Prachi Sinha

Principal

2021 - Current

Leading investments in Health, Agri & Climate

Head of Healthcare Investments, Research & Partnerships at Axilor Ventures

2016

Research Head

2014 - 2015

Lead Researcher

2014 - 2014

Senior Advocacy Associate

2013 - 2014

Programme Associate

2011 - 2013

This role requires a sound understanding of Urban Governance and Policy to consult with Indian Government, ensuring effective delivery while creating relevant channels for citizen participation. Some salient developments are as listed below: 1. Knowledge and training for Lal Bahadur Shastri National Association for Administration (LBSNAA) (ongoing) Creation of a comprehensive knowledge bank that helps understand practical issues of urbanization, while advocating rational, equitable, and scientific measures to effectively deal with these challenges. The case studies were administered to officers with experience ranging from 8 years to 22 years. - Managing mid-career training programs for IAS Officers at Lal Bahudur Sharti National Administration Association(LBSNAA) - Consulted on syllabus and co-authored course material that dealt with complex policy and administration issues on utilities such as water, transport, solid waste management, and affordable housing - Participated in the resultant case sessions in the Academy (6 session till date). This entailed facilitating the sessions and discussions among participants before their presentations on the respective topis of study. - Interacted with experts and thought leaders from academic and administrative domains in the relevant areas. 2. Game development for www.ichangemycity.com (ongoing) ichangemycity uses the power of the Internet to connect people locally, and helps them discuss and act on their civic issues. By helping people come together and collaborate as an online community, it transforms citizens into change agents. - Conceptualized a storyboard for Citylife, a game that involves players in social quests, which essentially deal with everyday neighborhood problems that citizens face, such as absence of streetlights and inefficient garbage disposal - Interacted with both, in-house and vendor technology teams on product management of the game

Junior Reserach Analyst

2008 - 2009

My role involved working with consulting teams from McKinsey’s India office to address their research requirements. In due course, I also provided active coaching to junior colleagues and buddy new hires. While I worked across industries, I built a spike in the Social Sector space and was a member of the Mckinsey India- Social Sector Office. During my stint at McKinsey, I developed core research skills and understanding of diverse industries and economies and McKinsey business practices across the globe that aided in deep dive research ranging from company-level performance to broad macroeconomic trends. I also gained knowledge of databases like CMIE, Bloomberg, Reuters, Datastream and World Development Indicators (WDI)