Advisory Board Member

Dr. R. Sai Shiva Jayanth

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Policy and entrepreneurship must go hand-in-hand to drive meaningful change in agriculture and society.

Assistant Professor (Public Policy), IIM Visakhapatnam | PhD (Economics, IIM Kozhikode) | CA & CS

Dr. R. Sai Shiva Jayanth is a scholar and practitioner at the intersection of economics, public policy, and entrepreneurship. With expertise in agricultural economics, behavioral and experimental economics, and development policy, he blends academic insight with practical innovation as a faculty member, researcher, and co-founder of technology ventures.

Key Contributions

  • Director (Finance) IIMV FIELD (IIMV Start up incubator)
  • Assistant Professor of Public Policy at IIM Visakhapatnam (2024–present)
  • International Consultant for International Potato Center (CIP), Kenya
  • PhD in Economics (IIM Kozhikode); Chartered Accountant (ICAI) and Company Secretary (ICSI).

Expertise: Development Economics, Behavioral Economics, Finance & Public Policy; bridging financial models and rural development.

Publications

  • Jallikattu – Beyond a Heroism Sport for SKCRF.
  • Contrasting Ideologies Between Generations in Sree Subramania Ayurvedic Nursing Home.
  • How Effective is Theory-Based Learning of Ethics in India?
  • Understanding the Multifaceted Impact of COVID-19 on Migrants in Kerala, India.
  • Case Study: DATRI — Solving Donors’ Dilemma for Saving Lives.

Projects Associated with

  • Understanding the multifaceted impact of COVID‐19 on migrants in Kerala, India
  • Forest cover in India: A victim of technicalities
  • Public value creation through combined consumption of multiple public services–case of India stack
  • Empirical investigation of barriers and benefits of smart farming
  • Policy and Regulatory Analysis of India’s Model Contract Farming Legislation Data-driven digital transformation for uncertainty reduction–Application of satellite imagery analytics in institutional crop credit management
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