Karthik Ganesan is a seasoned researcher specialising in energy and environmental issues, with a focus on India's electricity system. Over the last decade he has been instrumental in conceptualising and building a number of research verticals at CEEW, and brings an edge to the organisation’s quantitative policy analysis work. As Director, Strategic Partnerships, he now dons the hat of internal adviser across research teams and creates institutional platforms and partnerships that strengthen CEEW's foundation for world-class research and enhance its impact.

Karthik holds a Master degree in Public Policy from the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore. He also holds an undergraduate degree in Civil Engineering and an M.Tech in Infrastructure Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras. He’s an avid birder, Scrabbler and can spend hours talking about the benefits of composting.