About
Digital Planet, an interdisciplinary research initiative of The Fletcher School’s Institute for Business in the Global Context, is dedicated to understanding the impact of digital innovations on the world and providing actionable insights for policymakers, businesses, investors, and innovators.
Digital Planet research identifies breakout growth in global markets and analyzes how to best make use of untapped digital potential.
Our research combines the forces of people and technology to accelerate inclusive growth around the world.
Each piece of research benchmarks various digital metrics against important policy levers to improve broad societal outcomes.
Meet Our Team
Research
Bhaskar Chakravorti is the Dean of Global Business at The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University and Founding Executive Director of Fletcher’s Institute for Business in the Global Context. At the Institute, Bhaskar has launched multiple initiatives, including Digital Planet, IDEA 2030, Inclusion Inc., The “Turn?” Conference series, among others.
Ravi Shankar Chaturvedi is the Director of Research, Lecturer in Global Business, and Doctoral Research Fellow for Innovation and Change at Fletcher’s Institute for Business in the Global Context (IBGC), where he leads the Digital Planet research program and teaches International Strategy and Innovation in the Master of Global Business Administration (GBA) program.
Christina Filipovic
Christina Filipovic is the Head of Operations at Digital Planet, where she leads multiple research initiatives. She previously worked in government affairs and advocacy.
Iris Niu
Iris Niu is a Research Analyst I at Digital Planet. She holds an MS in Data Science from Tufts University and a BS in Statistics from Henan University of Economics and Law.
Abidemi Adisa
Abidemi Adisa is a Research Analyst II at Digital Planet. She identifies research questions, collects, and analyzes data on topics related to digital development. She has a PhD in Agricultural and Applied Economics from Texas Tech University. She previously worked in academic research and retail banking.
Student Analysts
Anushka Shah
Anushka Shah is a Graduate Research Analyst at Digital Planet, where she assists the team with research, writing, and analysis with our AI Readiness project.
Anastasia Thano
Anastasia Thano is a Graduate Research Analyst at Human Planet, where she contributes to data-driven research on the intersection of migration policies and labor markers of 20 OECD countries.
Arnav Gupte
Arnav Gupte is an Undergraduate Research Analyst at Digital Planet, where he contributes to the Digital Intelligence Index and other projects.
Arpitha Desai
Arpitha Desai is a Graduate Research Analyst at Digital Planet, where she assists the team with research, writing, and analysis focused on the intersection of technology, human rights, and economic development.
Carlo Francisco Salazar
Carlo Francisco Salazar is an Undergraduate Research Analyst at Digital Planet, where he works on research and data analysis on multiple projects including Off the Charts, Uneven State, and Digital Trust.
Elena Latzen
Elena Latzen is a Graduate Research Analyst at Digital Planet, where she contributes to the Digital Intelligence Index and other projects.
Janya Gambhir
Janya Gambhir is an Undergraduate Research Assistant at Digital Planet. She is interested in the intersection of technology, social impact, sustainability, and policy.
Jeevan Palaniyandy
Jeevan Palaniyandy is an Undergraduate Research Analyst at Digital Planet, where he assists with report writing and data analysis with a focus on Digital Inclusion and fintech.
Kelsey Yew
Kelsey Yew is an Undergraduate Research Analyst at Digital Planet. She is interested in the intersections of technology, society, and equality.
Krish Shah
Krish Shah is an undergraduate research analyst at Digital Planet.
Leen Hayek
Leen is a first year MALD student working as a Mastercard Fellow with the Digital Planet. Leen is interested in the intersection of technology, innovation, energy, and global business.
Luigi Dela Pena
Luigi Dela Pena is a Graduate Research Analyst at Digital Planet under the Migration Project. He is currently pursuing his Master’s in Economics (Research Track) at Tufts University.
Michael Bruce
Michael Bruce is an Undergraduate Research Analyst at Digital Planet.
Mitakshi Lakhani
Mitakshi Lakhani is a Graduate Research Analyst at Digital Planet, where she contributes to Digital Pulse and other projects.
Mortaza Afghan
Mortaza Afghan is a Graduate Research Analyst at Digital Planet where he contributes to the IDEA 2030 project.
No Wai Maw
No Wai Maw is a Graduate Research Analyst at Digital Planet, where she assists with the data-driven research on the Financial Inclusion of Distributed Ledger Technologies and the AI for Good Project.
Oliver Martínez López
Oliver Martínez López is an Undergraduate Research Analyst at Digital Planet, where he works on research and data analysis of the intersection between digital development and COVID-19.
Patrick Beliard
Patrick Beliard is an Undergraduate Research Analyst at Digital Planet, where he studies how the digital economy interacts with critical social issues such as race, gender, and health outcomes.
Pragya Handa
Pragya Handa is a Graduate Research Analyst at Digital Planet, where she assists the team with research and analysis focused on the intersection of sustainability, technology and social entrepreneurship.
Pujitha Gullapalli
Pujitha Gullapalli is a Graduate Research Analyst at Digital Planet where she contributes to the AI Readiness project.
Rahel Sirack
Rahel Sirack is a Graduate Research Analyst at Digital Planet, where she assists with the data analysis and visualization of different research projects.
Shruti Rao
Shruti Rao is a Graduate Research Analyst at Digital Planet, working on the AI for Good project.
Siddharth Sharma
Siddharth Sharma is a Graduate Research Analyst at Digital Planet. He works on research and data analysis focusing on global economies, their digital readiness, and other critical international business issues.
Tint Tel May
Tint Tel May is a Graduate Research Analyst at Digital Planet where she contributes to data analysis and visualization to the IDEA2030 research stream
Urvashi Chopra
Urvashi Chopra is a Graduate Research Analyst at Digital Planet, where she contributes to data-driven research on the digital economy and analyzes inclusive growth opportunities at the intersection of government and business.
Get Involved
There are several opportunities to get involved with Digital Planet. This includes research and employment opportunities, educational offerings, events, webinars, and more. We welcome people from a wide array of professional backgrounds and look forward to learning new ways in which we can advance our research and impact.
Digital Planet is home to a collaborative group of researchers that are passionate about digital innovations and bring creative approaches to solving problems. While employment and research opportunities vary each year, we welcome inquiries from those interested.
Contact Digital Planet for employment & research opportunities
There are several exciting educational opportunities and degree programs offered at The Fletcher School. Many Fletcher students pursue research assistantships with Digital Planet, which often lead to significant employment opportunities and independent research projects.
Programs at The Fletcher School
Master of International Business (MIB)
Whether online or in-person, Digital Planet hosts several events, conferences, and webinars each year. Each event convenes experts from around the world on emerging technologies and the digital economy and initiates conversation about how digitalization can be used for the greater good.
Sponsors, Data Partners, and Affiliates
Sponsors
Data Partners
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