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Reuben Abraham
Clinical Assistant Professor and Executive Director, Centre for Emerging Markets Solutions
Area:
Entrepreneurship
Affiliation:
Indian School of Business
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| Education | |
| PhD |
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Columbia University, 2005 |
| MPhil |
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Columbia University, 2002 |
| MA |
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Columbia University |
| BA |
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Bombay University |
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| Research Interests | |
- Market-based solutions to promote economic development
- Role of technology in economic development
- Urbanisation
- SME development in emerging markets
- Impact Investing
- Public Policy
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| Selected Publications | |
- “Role of Technology in the Small and Medium Enterprise sector,” Monograph for the Gates Foundation, 2008
- With R Jain, A Dey and V Padmanabhan, “Two Mutually Reinforcing Applications for Socioeconomic Development of India,” ICTs and Indian Social Change. Eds: A Shaith, M Vijaybhaskar, V Gayathri. Sage Publications, 2008
- “Mobile Phones and Economic Development: Evidence from the Fishing Industry in India,” Information Technology and International Development, MIT Press, Vol 4, No 1: 5-17, Fall 2007
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| Academic Experience | |
- Clinical Assistant Professor and Director: Base of the Pyramid Learning Lab India – Indian School of Business and Cornell Business School
- Visiting Scholar: Indian School of Business
- Researcher: Earth Institute, Interactive Design Lab and Columbia Institute of Tele-Information, all at Columbia University in New York
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| Other Professional Experience | |
- Strategic Advisor and Co-Founder, Rural Infrastructure and Services Commons (RISC) Project
- Consultant, The World Bank
- Co-Founder, Just Another Magazine, Bombay
- Freelance writer at several Indian newspapers, 1993-97
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| Achievements and Awards | |
- Young Global Leader, World Economic Forum, 2009
- Selection Committee, TED Fellows
- Member, Clinton Global Initiative
- Member, Technical Program Committee and Peer-review Committee, ICTD2009 Conference
- TED Global Fellow, TED Global 2007
- Associate Fellow in Global Economics: Council on Foreign Relations (2003, 2004)
- Fellow, Public Policy Consortium (2003, 2004)
- CITI/Sloan Foundation Telecommunications Fellow, 2001
- Blog at award-winning Zoo Station (www.wetware.blogspot.com) and Indian Economy Blog (www.indianeconomy.org)
- Board member, Soros Economic Development Fund
- Senior Advisor, SONG SME fund
- Board member, Aashraya Housing Company
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