Utkarsh is a government consultant working the intersection of public policy and digital transformation. He has led strategic partnership and initiatives, formulated govt. policies and engaged key stakeholders at MeitY, MoA&FW, NITI Aayog, Ministry of Education, State Govts. and worked with eminent business and industry leaders. He specializes in policy advocacy, government advisory, research-based consultations, documentation and strategic communication. He has wide exposure to academic research, international competition, policy hackathon (MIT), emerging technology such as AI, 3D Printing, cybersecurity and has published research on contemporary policy issues such as water diplomacy, trade wars, climate change etc. Working with public data, he has built client projects on social engineering using applied data science, machine learning, NLP involving EDA, GIS mapping, forecasting. Utkarsh's work spans across key areas such as digital transformation, data and digital governance, policy analysis, applied data analytics, ministerial reports, white papers and briefs across sectors such as agriculture, education etc. Leveraging his unique academic blend of engineering and social sciences he brings convergence of technology and governance that drives socio-economic reform at population scale.