Virtual event
Using Insights to Inform Policy
Exclusively for public servants and policymakers
Thursday, Jun 12, 2025
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Event Description
In an age where insights are abundant and tools to generate them are ever-expanding, how can policymakers make sense of it all — and turn understanding into action?
Insights — whether drawn from academic research, public consultations or behavioural data — can reveal what people need and how government can respond. When used well they sharpen problem definitions, challenge assumptions and shape more effective solutions. This masterclass explores how public servants can better navigate evidence, spot what matters and apply it in practice.
Join to hear from experienced policymakers and analysts who’ve worked at the intersection of insight and action. Expect practical frameworks, compelling case studies and ideas to take away and apply in your own work.
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Speakers
Rachel Strohm
Senior Policy Consultant
United Kingdom
Anand Iyer
Chief Policy & Insights Officer, Janaagraha
India
Rachel Strohm, Senior Consultant at Oxford Policy Management, has over 15 years of experience in evaluating poverty reduction programmes in the Global South, and in translating research findings into actionable insights into policymakers. She was previously the associate director of social protection at Innovations for Poverty Action, as well as the co-founder and COO of the Mawazo Institute. She holds an MA in political science from the University of California, Berkeley, and an MA in international relations from Johns Hopkins University. Rachel is currently based in London, and has previously lived in Kenya, Uganda, Ghana, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Rwanda.
Anand Iyer, Chief Policy & Insights Officer at Janaagraha, where he heads the core research functions (secondary and primary) developing insights for urban governance in India, and incubating new areas of programmatic work for Janaagraha, in Climate, Health & Equity. Additionally, he oversees the work on strengthening Human Resources capacities in our city governments. He was earlier Chief Project Manager at the National Institute of Urban Affairs, New Delhi (Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs); AGM, Strategy & Planning at Aspen Infrastructures, Pune (Suzlon Family Group), and has over the last 24 years worked across State & Central Govt. in Urban Development; Private sector & Consulting in Land, Infrastructure and Building; Academia and Practice in Architecture & Design, and now a Civil Society Organization in Urban Governance and citizenship. He is an architect from CEPT University, Ahmedabad and has studied Critical Theory from Nottingham University, England. With a passion for History and the Humanities, he loves to inquire into the Social, Political & Ideological perspectives that inform Development.
