Biography
Gargee holds a bachelor’s in economics from University of Delhi, and a master’s in economics from University of Warwick. Before Princeton, Gargee was Senior Research Manager and Technical Lead (Air Pollution) at the India office of the Energy Policy Institute of the University of Chicago, where she managed two high-level partnerships with the Government of Delhi, assessing the impact of existing regulations and market-based approaches on vehicular pollution governance and waste management for improved air quality outcomes in Delhi. Prior to that, Gargee worked as a Senior Associate at J-PAL South Asia, leading two large-scale evaluations across 350+ Industries in Gujarat, India, that enabled the launch of the World’s first particulate emissions market. After Princeton, Gargee aims to help develop research and policies driving long-term clean air action, focused on evaluating (pollution) exposure impacts on human health in developing countries, to ensure policies and regulations around air pollution governance factors in aspects of environmental equity and justice to reduce exposure to environmental health hazards, especially for the vulnerable and poor.