Kanimozhi
Program manager with expertise in delivering strategic advisory to
diverse organisations with proficiency in qualitative research, program
roadmapping, relationship building, client management and ecosystem
engagement to drive program initiatives from ideation to completion
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Bengaluru, India
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EXPERIENCE
Program Manager, Aapti Institute ( Feb 2020 - Present)
Aapti is a research institution generating policy-relevant, actionable knowledge from the frontiers of tech and society
Selected Projects
Developed strategies for improving tech adoption of Grievance Redressal product for the DIGIT platform
with eGovernments Foundation after extensive data analysis and field research; Learnings informed civil
society organisations to partner with offline architecture for increased accessibility and scaling solutions
Led research to improve vaccine delivery process via CoWin by expert interviews with digital slot
notification application builders (for tech infrastructure) and qualitative research(for offline architecture);
Policy outputs presented to NDHM officials
Codified architectural principles for ecosystem governance for Societal Platform ; Learnings informed
institutionalisation of community governance principles in >30 large scale non-profits
Overseeing advisory project with Reap Benefit to improve the network of social entrepreneurs for local
problem solving catering to >50,000 young people
Establishing an advisory group for Uber India with codified processes, governance mechanisms for a leading
ride-sharing company to establish a first-of-its kind entity impacting 3.5 million+ drivers
Worked with Arghyam to develop a digital strategy for influencing large-scale impact in the water
ecosystem
Organisational responsibilities
Engaged in structure design, UI/UX inputs, content organisation for the development of The Digital Public
Lab (DPL)
Instituted a quarterly DPL newsletter - tech stack set-up, layout design, content organisation &
management - with >150+ subscribers in 3 months
Developed other creatives (editorials, reports, videos, social media content) for differential targeting and
messaging; Managing DPL website content
Engaged in structure design, UI/UX inputs, content organisation for the development of Stewardship
Navigator (interactive webtool)
Identified gaps in operations ; Set up tech stack for process management & knowledge management
improving efficiencies
Established end-to-end processes for human resource management
Research Analyst, Janes ( Jun 2019 - Nov 2019)
Janes is a global open source intelligence company developing products for global government organisations
Engaged in the layout and the development of a database of around 100,000+ entries with quality
assurance for an upcoming product
Used open source intelligence tools to construct a model for conflict events in Africa
Developed a framework for event analysis
EDUCATION
School of International Studies (SIS), Jawaharlal Nehru University. 2019
Master of Arts (MA) in International Relations and Area Studies ; Ranked in top 10% of class
Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Anna University. 2015
Bachelors in Electronics and Communication Engineering (BE) ; Ranked in top 10% class
PUBLICATIONS
Reports
Sharma, L., Natarajan, S., & Udhayakumar, K. (2020). Last mile access: building offline architectures for better
reach to the state. (here)
Natarajan, S., & Udhayakumar, K. (2020). Principles for platform governance. (here)
Natarajan, S., & Udhayakumar, K. (2020). Technology in service of Citizenship. (here)
Natarajan, S., & Udhayakumar, K. (2021). Vaccine Equity : Making tech work for the digitally disconnected.
(here)
Natarajan, S., & Udhayakumar, K. (2021) Tech, ForWater: Strategic approach for a digital-first entity in water
(Available on request)
Papers
Udhayakumar, K., Rai, A., & Natarajan, S. (2021). The future(s) of work: Unpacking the relationship between work
from home and gender. (here)
Popular Press
Resistance digitizing, BusinessWorld. 2021. Co-author
Vaccination for all: Bringing offline and online together. Deccan Herald. 2021. Co-author
