Nandini Krishnan

Nandini Krishnan is a development economist with over 15 years of experience in poverty and equity analysis, labor markets, gender inclusion, climate vulnerability, and fragility. She is currently a Lead Economist at the World Bank’s South Asia Poverty and Equity Global Practice, where she co-leads the South Asia Jobs Accelerator and leads policy dialogue and analytical programs across India, Maldives, and Sri Lanka. She has applied both traditional and innovative data approaches to support analytical work, while coordinating multidisciplinary teams and contributing to regional and global analytical programs on jobs, welfare, gender, and fragility. Dr. Krishnan has worked extensively across South Asia, the Middle East, and Sub-Saharan Africa, and holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Boston University.