Purva Sharma is a Lead in the Research, Data and Impact (RDI) team at WRI India, where she reviews and mentors knowledge products and research ideas for the India office. Purva has over 12 years of urban development research experience in areas such as urban policy, governance and infrastructure evaluation. She has worked with the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Program, IL&FS, GIZ and NIUA. She holds an M.A. in Geography from the Delhi School of Economics, a Master’s in Regional Planning from the School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi and a Ph.D. in Geography and Planning from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. In her free time, she travels and explores different customs and traditions.