Krishanu Chakraborty is the Head of Research at the Centre for Social Impact and Philanthropy at Ashoka University. As the Head of Research at CSIP, Krishanu leads large and complex research projects, including primary and secondary research for thematic focus areas which have a measurable impact on the sector at large.

Krishanu holds an MBA from the Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar (XIMB) and is currently a part-time PhD student at the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, in the School of Public Policy. He also has an undergraduate degree in Computer Science and Engineering. As a non-residential Early Career Research Fellow at the National Data Innovation Centre at NCAER, Krishanu has over 12 years of experience in evidence-driven policymaking. He has successfully led large-scale research programs, monitoring and evaluation (M&E) projects, and policy and strategy formulation for philanthropic organizations, private companies, and government entities. Additionally, he has advised on projects funded by bilateral and multilateral agencies. In his most recent role at IDinsight, Krishanu provided technical support and led a global interdisciplinary team in developing cost-effective approaches to gathering fast, accurate, and affordable data for responsive policies and programs.