Nitya Mohan Khemka

Dr Nitya Mohan Khemka is Director at PATH- a global Health think-tank focussing on health equity. She is also Trustee of the Khemka Foundation, an Indian public charitable trust. Prior to PATH, she was the Head of the UK Liaison Office for the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) where she was instrumental in establishing the organization’s presence in the United Kingdom. Nitya is also an Associate Fellow at Homerton College at the University of Cambridge where she researches topics spanning gender inequality, poverty and human development. A Fellow Commoner for Clare Hall College, Nitya advises the college on its academic programmes and fundraising strategy.

Nitya holds a PhD and MPhil in Development Studies from the Department of Land Economy at the University of Cambridge. She holds an MA in Economics and BSc in Mathematics, Economics and Statistics from Bangalore University. She serves on the Women’s Leadership Board of Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government, supporting the Women and Public Policy Program and on the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) UK Advisory Board. Dr Khemka has published on a wide range of topics in human development. Her most recent book is titled “Rethinking Philanthropy in the Global South: Public-Private Partnerships in a Post-COVID World” (Cambridge University Press, 2024). Her last books were Pathways to Equality: Advancing Gender Goals (Global Policy Journal, 2023) and Accelerating Global Health Equity in G20 Nations (ORF, 2023).