Astha Kapoor

Astha Kapoor is the Co-founder of Aapti Institute, a Bengaluru-based research firm that works on the intersection of technology and society. She has 15 years of public policy and strategy consulting experience, with a focus on the use of technology for welfare. Astha works on participative governance of data and digital public infrastructure. Astha was a member of the World Economic Forum Global Future Council on data equity (2023-24) and a visiting fellow at the Ostrom Workshop (Indiana University). She was also a member of the Think20 task force on digital public infrastructure during India's and Brazil's G20 presidencies and currently serves on the board of the Global Partnership for Sustainable Data.