People at Political Science

Bhumi Purohit

Personal Statement

Bhumi Purohit is pursuing a Ph.D. in Political Science at the University of California at Berkeley. Her research interests center on gender, ethnicity, and public service delivery in South Asia.

Prior to pursuing her Ph.D., Bhumi worked as a policy consultant with the Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) in Delhi, India. She has also worked at One Acre Fund and served as a W.J. Clinton-American India Foundation Fellow in India. She holds an M.Sc. in Contemporary India Studies from the University of Oxford and a B.A. in Public Policy from Duke University.