Dr. Prabhu Pingali is the founding director of TCI and a professor in the Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, with an appointment in the Department of Global Development in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences…

Dr. Milorad (Misha) Plavsic is TCI’s manager for strategic initiatives. While most of TCI’s activities are focused on India, Misha’s main role is to lead the Institute’s expansion to other countries. Before joining TCI, Misha worked as a food system…

Raghav is a research associate at the Tata-Cornell Institute. His research broadly examines the implementation and impact of health and nutrition policies in India. Raghav received his PhD in public administration from the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs…

Sumedha is a senior associate researcher at TCI, where she contributes to the Zero-Hunger, Zero-Carbon Food Systems project. She is also pursuing a PhD in economics at the Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology Delhi. Her doctoral research focuses on addressing…

Dan Verderosa is the communications and outreach manager at TCI. He is responsible for developing and executing the Institute’s overall communications strategy for external and internal audiences. Prior to joining TCI, Dan worked as a communications professional for several human…