Nisha Holla

Nisha Holla is Visiting Fellow at ORF where she writes on ideas and shifts at the intersection of technology economics and policy. She tracks the impact of technology on democratising access to socio-economic development the importance of building strategic technology moats and policy frameworks required to drive indigenous technology development in India.

As Research Fellow at 3one4 Capital, Nisha has co-produced several first-of-its-kind reports such as India Employment Report 2024, Karnataka Jobs Report 2022-23, Karnataka: A $1 Trillion GDP Vision, Human Capital Development of India, India’s Response to COVID-19, Maharashtra 2025 — Road to USD One Trillion, Karnataka’s Response to COVID-19, Uttar Pradesh 2030 — An Accelerated Economic Vision, and the Bengaluru Innovation Report 2019.

Nisha has worked with the Department of Planning, GoK, to publish valuable collaborations between government and industry experts such as the Economic Survey of Karnataka 2021-22 and $1 Trillion Economy: Karnataka’s Vision.

Nisha has co-authored numerous articles on human capital development in India, comparative studies of Indian states’ economic and demographic growth, multiple facets of India’s technology readiness, and India’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Her writings have appeared in The Financial Express, The Indian Express, The Sunday Guardian, Moneycontrol, cnbc, Times of India, Mint, Deccan Herald, and YourStory.

As Technology Fellow at the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Platforms (C-CAMP), Nisha explores policy and economic strategies in scientific and technological development.

At Biomoneta Research, Nisha worked on designing technology for the prevention of the spread of infectious diseases. Nisha was earlier based in the San Francisco Bay Area working at the cutting edge of hardware product and process development.

Nisha is co-inventor of a US patent designed to optimise semiconductor processing workflows.

A chemical engineer by training, Nisha holds a Master’s of Science degree from Carnegie Mellon University and a Bachelor’s of Engineering degree from RV College of Engineering.

• Technology Fellow, Centre for Cellular and Molecular Platforms (C-CAMP)
• Member, Working Group 16, International Union of Pure and Applied Physics (IUPAP)