Independent Research and Policy Advocacy

Rajesh Bansal

Rajesh Bansal Dvara Advisor

Rajesh Bansal is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of The Reserve Bank Innovation Hub. He is a highly regarded thought leader in the areas of digital financial services and digital infrastructure, Mr. Bansal has nearly three decades of global experience in designing digital IDs, electronic payment products, and cash transfers, to enable inclusive development in […]

Deep Narayan Mukherjee

Deep Narayan Mukherjee Dvara Advisor

Deep Narayan Mukherjee is a domain expert and a practitioner in the field of financial risk management, with expertise in econometrics and AI/ML. He has around 20 years of experience in the financial risk and banking domains, having held positions in Fitch Ratings and American Express. He is currently an Associate Director of Risk Management […]

Rafe Mazer

Rafe Mazer Dvara Advisor

Rafe Mazer is the Director of the Consumer Protection Research Initiative at Innovations for Poverty Action. The Initiative collaborates with policymakers, providers, and civil society to develop new methods for consumer protection policy development. Prior to joining IPA, Rafe worked for 10+ years to improve financial advice, pricing transparency, data protection, and competition. He has […]

Anna Wallace

Anna Wallace Dvara Advisor

Anna is the Senior Program Officer at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Her role is to leverage technology to enable financial regulators in managing the risks posed by emerging financial services models without impeding the innovation required to drive financial inclusion. Anna sits on boards for the Alliance for Innovative Regulation and FSD Kenya. […]