Samriddhi Vij

Samriddhi is an Associate Fellow, Geopolitics at ORF Middle East, where she focuses on producing research and furthering the dialogue on regionally relevant foreign policy initiatives. Her research focuses on economic diplomacy and economic peace, often working at the intersection of geoeconomics and peace building.

She holds a Masters in Public Policy from the Harvard Kennedy School, a Masters in Economics from Delhi School of Economics and a Bachelors in Economics from Hans Raj College, Delhi University.

She has previously worked with United Nations Executive Office of the Secretary General, New York where she engaged directly with the UN Secretary General and senior UN leadership to facilitate decision making on high priority global challenges. Additionally, she worked with Harvard University’s Belfer Centre and Middle East Initiative to research great power competition in the Arabian Gulf. She has also assisted in teaching multiple courses at Harvard University centered on the Middle East, Mediation and Economics.

Earlier in her career, she led program management nationally for primary grades, life skills and girls’ education at Pratham Education Foundation, India.