Associates
Seema Desai
Seema was Director of the Foreign Policy Centre's programme on Rising Powers, which examines the consequences of the economic and political ascent of China and India in the world. Prior to this, she worked for Schroders as Asia economist for six years, during the years of the Asian economic crisis. Seema has also worked with the World Bank. She has degrees in economics and Asian history and politics from Oxford and London universities. Seema was born in the United States and brought up in New Delhi, India.
Seema has considerable experience of providing briefings to journalists on economic issues; and is available for comment and broadcast appearances on the impact of rising powers like India and China on the global economy.