Suraj R. Nair

Suraj has undergrad and master’s degrees in development studies from IIT Madras. He spent several years working as a research manager at IFMR LEAD, overseeing the implementation and analysis of large-scale randomized evaluations (mostly focused on financial services).  At Berkeley, he hopes to develop theory and methods that effectively use non-traditional data sources (satellite imagery, digital trace data etc.) to better understand and improve the socio-economic lives of marginalized/ lower-income populations.