Alok is a Research Associate in the health vertical at CSEP. He has done his MPhil in Public Health from the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, and MA in Development Studies (specialization Public Policy) from Azim Premji University, Bengaluru. Prior to CSEP, he has worked as a researcher with the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab, National Centre for Biological Sciences – Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, and also as a manager with Reliance Industries Limited, Mumbai. His research interests include health systems strengthening, social epidemiology, and the interaction of biomedicine with other medical systems.