Astha Kapoor

Astha Kapoor is the Co-founder of Aapti Institute, a Bangalore-based research firm that works on the intersection of technology and society. She has 15 years of public policy and strategy consulting experience, focusing on using technology for welfare. Astha works on participative governance of data, and digital public infrastructure. Astha was a member of World Economic Forum Global Future Council on data equity (2023-24), visiting fellow at the Ostrom Workshop (Indiana University). She was also a member of the Think20 task force on digital public infrastructure during India's and Brazil's G20 presidency and currently serves on the board of the Global Partnership for Sustainable Data.