Vishali Sairam
Bengaluru
Summary
Economist and Data Scientist with experience managing large-scale data projects and collaborating with diverse stakeholders, from governments to international partners, across India, the Middle East, and Europe.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Consultant (Economics and Data Science)
World Bank
03.2023 - Current
- Designed and implemented analytical frameworks combining large administrative and survey datasets (5M+ records across 50+ sources) to assess inclusion, targeting, and performance across welfare schemes in India.
- Led data preparation, harmonization, and validation across heterogeneous datasets, including indicator review, taxonomy design, standardization of variable definitions, and quality checks.
- Developed composite indicators and benchmarking metrics, including India CCDR vulnerability and inclusion indicators, and built comparison frameworks quantifying performance and distributional gaps across regions and population groups.
- Developed multi-survey harmonization and indicator engineering for the India State Dashboard; created documentation, definitions, and data architecture used across the World Bank India country team, and built a SharePoint-based platform for standardized access, dissemination, and updating.
- Produced clear technical documentation, methodological notes, and reproducible code to enable institutional use, updating, and extension of indicators, and dashboards.
Program Manager Intern
Microsoft Research India
Bengaluru
08.2022 - 05.2023
- Managed the pilot deployment of a cloud-edge-satellite platform for 68K users and 250 retailers, coordinating with external partners, field staff, and cross-functional Microsoft teams.
- Developed and maintained ETL CI/CD pipelines in Azure to collect, transform, and load user, telemetry, and order data into SQL databases.
- Built dashboards using PowerBI using collected data to enable real-time monitoring and decision-making.
- Created UX strategy for an AI-powered teaching assistant, identifying user personas, and streamlining content integration from government and private data sources.
Research Project Manager
Centre for Digital Governance
Berlin
08.2021 - 04.2022
- Managed behavioral economics experiments on human-robot interactions, overseeing participant recruitment, testing, and data management, while coordinating software and administrative teams.
- As a Teaching Assistant for the Causal Inference course, I planned and taught bi-weekly interactive lab sessions focusing on the practical application of causal inference methods in the social sciences using R for Master of Data Science for Public Policy students.
- Conducted a quantitative analysis on value capture by technology investments in the EU, contributing to policy recommendations.
Research Associate
Indian Institute of Management Bangalore
03.2018 - 03.2019
- Primary contributor to Ministry of Urban Development projects analyzing citizen feedback for 20 Smart Cities infrastructure projects and developing policy recommendations on citizen engagement.
- Managed external communication, PR, and operational support for Director's team including organizing meetings, workshops, and creating presentation materials.
Associate
Athena Infonomics
05.2017 - 03.2018
- Coordinated field research and data analysis for World Bank sanitation projects in Ghana; designed survey instruments using ODK for data collection from individuals and financial institutions.
- Contributed to project proposals, grant proposals, and business development in Health, Education, and Sanitation sectors.
Education
Master of Public Policy (MPP) - Policy Analysis and Quantitative Methods
Hertie School
Berlin, Germany01.2021
Integrated Master's (MA) - Development Studies, Economics
IIT Madras
India01.2017
Skills
- Project management
- Stakeholder management
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Quantitative research
- Experimental economics and statistical modeling
- Adaptability to technology
- Spatial econometrics
- Policy writing
Websites
Timeline
Consultant (Economics and Data Science)
World Bank
03.2023 - Current
Program Manager Intern
Microsoft Research India
08.2022 - 05.2023
Research Project Manager
Centre for Digital Governance
08.2021 - 04.2022
Research Associate
Indian Institute of Management Bangalore
03.2018 - 03.2019
Associate
Athena Infonomics
05.2017 - 03.2018
Master of Public Policy (MPP) - Policy Analysis and Quantitative Methods
Hertie School
Integrated Master's (MA) - Development Studies, Economics
IIT Madras