Anu Maria Francis

Anu Maria Francis is the Assistant Manager (Research and Project Management) at the Centre for Public Policy Research (CPPR). She is a policy analyst working at the intersection of regulatory and governance reforms, economic freedom, urban development, and gender policy. Her work focuses on analysing legal and regulatory frameworks, assessing their implications for economic opportunity and livelihoods, and developing evidence-based recommendations to inform practical policy reforms.

She holds a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws (BA LL.B.) degree from the National University of Advanced Legal Studies (NUALS), Kochi. She was part of the 2024 cohort of the US Department of State’s Professional Fellows Program, completing her fellowship in Washington, D.C., and Philadelphia.

In 2022, she received the Think Tank Shark Tank Award from Atlas Network, USA. She has spoken on Economic Rights of Women in Asia at the Asia Liberty Forum 2022 in Manila, Philippines, and the Liberty Forum 2022 in New York. Her professional experience includes co-founding an online learning platform, working in academic mentoring and as a resource person with UPSC coaching institutions, and briefly practising law in Pala, Kerala. She has also undertaken internships with the Kerala State Information Commission, ACTIONAID India, CEAT Tyres Ltd., Biocon Pharma Ltd., and Khaitan & Co.