Rupali Handa

Experience

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  Indicus Analytics

  May 2015 - Jul 2015

  Intern - Economic Research & Data Analysis

  Conducted primary & secondary research to collect socio-economic indicators for the Indian subcontinent at a granular level and performed data assimilation, synthesis, and validation using STATA, and MS Excel.

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  Ministry of External Affairs, India

  Dec 2017 - Jan 2018

  Intern, States Division

  Conceptualized and designed profile of Indian states to boost investment in priority states.

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  Chase India

  Aug 2018 - Jul 2021

  • Monitored political, regulatory, and policy developments in India and analyzed the impact on clients• Structured response strategies for clients vis-à-vis dynamic regulatory & policy developments• Led focused collaborative engagement between various stakeholders (Government, Private, Non-Profit, etc.)• Sensitized and updated parliamentarians on various policy issues and their impacts• Created and executed solution-oriented advocacy strategy & government relations campaigns • Developed content (notes, presentations, policy briefs, etc.) for external and internal communication• Authored white papers, articles, and reports• Organized events and conferences on Energy, Climate Change, Public Health, etc. Show less

  • Associate - Public Policy

    Apr 2019 - Jul 2021

  • Junior Associate - Public Policy

    Aug 2018 - Mar 2019
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  Pernod Ricard India

  Dec 2021 - now

  Assistant Manager (Research) - Corporate Affairs

  • Analyzing key industry issues to enable policy and regulatory interventions• Preparing policy notes and presentations to develop company’s position on major issues• Designing stakeholder engagement strategy and leading advocacy efforts• Managing stakeholder engagement and representing the company at relevant forums• Advocating for market access in India’s Free Trade Agreements with Australia, UK, and EU• Streamlining data collation and building a central data repository

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  U.S. Department of State

  Aug 2022 - now

  Climate Action Champions Network

  The Climate Action Champions Network aims to harness the potential of the youth in the region by bringing together 100 individuals from the countries of Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka, to discuss and deliberate about creating a climate action vision for South Asia and the Indo-Pacific. The objective of the program is to inspire the South Asian young leaders to champion an ambitious climate action agenda in their respective countries and in the wider Indo-Pacific region using an in-depth thematic understanding of climate change mitigation and adaptation. Show less