Suhani Jalota

I’m an applied microeconomist and entrepreneur with a focus on labor markets, healthcare access, and AI adoption in emerging economies. I’m a Hoover Fellow at Stanford University’s Hoover Institution, where my field experiments explore barriers to workforce participation and health system access, and test AI-enabled interventions to increase productivity at scale. 

I lead Stanford’s Future of Work for Women Initiative with the Hoover Institution, a cross-sector program that turns evidence into partnerships to accelerate workforce entry and firm productivity. Our long-run goal is to move tens of millions into paid work and the digital economy by 2040. 

I am the Founder of Myna Mahila Foundation, a research-driven social enterprise that now reaches 1.5 million women with a team of 70 in India; Myna Research, which runs field experiments in urban slums; and Rani Work, a platform enabling smartphone-based digital employment. 

For my work, I have been fortunate to have received several honors, including Top 33 She Shapes AI Award, Forbes 30 under 30 Asia, Asia 21 Young Leader, Knight Hennessy Scholar at Stanford, Hindustan Times City 30 under 30, Queen Young Leader award, Glamor College Woman of the Year, and named to top 50 under 50 most powerful women by India Today. I hold a BS from Duke and a PhD and MBA from Stanford as a Knight-Hennessy Scholar. 

You can get in touch at suhani@stanford.edu | suhani@mynafoundation.com. 

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