IDinsight appoints Neha Raykar as new India Regional Director

September 14, 2026 –– IDinsight is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Neha Raykar as the Regional Director for India. In this role, Neha will lead and implement IDinsight’s regional strategy, deepening our impact across the region. This includes building strategic partnerships rooted in local leadership with clients, funders, and peers, and translating evidence into policies and solutions that improve lives.

In recent months, Neha has served as the interim Regional Director for the region following the transition of Dr. Karan Nagpal to Senior Director. Over her more than five years at IDinsight, Neha led the organization’s work in maternal and child health and nutrition, adolescent health and wellbeing, and health systems governance in India before stepping into her interim role.

“Neha’s appointment as India Regional Director marks a significant step forward for IDinsight in deepening our impact across the region. Having served as interim Regional Director recently and as a client-facing Senior Director for many years prior, she has already shown the strategic clarity and dynamic leadership this role demands. With her deep expertise and her strong ties to India’s social sector, we’re poised to strengthen partnerships and accelerate the impact of evidence and AI-for-good at a time of strong innovation and ambition in India.”

 

–– Rebecca Gong Sharp, CEO, IDinsight

With over fifteen years of experience, Neha brings a wealth of knowledge in research and monitoring and evaluation (M&E) in the social impact sector. Before joining IDinsight, Neha was a Senior Consultant at Oxford Policy Management, where she led evaluations, operations research, and surveys in the areas of health and nutrition in India, Ethiopia, and Nigeria. She was also Lead Economist at the Public Health Foundation of India.

She has five years of experience teaching undergraduate economics in the USA. Currently, she is a Senior Fellow of the Atlantic Fellows for Health Equity program based at the George Washington University in Washington, DC.

Neha holds a PhD in Economics from the University of California, Riverside, an MA in Economics from Mumbai University, and a BA in Economics from St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai.

“It’s a privilege to lead IDinsight in India. We have a talented team here, deeply rooted in the country’s social sector and driven by a shared commitment to using evidence to improve lives. With the support of exceptional colleagues across IDinsight’s global teams, I’m looking forward to building on our momentum and expanding what we can achieve with our valued partners.” 

 

–– Dr. Neha Raykar, Regional Director, India

IDinsight works with governments, NGOs, funders, multilateral agencies, and other partners in India. With a team headquartered in New Delhi and embedded teammates in Lucknow and Shillong, Neha will drive forward IDinsight’s mission to improve lives with data, evidence, and technology in the region.