Prutha is a Program Associate-Project Delivery in Karnataka. She completed her graduation in Political Science from St.Xavier's College, Mumbai after which she pursued her Masters in Public Policy from the National Law School of India University, Bangalore. Her interest in polciy issues led her to work on several projects related to primary healthcare, medical education, organ transplantation and nutrition in Karnataka and Maharashtra. Before joining CEGIS, Prutha was working as a Policy Research Associate to the Hon’ble Health Minister of Karnataka. During this tenure, Prutha also assisted the Hon'ble Health Minister in the capacity of a political consultant in the area of political strategy & communications. Additionally, she also keeps keen interest in academic research on various policy issues spanning from health, gender issues to political issues and has several publications to her credit.