Shruti Sharma is a Programme Officer at the United Nations Better Than Cash Alliance. In her role, she supports the work on Alliance’s research and advocacy goals to scale responsible digital payments to accelerate the Sustainable Development Goals and reach financial equality. She is also co-leading the work on leveraging responsible digital payments to build climate resilience. Prior to joining the Alliance, in her assignment with UNDP India, Shruti was a part of the G20 India Secretariat team at the Ministry of Finance, Government of India. She played a key role in formulating India’s position for the ‘G20-Global Partnership for Financial Inclusion’ during the G20 presidencies of Germany, Argentina, and Japan. Shruti holds a Master’s in Public Administration degree from Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs and a Master’s degree in Economics from TERI University, India.
