Keerthana P Girijan is a Program Associate at the Centre for Public Policy Research (CPPR). She holds a Master’s degree in Public Policy from Hertie School, Germany, and an M.Sc. in Digital Society from the International Institute of Information Technology Bangalore (IIIT-B). She completed her undergraduate degree in Computer Science from Christ College, Irinjalakuda. Keerthana has worked across public policy, corporate social responsibility (CSR), research, and strategic communications in the social impact and international affairs sectors. Most recently, she served as a Communications Trainee at the Berlin Global Dialogue in Germany, where she supported research, strategic communications, stakeholder engagement, and the coordination of the annual global policy summit. Her interests lie at the intersection of technology and public policy, with a particular focus on technology for social good, and the future of gig work.