Naveen Sridhar Kottayil earned an MPS in Global Development from Cornell University in 2024. His research focused on agricultural value chains and markets, food and nutrition security, rural livelihoods, social protection, and sustainable food systems. He has previously held program and research positions at TCI’s Center of Excellence in New Delhi and its offices at Cornell. His research experience includes studies of agricultural markets, value chains, food and nutrition interventions, farmer organizations, and social protection programs. He has conducted field research in multiple states in India and in northern Ghana, including research on biofortification, nutrition, and agricultural markets. In addition to an MPS from Cornell, Naveen holds a Master’s degree in Development Studies from the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai.