Riya Chainani has joined CEGIS as an Economic Policy Analyst (EPA) with the Economics and Statistics Unit (ESU) in Mumbai.

She holds a Master's degree in Economics from South Asian University. Prior to joining CEGIS, Riya worked at Sattva Knowledge Institute as an Analyst in the Livelihoods sector focussing on female labour force participation and women entrepreneurship.

Her interests lie in macroeconomics and markets and its impact across employment and gender outcomes.