Ankita Tripathi works as a Senior Program Associate at WRI India, focusing on city growth and urban development. Her current expertise is in urban economics, economic geography, cities and urban economic development.  

Prior to this, she worked as a project manager at the Quality Council of India, where she worked closely with government stakeholders and industry experts on key issues related to trade policy, textiles, agriculture, and more. Additionally, she was a research associate at the Social Policy Research Foundation and the Institute of Rural Management Anand, where she conducted research and data analysis.

Ankita holds a Bachelor’s degree in economics from Shiv Nadar University and a Master’s degree in Economics from Ambedkar University, Delhi.

In her free time, she enjoys drawing, and painting, exploring new places, and getting lost in a good book.