Jasmine Shah

JASMINE SHAH served as the vice chairperson of the Dialogue and Development Commission, the policy think-tank of the Delhi government, from 2018 to 2024, and is an Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader. He played a crucial role in many reforms of the Delhi Model in transport, environment, electricity, education and employment sectors.

In a career spanning two decades, Jasmine has worked in multiple roles spanning the private, non-profit and government sectors. He was previously the deputy director of MIT’s Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab, South Asia, and led the nationwide ‘Jaago Re’ voting campaign at Janaagraha. A graduate of IIT Madras, he holds a Masters in Public Administration from Columbia University, New York, where he was a Fulbright-Nehru Fellow. His columns have appeared in Indian Express, Hindustan Times, Mint and Economic Times. Jasmine is on X and LinkedIn @jasmine441.