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Indian-origin policy experts Shreya Nath, Aman Thakker join CSIS
Shreya and Aman join the program as fellows to lead research on urbanization, strategic technologies and economic security.
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Staff Reporter - Wed, 05, Aug 2026
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Shreya Nath and Aman Thakker / CSIS
Shreya Nath and Aman Thakker have joined the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), a Washington-based bipartisan policy research organization, as fellows for the Chair on India and Emerging Asia Economics.
Shreya has joined as a senior fellow working on the India urbanization workstream under the India Chair, while Aman has joined as a fellow to lead the program's research on strategic technologies and industries and their impact on economic security and growth, socioeconomic development, and national security.
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Shreya is a climate and sustainability leader with more than 15 years of experience at the intersection of urban systems, policy and emerging technology. She has spent her career translating complex science into real-world action, from catalyzing a wastewater reuse market in Bengaluru to driving state-level policy change, according to her LinkedIn profile.
Aman was previously vice president at The Asia Group (TAG), where he advised clients operating or considering expansion in India and South Asia. His client portfolio included companies at the intersection of emerging technology and geopolitics, including frontier AI labs, semiconductor design companies, deep-tech venture capital firms and hyperscalers, among others.
Aman earned his master's degree from the University of Oxford, where he was the J.B. and Maurice C. Shapiro Scholar at St Antony's College, and his bachelor's degree from The George Washington University.
We’re pleased to welcome @amanthakker to the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) as a Fellow for the Chair on India and Emerging Asia Economics.
— CSIS Chair on India and Emerging Asia Economics (@CSISIndiaChair) August 4, 2026
You can learn more about Aman here: https://t.co/0owGsMmUwY
Welcome, Aman! pic.twitter.com/n4CYBKfTeq
We’re pleased to welcome Shreya Nath to the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) as Senior Fellow for the Chair on India and Emerging Asia Economics.
— CSIS Chair on India and Emerging Asia Economics (@CSISIndiaChair) August 5, 2026
Welcome, Shreya! pic.twitter.com/65i0WmSeGC
Shreya said in a LinkedIn post, "I feel grateful that moving countries hasn't stopped me from being able to continue working on a topic I am deeply passionate about. This feels like a direct continuation of the work I was doing at WELL Labs with Veena Srinivasan building out the Urban Water Programme, just at a new vantage point, and with a wider aperture on Indian cities."
"I'm thrilled to keep working on Indian urbanization at this new vantage point, thinking through the policy and finance architecture that can help cities build resilient infrastructure at scale," she said.
"And I'm really looking forward to reengaging with the incredible network of people across India and the globe who are doing the hard work of making cities work better, every day," she said.
Founded in 1962, CSIS brings together more than 275 full-time staff members and a global network of affiliated scholars working across four core areas of public policy: defense and security, geopolitics and foreign policy, economic security and technology, and global development.
CSIS scholars are regularly called upon by Congress, the executive branch, the media and others to explain the day's events and offer recommendations to improve US strategy.
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