Seema joined EMBARQ in August 2006 to initiate EMBARQ’s India program. As India Manager, she manages EMBARQ’s India activities and is currently scoping EMBARQ’s as well as WRI’s long term presence in India.

Seema holds a Masters degree in Environmental Science and Policy from the Clark University and a Bachelors degree in Geography from the Loreto College, in Kolkata, India. Her research, prior to joining EMBARQ, explored visions for future integrated public transit systems for Bangalore, India, through a multi-stakeholder analysis. She has also worked in the slums of Howrah, with Howrah Pilot Project, managing micro-finance and adult literacy program for women. At HPP, she also initiated a preliminary school for children in poverty.

Her interests are institutions and policy systems, poverty reduction, non-motorized transport and sustainable urban design.