Overview

I am a final year PhD Candidate in Operations Management at the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, where I am fortunate to be advised by Prof. Achal Bassamboo and Prof. Milind G. Sohoni. My thesis committee also includes Prof. Robert Bray and Prof. Sébastien Martin. Before pursuing my PhD, I earned a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, with a minor in Electrical Engineering, from the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay in 2016.

My research examines how evolving workforce models, such as the rise of on-demand and flexible labor, transform traditional supply chains and shape modern service operations. I combine empirical analysis and analytical modeling to study labor supply dynamics and design optimal service strategies for providers, using methods from econometrics, optimization, and applied probability theory.

I am on the 2025–2026 academic job market.

Research Interests/Methodologies: Gig Economy, Transportation & Logistics, Service Operations, Empirical Operations, Stochastic Modeling, and Large-Scale Optimization