Vaishnavi Gade

Vaishnavi Gade is a master’s student in the International and Development Economics (IDE) program at Yale University. She holds a B.A. in Economics from Sophia College, Mumbai University, where she founded the college's first economic editorial and headed the business consortium. She also earned a postgraduate diploma in Applied Statistics from the Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata, specializing in data analytics.

Her research interests include applied microeconomics, econometrics, and decision theory. Driven by the issues surrounding her, she is particularly interested in exploring the field of health and welfare economics in the context of India. In addition, she has gathered diverse experience, from working as a Program Director at an impact start-up to roles in management consulting and financial data science.

Outside of her academic and professional pursuits, she enjoys reading fiction, making art, and spending time around animals.