Priyanka Tomar is a Research Associate in the Health and Human Development vertical at the Centre for Social and Economic Progress (CSEP). She is a public health researcher with a regional focus on South and Southeast Asia and brings over eight years of experience in policy-oriented research on health systems and human development.

Prior to joining CSEP, she served as an Assistant Professor of Economics at Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur. She previously worked in the Health vertical at the Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER), New Delhi, where she contributed to research on health system reforms, the G20 health agenda, food safety regulations, disease prevention, traditional medicine, and migration-related health issues.

She has co-authored several publications on development and public health policy, particularly in the Asian and G20 contexts. Priyanka holds a Master’s degree in Economics from the Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, Pune, and a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University of Delhi.