Dr. Mathew Abraham is the assistant director of TCI. He is responsible for coordinating research and offering strategic guidance and support for project implementation. Previously, Mathew joined TCI as a postdoctoral associate in August 2015, after completing his PhD from…

Dieter Bouma is a research support specialist at TCI working to improve agricultural markets and technical support for small farmers and generate new knowledge about farmer producer organizations (FPOs) through the development of an FPO Platform for India. Dieter has…

Bharath Chandran C is an associate researcher at TCI in New Delhi. He is interested in the connections between environmental systems and food systems and analyzing their impacts on sustainability and well-being. Bharath previously served as a research intern at…

Dr. Leslie Verteramo Chiu is a research economist at TCI. His research area includes risk management for smallholder farmers, food-value chains, and agricultural finance, all under the context of developing countries. At TCI, he analyzes the effects of interventions on…

Brenda Daniels-Tibke is TCI’s administrator. She provides overall financial and human resources management for TCI. Brenda has been at Cornell for more than 30 years working in the Office of Sponsored Programs, in administration at the College of Veterinary Medicine,…

Mary-Catherine (M.C.) provides administrative support to the Tata-Cornell Institute. She first began working at Cornell University in 1982 and has held a number of positions in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, the College of Veterinary Medicine, and most…

Aishwarya Gawali is an associate researcher at the TCI Center of Excellence in New Delhi, India. She previously worked as a research associate at the Centre for Sustainable Employment at Azim Premji University and as a research fellow with the…

Sage Grasso-Monroe is a research support specialist at TCI, where she supports the development and application of frameworks to assess climate resilience in food systems across low-, middle- and high-income countries. Her work focuses on linking agricultural systems, nutrition and…

Soumya Gupta is a research economist at TCI. Her research interests lie at the intersections of food security, agriculture, and maternal and child nutrition. Soumya received her PhD from Cornell University’s Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management. She was…

Naveen Sridhar Kottayil is a research support specialist at TCI. His primary interests lie in creating forward and backward linkages for farmers and producers in order to formulate sustainable agriculture solutions and improve the incomes of Indian farmers. Naveen previously…