Sriharini leads the CEGIS engagement with the Government of Telangana. She plays the strategic role of co-creating reform ideas for line departments as well as supporting the teams to deliver evidence-based solutions.

She has over two decades of experience in India on issues of Governance (Decentralisation, Accountability, Right to Information, Public Management and ICT for Development), WASH and livelihoods of marginalised groups.

Prior to CEGIS, she has worked with several public policy think tanks such as CAG, Chennai, CBPS, Bangalore and Accountability Initiative, Delhi. She has also worked with multilateral organisations such as UNICEF and academic institutions such as MIDS, IIT Madras and Indian Institute of Human Settlements (IIHS).

She holds a Masters degree in Governance from the Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex where she was a recipient of the British Chevening Scholarship. She has a Masters in Social Work from the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai.