Incubated by India's leading public policy think tank - Centre for Civil Society (CCS) in 2018, the Indian School of Public Policy (ISPP) has been set up by an eminent council of senior academicians, policy experts, administrators and philanthropists with a vision to develop a new class of policy leaders for India and the region. For over two decades, CCS has nurtured young leaders to critically question, inquire into, and understand the principles of sound policy. The next frontier in this legacy, ISPP, will and has been taking forward this vision and mission – inspire young minds to advance social change through public policy.
The Indian School of Public Policy was formally launched on 23 October, 2018 at the Constitution Club of India, New Delhi by dignitaries including Shri N.K. Singh, Shri Rajiv Mehrishi and Shri Gurcharan Das. Notable experts from TISS, Twitter Inc. India, Brookings Institution, Uber India and GMR established the urgent need for a new generation of policy professionals through a panel discussion.
The ISPP's launch was received generously by mainlines including Hindustan Times, Financial Express, Times of India, Indian Express, Business World Online, UNI, The Hindu and The New Indian Express.
For public policy to become a recognised discipline we need more players — the more people discuss the topic and the more people teach it, it becomes a discipline. We need people with different points of view — people from samaaj, bazaar and sarkaar. People on the left, people on the right and people in the centre. All of these places would require graduates from ISPP. I would like to see our graduates going out to do different things — be it in politics, government departments, corporates, NGOs, think tanks or academia.
ISPP is imagined as a 21st-century academic institution. It will focus on excellence and deep specialization in public policy. It will be talent heavy and asset-light i.e. it will invest in students and source the very best faculty from around the world and avoid making heavy infrastructural investments. It is also the institutional successor to several years of public policy programs that our founding council have conceptualized and run in various forms in colleges and universities across the country. Across these programs, we have trained 8000 students who have gone on to successful policy careers in India and the world.
The approach to public policy that the ISPP is taking and pushing for, is that we are trying to make public policy for the citizens, not for oneself or a group or a particular leader.
Our campus is strategically located at the heart of policymaking, providing easy access to government institutions, think-tanks, and NGOs. The modern and state-of-the-art campus is equipped with all the necessary amenities to provide our students with a world-class learning experience.
Chairman, ISPP Academic Advisory Council
Former Finance Secretary of India
Padma Vibhushan, 2011
Vice-Chairman, ISPP Academic Advisory Council
Former Director-General, National Council of Applied Economic Research
Professor of Economics, Columbia University
Former Vice Chairman of NITI Aayog
Professorial Lecturer, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, American University
Associate Professor of Government and Public Policy, Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford
Head, Independent Evaluation Unit, Green Climate Fund,
Visiting Faculty, Columbia University
Director of Integrated Urban Studies, World Resources Institute
Chairperson, School of Governance and Public Policy, Tata Institute of Social Sciences
Professor, National Institute for Public Finance and Policy
Milton Friedman Professor, Harris School of Public Policy, University of Chicago
Dean of Global Business, The Fletcher School, Tufts University
Former Partner, McKinsey & Company
Associate Professor, Department of Politics, University of Virginia
Dean, ISPP
Founder Director, India Development Foundation
Research Director and Senior Fellow at IDFC Institute
Professor Emeritus and Former Dean, Harris School of Public Policy, The University of Chicago
Co-Founder & Chairman, ISPP
Co-Founder & Director, ISPP
Founding Dean, ISPP
Visiting Faculty Member, ISPP
Interim Director; Professor at ISPP
Founder, xKDR Mumbai
Faculty member, ISPP
President, Centre for Policy Research
Partner, JSA Law
Professor, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, American University
Convenor
Class of 2020, ISPP
Class of 2021, ISPP
Professor of Practice & Advisor – Careers,
Indian School of Public Policy
Global Managing Partner,
Dalberg
Co-founder & Director,
Chase India
Partner, Egon Zehnder
Director of Partnerships & Operations,
The Education Alliance
Director General, PAFI & Co-founder,
RV Vekommunicate
Co-founder,
The Quantum Hub
India Program Head,
International Innovation Corps
Director, India Operations,
IDinsight
Senior AVP & HR Lead,
Invest India
Director, Centre for Social
Impact, McKinsey & Co.
Global Head – Corporate Affairs,
Tata Consultancy Services
Chairman, Centre for Civil Society & Co-Founder ISPP, Founder and Former Chairman; IDFC Private Equity, Member Global Leaders Group; Chicago Booth
Director and Co-Founder, ISPP and Founder, Centre for Civil Society
Founding Dean, ISPP and Founder & Research Director, India Development Foundation
Associate Professor of Economics and Law, O.P. Jindal Global University
Vice President for Strategy & Innovation; Chief International Officer, University of Chicago
Chairman, Centre for Civil Society & Co-Founder ISPP, Founder and Former Chairman; IDFC Private Equity, Member Global Leaders Group; Chicago Booth
Director and Co-Founder, ISPP and Founder, Centre for Civil Society
Director for FRG, Executive Chairperson at EdelGive Foundation
Vice-Chairman, ISPP Academic Advisory Council
Former Director-General, National Council of Applied Economic Research
Managing Director, Godrej Industries
Co-Founder and Non-Executive Chairman, Infosys
Former Chairman, Unique Identification Authority of India
Co-Founder, Enam Group
Founder Director, FLAME University
Founder, Mphasis
Chairman, Value and Budget Housing Corporation
Chairman, Centre for Civil Society & Co-Founder ISPP, Founder and Former Chairman; IDFC Private Equity, Member Global Leaders Group; Chicago Booth
Director and Co-Founder, ISPP and Founder, Centre for Civil Society
Founding Dean, ISPP and Founder & Research Director, India Development Foundation
The highly experienced faculty at ISPP come from diverse academic backgrounds, united under the discipline of Public Policy. Each of the faculty members has contributed to research significantly in their relevant fields. The aspiration of a multidisciplinary approach to education is reflected in the diverse accomplished faculty at ISPP. ISPP endeavours to create future policy-makers in the country. This is achieved by equipping them with the required knowledge, encouraging peer-to-peer learning, and building a community of inquisitive scholars. The brilliant faculty at ISPP makes it possible to create the future policymakers of our country.
Chairman, Centre for Civil Society
Founder and Former Chairman, IDFC Private Equity
Member, Global Advisory Board, Chicago Booth
ISPP’s success starts from its foundation which is none other than the ISPP team. Building the institute up from the ground is a task that could not have been achieved without each valuable member of the ISPP team. The team moves forward with the vision and goals of ISPP in their minds guiding every action taken to continually improve the institute. Our incredibly talented team continues to strengthen the foundation of ISPP with their teamwork, hard work, and passion.
Chairman and Co-Founder, ISPP
Director and Co-Founder, ISPP
Founding Dean, ISPP
Interim Director; Professor at ISPP
Academic Coordinator
Assistant Professor, Writing and Communications Lab
Deputy Manager, Admin and Ops
Programme Coordinator – LokNeeti
Learning Associate
Learning Associate
Learning Associate
Learning Associate
Learning Associate-Writing and Communication Lab
Head – Admissions
Senior Fellow
Manager – Digital Marketing
Project Associate
Associate – Graphic Designer
Receptionist cum Office Assistant
Office Assistance
Office Assistant
