Ramya Ravi is a Doctoral Student and Senior Research Associate at Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment since July 2012. Prior to this, Ramya worked as a Program Manager at Piramal Healthcare Limited from April 2008 to March 2011, leveraging CAPM certification in project management to enhance account management and business efficiency initiatives. Academic qualifications include an MBA in Finance with a minor in Marketing from IBS Hyderabad (2006-2008), a PG Diploma in Bioinformatics from Manipal Academy of Higher Education (2005-2006), and a BSc in Biotechnology, Biochemistry, and Chemistry from St. Anns College (2003-2005).