Palak RS
@palakrs
I lead energy investment and infrastructure reforms through data-driven economic policy.
IndiaWhat I'm looking for
At Maharashtra's Ministry of Energy, I lead policy, financial, and technical analysis for large-scale energy reforms, including RDSS, MSKVY, and transmission initiatives. I build Python-enabled monitoring frameworks, CAPEX tracking, and performance dashboards supporting more than 100 GW of power-sector policy and initiatives.
I've spent over a decade across development policy, infrastructure strategy, investment planning, and development finance, including four years at the World Bank. I also co-founded and lead Happy Triangle Foundation in Mumbai, advancing education, health, and community development and impacting more than 10,000 lives.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Energy Economist
Ministry of Energy (Maharashtra)
Jan 2026 - Present (8 months)
Appointed at Mahatransco
- Leading policy, financial, and technical analysis for large-scale energy reforms (including RDSS, MSKVY, and energy transmission), integrating multi-source data to support government decision-making on efficiency, financial strengthening, budgets, and utility modernization in collaboration with state agencies and ministries
- Leading the design and operationalisation of
-The nonprofit covers three goals: Education, Health, and Community Development.
Program Coordinator, WASH team
Barefoot College Tilonia
Oct 2021 - Jul 2022 (9 months)
Coordinated programs on the Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) team, focusing on water-related initiatives.
Program Coordinator, WASH team
Oct 2021 - Jul 2022 (9 months)
Water Team
Water Policy Research
Natural Gas Data Analyses for South Asia and South East Asia
Financial Statement and Investment Account Evaluations
Research for the (1) South Asia team
and the (2) Energy Team
Managing public events, partnership events, and media presentations
Communications Assistant
Jan 2018 - May 2018 (4 months)
Managing social media and student articles
Communications Assistant
The Johns Hopkins University - Paul H. Nitze School of Advan
Jan 2018 - May 2018 (4 months)
Managed social media and student articles.
Community-level data collection for economic modelling
Economic analyses of the city's development index, inspired by the GNH index
Social research on road safety
Foreign Policy Research
Interviewing High Level Diplomats, Specialists, Professors, and Business experts on their investment in the Indian market and global influence of the same
Lead writer and editor
Research on Indian History and Maharashtra's history, specific to Lokmanya Tilak
Research Intern
Jhatkaa
Aug 2014 - Feb 2015 (6 months)
Research for Indian Environmental Policy and Infrastructural Projects
Education Team and Survey Team
Leading on-ground education programs
EBITDA Analyses, Accounting Evaluation, and Investment Studies for - 1) Pharmaceutical companies, 2) Gold Markets, 3) FMCG Companies
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS)
Masters in International Economics and Relations
2 years
Concentration (1) : International Economics
Concentration (2) : Energy, Resources, and Environment Studies
Minor : South Asian Studies
Economics: Microeconomics, Statistical Methodology of Business & Economics, Macroeconomics, International Monetary Theory, International Trade Theory
Energy: Global Energy Fundamentals, Energy and Environment in South Asia, International Water Policy, Asia
SYMBIOSIS INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Liberal arts
Term: 4 years
Major: Economics
Minor: International relations
Economics: Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Banking Finance and Money, History of Economic thought, International Economics, Econometrics, Comparative Economics, Public Finance, Developmental Economics, Indian Political Economy
International Relations: Introduction to International Relations part 1, Introduction to International Relat
K J Somaiya centre of buddhist studies
Buddhist Philosophy
Certificate course in Buddhist Philosophy
10 months
The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
Summer School, International Political Economy
This course covered empirical and contemporary issues within the field of International Political Economy such as:
- European Monetary Union
- Trade policies and economic development
- Globalisation of capital markets
- Financial crises
- Global economic governance
- The politics of global imbalances
Jai Hind College, Mumbai (Bombay)
Junior College: 11th and 12th Grade
Subjects - Economics, Political Science, Logic, Psychology, French, English
Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS)
Master of Arts, International Economics and Relations
Master's degree in International Economics and Relations with concentrations in International Economics and Energy, Resources, and Environment, and a minor in South Asian Studies.
Symbiosis International University
Bachelor of Arts, Liberal Arts
Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts with a major in Economics and a minor in International Relations.
K J Somaiya Centre of Buddhist Studies
Certificate, Buddhist Philosophy
Certificate course in Buddhist Philosophy.
Jai Hind College, Mumbai
High School Diploma, General Studies
Junior College education in 11th and 12th grade with subjects including Economics, Political Science, Logic, Psychology, French, and English.
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