Dr Urmila Chatterjee

Dr. Urmila Chatterjee is the Executive Director at DPIC. Till recently, Urmila was also the Research Director at the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago in India (EPIC India). Prior to joining the University of Chicago Trust in India, Urmila was Senior Economist at the World Bank, where for over a decade she delivered high-quality knowledge products, led policy dialogue, and implemented complex lending projects in South Asia on a wide array of topics such as human development, firm growth, fiscal policies, data systems, electricity reform, water pollution, sanitation, and climate adaptation. Urmila has a strong record of managing large teams, working with diverse stakeholders and mentoring junior colleagues. She is an effective communicator and has published her work in leading policy journals, highly visible reports and newspapers.

Prior to joining the World Bank, Urmila worked at the Indian Institute of Management and the Citigroup. She holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of California, Berkeley and a Master’s degree in Economics from University of Mumbai; she is also a Chartered Financial Analyst.