Pournami Hari is an aspiring economist dedicated to utilizing quantitative research to inform effective policy decisions. She has gained valuable experience as a Research Intern at Athena Infonomics, where she worked with the Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) team on the Rapid Landscape and Gap Analysis on Human Trafficking project. She also worked as a Research Intern at the Centre for Development Studies, studying the impact of macroeconomic factors on financial markets.

Pournami holds an Integrated MSc in Economics from Dr. B.R. Ambedkar School of Economics, Bengaluru. Her interests lie in macroeconomic research and policy analysis, particularly in areas such as monetary policy, financial stability, and economic forecasting.