Meghna Ray is an Evaluation and Research Analyst for the WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities, where she works on research, data analysis, and institutional learning activities for the Prize. She plays a key role in supporting the evaluation of global urban transformation projects and expanding the Prize’s knowledge and research agenda. Before joining WRI Meghna worked in investor relations at the global nonprofit United Way in Mumbai, raising funds for community development projects in urban and rural India. Meghna is passionate about advancing sustainable and inclusive urban development around the world.

She holds a Masters degree in Public Administration from Columbia University and a Bachelors degree in Law from Delhi University.

Meghna lives in New York and loves reading books, going on culinary adventures and enjoying New York’s many public spaces in her free time.