Brinda Dash

Brinda Dash is a Research Assistant with the Sustainable Investing Research Initiative (SIRI) at Columbia SIPA, where her work explores how AI and emerging digital technologies (AI+) can transform the future of sustainable finance. Her current research, under the guidance of senior research scholars Dr. Robert Massie and Tom Hedrick, analyses how technology can help bridge the boundaries between financial and impact materiality - advancing system-level investing approaches that align capital flows with the planetary boundaries and the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

With seven years of cross-sector experience across education, social impact, and sustainability across the public and private sectors, Brinda brings a systems-thinking perspective to her work, combining data-driven analysis with a deep commitment to social innovation. She holds a Master of Public Administration in Development Practice from Columbia University and a B.Tech in Electronics and Communications Engineering from Shiv Nadar University.