Aparna Surendra
Manager

Aparna leads development of the Strategic Research and Insight team, and manages algorithm governance and research projects.
Aparna has a background in policy and data science. She was most recently a Data Science Fellow with the Organised Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP), where she supported software development and worked with journalists on active investigations.
Previously, Aparna held roles with Google DeepMind’s Ethics and Society team; LIRNEasia, a leading Sri Lankan think tank; and Stanford University’s Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies.
She holds a B.A. in English and an M.S. in Management Science and Engineering, both from Stanford University.
About us
- Our team
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Aarnima Shah
Associate
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Alan Dahi
Senior Advisor
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Aldo Sghirinzetti
Associate
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Alex Lawrence-Archer
Solicitor
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Amna Qureshi
Senior Associate
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Aparna Surendra
Manager
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Ben Hayes
Strategy Director
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Boudewijn van Eerd
Associate
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Cassie Roddy
Solicitor
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Charlotte Titterton
Finance and Business Operations Manager
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Donna Roberts
Finance Coordinator
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Eleftherios Chelioudakis
Senior Associate
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Eric Kind
Managing Director
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Esme Harrington
Researcher
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Jo McGrory
People Operations Coordinator
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Laureline Lemoine
Senior Associate
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Mahdi Assan
Researcher
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Maria-Elena Ciccolini
Senior Advisor
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Mathias Vermeulen
Public Policy Director
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Nick Botton
Senior Associate
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Ravi Naik
Legal Director
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Rosie McLaughlin
People Operations Manager
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Sophie Clavet
Senior Manager