Sreela Srinivasan

Sreela Srinivasan is a public policy professional passionate about building inclusive economic systems through innovations in policy and finance. She holds a Master in Public Policy from the Harvard Kennedy School. While at Harvard, her focus on development finance led her to complete her capstone project with the International Finance Corporation of the World Bank. She has also worked with the Gender Innovation Lab at the World Bank and served as Special Projects Coordinator with the Harvard Center for International Development.

Prior to HKS, Sreela worked with state and local governments in India and with UNICEF. In addition, she co-founded an initiative for tribal artisans from eastern India, helping link rural producers to broader markets. Beyond her professional engagements, she is a practicing Indian classical dancer. In her free time, she can be found deep in the pages of a fiction novel or passionately researching traditional handicrafts and handlooms from around the world.

Initial Fellowship Focus: The fellow will build and systematize a citywide process for using innovation to drive cost-saving changes within departments.