Aarushi Shah is a first-year Master in Public Policy candidate at Harvard Kennedy School. Prior to HKS, she worked in climate philanthropy at the Soonabai Pirojsha Godrej Foundation, where she supported the development of the foundation’s giving strategy and led initiatives on mangrove conservation and coastal resilience in India. Previously, she worked with the Nand & Jeet Khemka Foundation on extreme heat adaptation and emerging climate technologies, including carbon dioxide removal. Before transitioning into climate philanthropy, she spent nearly four years at SilverLining, advancing international research and policy efforts on solar geoengineering. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics from Georgetown University.