Rishi Chakraborty

About Rishi Chakraborty

I am a development practitioner with a passion for developing integrated and cross-cutting policy solutions to drive inclusive economic growth and sustainable development. As a Policy Specialist, I support UNDP\'s integrated offer on Inclusive Growth at the Bureau for Policy and Programme Support (BPPS) in New York, tailoring policy and programmatic solutions on national development planning to government authorities, development agencies, and UNDP country and regional offices worldwide. My five years of experience with UNDP includes supporting actionable policy recommendations across sustainable development priorities, including local economic development, jobs and livelihoods, poverty and inequality reduction, trade and value addition, social protection, biodiversity finance and conservation, and sustainable, inclusive, and resilient urban development. My deep commitment to sustainable development is built on a strong academic and analytical foundation. I hold bachelor\'s and master’s degrees in Economics, with a minor in International Relations, from Boston University, which equipped me with rigorous quantitative and qualitative skills to problem-solving. My studies at Columbia University\'s SIPA further cemented this, culminating in a Master of Public Administration with a focus on Sustainable Development Policy.In addition, I have 4 years of experience with PwC\'s Risk and Regulatory Advisory in Health Industries, where I focused on clients in the Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences (PLS) sector with global healthcare solutions and compliance data management for U.S. Federal and State spend transparency reporting, while gaining invaluable consulting skills in project management and stakeholder engagement.

Experience

1. Policy Specialist for Inclusive Growth

   Undp

   Mar 2025 — Present · NY, US

   Co-authored UNDP\'s publication on \"Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs): Looking Back and Ahead,\" outlining a decade of support under the Vienna Programme of Action and continued priorities for 2024–2034.• Supported the operationalization of the UN\'s guiding principles on Critical Energy Transition Minerals by coordinating high-level working groups with partners like IEA, UNCTAD, UNEP, and UNECA.• Developed 7+ strategic policy briefs and guidance documents on inclusive growth service offers for senior leadership and UN high-level meetings, focusing on trade and value chains, sustainable cities, and extractive industries.• Supported strategic discussions, workshops, and dialogues with 3+ UNDP country offices, fomenting recommendations for national development planning and inclusive economic development policies.• Represented UNDP in the Local2030 Coalition\'s Working Group 2, localizing finance for SDGs, and facilitated a joint review with UN-Habitat to enhance collaboration.

Education

• American School of Bombay

  International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma, High School Grades 11 and 12

  2007 — 2009

• Boston University

  Master's degree, Economics

  2009 — 2013

• Columbia | SIPA

  Master of Public Administration - MPA, Sustainable Development (within Economic and Political Development) with a Management Specialization

  2018 — 2020

• UWC South East Asia

  High School, High School/Secondary Diplomas and Certificates

  2002 — 2007

Skills

• Spss
• Research
• Finance
• Economics
• Quantitative Analytics
• International Relations
• Macroeconomics
• Data Analysis
• Statistics
• Leadership
• Microsoft Office
• Public Speaking
• R
• Analysis
• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft Excel
• Powerpoint
• Stata