Taapsi Ramchandani is an accomplished applied social scientist with a unique and interdisciplinary background that spans across anthropology, economics, and international studies. With a Ph.D. in Cultural Anthropology from Syracuse University's Maxwell School, Taapsi brings both theoretical and practical rigor to her projects, combining qualitative and quantitative data to inform real-world solutions in both the public and private sectors.

Her skill-set includes short-term and long-term ethnographic analysis, discovery research, participant observation, stakeholder interviews, and focus group interaction. As a co-founder/CEO at Poocho, she also has experience building and leading a team. With a knack for forming new relationships and maintaining old ones, Taapsi is highly interested in social contexts, be it the organizational structure of a financial corporation or a low-income neighborhood in a participatory budgeting project.

Taapsi has also worked as a Cultural Anthropologist at the Center for Civic Design, Research Assistant for The Cultural Dimension of Global Business, 8th ed. (book), Qualitative UX Researcher at FactSet, Technical Consultant for the Caribbean Local Economic Development Project - (DFATD / Federation of Canadian Municipalities), Country Manager for Mela Artisans, and TV Correspondent & Anchor at CNBC-TV18 in India.