Harsh was a Senior Associate and leads the data science unit at IDFC Institute. His research focuses on topics of urban development, data science and governance. 

Prior to joining IDFC Institute, he worked as an Economics Teaching Fellow at the NYU Stern School of Business. Harsh has also been a Research Assistant to several NYU professors analysing topics such as ‘Shadow Banking around the World’ and ‘Social Media Entrepreneurship’. 

Harsh studied Business and Political Economy—with minors in Computer Science, Mathematics and Public Policy Management—at the Stern School of Business, New York University. Upon graduation, he was inducted into Beta Gamma Sigma (BGS), the international honorary society of collegiate schools of business.