Vivek Shastry — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Senior Research Associate at the Center on Global Energy Policy, Columbia SIPA
Holds a PhD in Public Policy from the University of Texas at Austin
Research focuses on energy access, opportunity, and justice across India, Africa, and the U.S.
Published peer-reviewed articles on global energy poverty, U.S. energy transition, and energy use in the built environment

Biography

Vivek Shastry is a Senior Research Associate at the Center on Global Energy Policy, Columbia SIPA, where he contributes to the Energy Opportunity Lab and the India Program. He is an interdisciplinary researcher with over 12 years of experience in sustainable energy and international development, focusing on issues of energy access, opportunity, and justice.

Shastry's work includes publishing several peer-reviewed articles on topics such as global energy poverty, the U.S.