Pratigya is a young policy professional with international experience and training in finance & investment control. She has worked on
several award-winning big data processing and automation projects at ADP (an American IT-based service provider firm), Hyderabad, India (2018-20). Prior to joining NPI, she was a research fellow with the National Natural Resource and Fiscal Commission, Kathmandu, working on the internal revenue mobilization of municipalities in the Bhaktapur district. She has also been part of policy research projects with the Nepal Tourism Board and Nepal Mountain Academy, among others.

She has completed her Bachelor of Business Administration degree from India and is currently pursuing her Master’s in Public Policy and Management at Kathmandu University School Of Management (KUSoM). When not at the desk or on assignments, you can find her in charity works or filming for her vlogs. She is also professional badminton (Mix double) player.