Seema Bhatia-Panthaki

Dr Seema Bhatia-Panthaki leverages over 15 years of experience and focuses on projects in the South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa regions, including gender technical assistance to investors and enterprises, as well as research projects.

Seema is a development economist with research and policy experience in global development issues, including global economic governance; trade; climate chaos; health; gender; organizational strengthening and strategy; diversity and inclusion; and research and research networks.

Seema has worked with organizations such as the International Development Research Centre, the United Kingdom’s Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, and the Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations, among others. She has worked in India, Indonesia, Libya, Malawi, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom and Zambia.

Seema has a PhD in Economics and Business and an MSc in Development Economics and Policy, both from the University of Reading in the United Kingdom.