I work at the intersection of AI, public policy and development economics at the International Growth Centre at LSE. My focus is helping governments in low- and middle-income countries make better policy decisions and improve public services.
I’m building IGC’s AI and data policy practice, leading a team of economists and AI engineers working across sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. Over the past decade, I have worked with governments in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Uganda, Rwanda, Ethiopia and Zambia.
Before this, I spent nearly four years building and running IGC’s Zambia programme, including establishing an embedded data and AI unit within the Ministry of Finance.
I began my policy career as an urban economist at the Blavatnik School of Government. I was born and raised in Islamabad, and now live in London.
You can reach me at shah@shahrukhwani.com.
