Anupama serves as Director of Athena Infonomics’ MERL practice. She provides technical and strategic leadership across consultancy and research assignments; leads and supports bid development; contributes to business development; and provides strategic direction to the company.

Since joining Athena in 2019, she has played a key role in advancing the firm’s impact and growth. She brings extensive experience in international development, with a focus on workforce development, child protection, WASH, and public health. Her core interest lies in cross-cutting areas such as gender and social inclusion.

Anupama brings multi-disciplinary expertise in project design, monitoring and evaluation, qualitative research, and business development. She has worked across South and East Asia, including India, Bangladesh, and Vietnam, with clients including UN agencies, the World Bank, non-governmental organizations, the private sector, and national governments.

She holds two master’s degrees: one in Development Management from the London School of Economics and the other in Economics from the University of Hyderabad.