litigator practicing before various Courts and tribunals in India on commercial and personal law issues. Aditya also advises start-ups and early stage ventures and provides contractual, regulatory and IP solutions. He has worked extensively with companies in varied sectors such as pharmaceuticals, medical devices, data collection and analysis, logistics, event management, e-commerce and the media industry.

He has a Masters degree in Law from Harvard University.

John Hoffmire is Director of Employee Ownership at Teamshares, Research Associate at the Centre for Mutual and Co-owned Business at the University of Oxford. He is also chairman of both Cadence Innova, a change management consulting firm, and Oxford Pharmaceuticals.

Dr. Hoffmire has over 20 years of experience in equity investing, venture capital, consulting, and investment banking. His work and research have been referenced in numerous publications including the Financial Times, Washington Post, and Wall Street Journal.  He also worked as a consultant for Bain & Company, as vice president for Ampersand Ventures and as a senior investment officer for American Capital.

Dr. Hoffmire holds a Ph.D. in international development from Stanford University and was presented with the Darwin Nelson Public Service Award. He helped lead the Personal Finance Employee Education Fund for six years and is now on its board.

Vithal holds a Doctorate in agricultural development. He specializes in multiple fields such as agriculture, seed systems & policy, forestry agroforestry, environment, and ecology. He holds a certificate degree in project management. He was a recipient of the Young Scientist award in 2007 by the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Austria to conduct advanced research on forestry, carbon sequestration & climate change. He has 20+ years of international experience in developmental projects in 15 countries in Africa and Asia. He has worked with Indian forest-based industries and NGOs, coordinated international technical assistance programs with the ministry of agriculture in Ethiopia and Afghanistan, implemented international development projects, higher education, and foreign direct investment (FDI) projects in Africa. He has worked for international projects supported by USAID, GIZ, World Bank, DFID, Rockefeller Foundation, CSIRO, IFAD, and corporate houses.

His areas of interest are forestry & climate change, organic farming, hydroponics, tree improvement & clonal forestry. He has a wealth of knowledge on business opportunities in Africa in the areas of international trading, agricultural investment, international development, and higher education.

A Data Scientist and M&E Expert, Narendra is an experienced and well-rounded research professional with great interest and extensive skills in Data Analytics. He is passionate about solving business and development sector problems that require diagnostic, predictive, and/or prescriptive analytics using data science. He is adept at building Machine Learning models, creating interactive dashboards, data mining, and data visualization.

With nearly two decades of diverse industry upbringing, he brings to table a rare combination of skills and knowledge across sectors such as Marketing Research, Development Research, M&E, Software Development, and Data Science. His professional history includes positions such as Manager – Projects at Public Affairs Foundation, Programme Manager at Kavin Corporation, Research Manager at Sigma Research & Consulting, and Consumer and Market Insights Executive at Hindustan Unilever Ltd.

Ira Joshi is an educational expert with 15 years of experience in developing evidence-based Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) curriculum and resources. In her previous engagement with Sesame Workshop India, she spearheaded their education vertical and led the development of educational objectives across multi-media platforms like television, radio, print and digital. With expertise in conceptualizing and designing child-friendly research protocols, she has supported several research organizations in assessing young children’s engagement and comprehension of print and mass-media resources. She has provided technical expertise to grant proposals and worked closely with cross-functional teams at all stages of program planning and implementation. She is currently an independent consultant and an advocate for play-based learning in children. Ira holds a Master’s degree in Child Development from Lady Irwin College, New Delhi.

Sukanya works as a Senior Manager at Outline India and has expertise in large-scale project management. She has substantial experience in managing projects on and off the field and has undertaken fieldwork in over ten states in  India and trained up to 350 field staff across these locations. 

She has worked on projects across different sectors,  mainly focusing on those in skills, livelihoods,  gender, healthcare, education, agriculture, and child wellbeing.

Some of the previous clients worked with but are not  limited to JSI, Asian Development Bank, World  Bank, IMPAQ International, CorStone India  Foundation, Sesame Workshop India, Mathematica  Policy Research, Tsuda University Japan, Lifebox Foundation, American Institutes for Research, Tata  Centre of Development at UChicago

At Outline India her work has included managing large-scale multi-state and multi-stakeholder projects, reviewing tools, training consultants and field teams, conducting in-depth surveys, real-time monitoring of data, and drafting of field and project reports.

Sukriti has completed her M.A. in Economics from Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, Pune, and also holds an MBA in International Business and Finance from Amity University. She has 6 years of experience in research analytics and management. She has worked with the  International Labour Organisation as a consultant and also has experience if working with an IT start-up as a business development manager.  With high energy levels and a self-driven personality, she strives to achieve her personal and professional goals. 

Ranveer is working as a Senior Researcher at Outline India and is responsible for implementing various qualitative and quantitative research studies, managing fieldwork as well as developing partnerships, and working on grants & challenges for OI. 
His experience in research is varied, having worked in areas of substance abuse, HIV/AIDS,
sexual and reproductive health, livelihood, skill development, urban homelessness & gender
violence.

He has previously worked with the Asian Development Bank, Sesame Workshop India, Oxfam India and Harvard University to name a few.

Aarushi has joined our team as a research associate . Her responsibilities at Outline India include assisting the implementation of various research studies by collecting qualitative data, coordinating the field-work and facilitating data management and analysis.

She has previously worked as a research associate in the chemical industry. Aarushi has a Bachelor's degree in Science and a Postgraduate degree in Chemistry from Central University of Rajasthan.

Sayak has completed his graduation and Master’s degree in Geography from Calcutta University and Jawaharlal Nehru University respectively. He has further completed his M.Phil. degree from Jawaharlal Nehru University and is currently at the final stages of submitting his PhD from the same institute. Sayak has worked and published on an eclectic range of topics, but his core area of research lies in political geography, identity studies and urban governance. Although trained under an empirical-quantitative curriculum during his studies, Sayak’s personal research is based on qualitative methods and a humanistic understanding of society.

Sayak is born and brought up in Kolkata, West Bengal where he has completed his schooling and graduation; however, for the past 10 years he has been residing in New Delhi’s Jawaharlal Nehru University campus. Bengali is Sayak’s mother tongue, but his higher education is conducted in English making him equally proficient in both languages; and he retains conversational fluency in Hindi as well.

Swati has joined our team as a Quantitative Researcher. Her responsibilities at Outline India include assisting the implementation of various research studies by coordinating the field-work and facilitating data management and analysis.  She has previously worked with the Ministry of Commerce & Industry and Indian Institute of Foreign trade as a researcher.  
Swati has a Bachelor's degree in Economics from University of Delhi and a Master's degree in Economics with a specialization in Trade and Finance from Indian Institute of Foreign Trade

Sudeep has a substantial 10+ years of experience in operations & Administration. He has worked on different on and off-the-field projects for clients like GlaxoSmithKline, Cipla Health Limited, VECV, Water.org, TCS ion, etc. and was their SPOC. He has always completed his project tasks on time.

He has completed his graduation in Business Administration from Mahatma Gandhi University and has a friendly nature and is task-oriented.

His family is from Army background, where his grandfather & father were both Army officers & later his father joined vigillance department.

Nabasmita works closely with the operations team. Her responsibilities include handling employment relations issues such as grievance and employee welfare; focusing on employee engagement workshops and setting up events and outings; assisting in payroll preparation by providing relevant data and also supervising recruitment.

Neelakhi has joined us as a Qualitative Researcher. She is born and brought up in Assam. She has completed her bachelor’s from University of Delhi after which she moved to Dublin to complete her Post Graduation in InternationalSociology. Her research interest focuses on the intersection of feminist epistemologies and higher education funding policies. She has formerly worked with Eircom and Afro-Diaspora Ireland and enjoyed her role partnering on Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives. 

Other than work, she is very much passionate about Mental health and is keen to make a real difference in the lives of people suffering from mood disorders across North-East India.

She is fluent in Assamese, Hindi & English. She also knows Bengali. She loves art and painting. She is also a part time artist.

Aditi has completed her Masters in Geography and M.Phil in Population Studies from Jawaharlal Nehru University and did B.Sc. Honours in Geography from Shri Shikshayatan College, University of Calcutta. Her schooling is from Calcutta Girls’ High School, Kolkata. 

She has submitted her PhD Thesis in Jawaharlal Nehru University in 2022 and has qualified UGC NET JRF/SRF in 2015.

She has participated in several national and international conferences, seminars, workshops and various training programs and has published articles on contraception, friendship groups and migration. She is also the recipient of ‘Vivekjyoti’ emerging researcher award in 2019. Her book, ‘Population, Fertility and Family Planning’ (Rawat Publications), is well acclaimed. Her research interests are on family planning, contraceptive use, fertility issues and gender studies.

Aditi's mother tongue is Bengali, but she's also proficient in English and Hindi. Her hometown is Howrah, WB.

She completed her MPhil in Sociology from JNU in 2018. Prior to that, she has done an MA in Sociology from JNU in 2013 and an Integrated MA in Economics from the University of Hyderabad in 2011. She has also been pursuing a PhD from JNU. Her area of expertise is gender and caste.

She has experience in working in the development sector primarily with online education and curriculum development.

If not at work, you would find Aparna reading, writing poetry or listening to history podcasts.

Aparna's ethnic roots are in the state of Kerala but she was raised in Goa. She is fluent in English, Malayalam and Hindi and has picked up basic comprehension skills in Konkani and Telugu along the way.

She is a Communication and Outreach Associate (COA) at Outline India. Her work focuses on brand management, brand development, multimedia, professional representation, and visual communication. She is an inquisitive learner and a multimedia journalist with knowledge of a wide range of softwares and tools for creating interactive media content. She is excited about the prospect of exploring a potential career in new media and cyberspace.

Prior to this, she was associated with The Times of Africa as a Senior Multimedia Journalist and a speaker at Africa Asia Youth Foundation. Atlanta also worked for the Press Information Bureau, The Aisan Age, CoinGape, Doordarshan Kendra, and Indigenous Terra Madre Network.

She holds a master’s degree in Media Studies with a specialisation in Multimedia Journalism from Christ University. She has completed Value Methodology conducted by the Indian Value Engineering Society Affiliated to SAVE International USA.

Atlanta was involved in over 20 media projects across Immersive Journalism, Digital Audio Production, Data Journalism, Podcast, Development Communication, Big Data, Documentaries and Photojournalism.

Her efforts were focused on finding the potential of new soft power in cyberspace.

He holds a Bachelor of Commerce Graduate with a specialisation in Statistics and HR. He has almost 9 years of experience in leading teams on data analysis, field surveys, data encoders, etc. in international organisations.

He is a powerful force in the workplace and uses his positive attitude and tireless energy to encourage others to work hard and succeed. He was born and brought up in Delhi itself and likes to listen to songs and play chess.

He is a development professional with more than 11 years of working experience with national and international organizations like World Vision India, Smile Foundation, India Health Action Trust (IHAT), and ChildFund India. His core areas have been partnership management, program implementation and monitoring and evaluation. He has done BSW, MSW and Post Graduate Diploma in Rural Development from Indira Gandhi National Open University.

Anil was born in Prayagraj, UP.

Languages known to him are Hindi,  English, Bhojpuri, Punjabi and Haryanavi.