Dr Bhuvanesh Awasthi
About Dr Bhuvanesh Awasthi
Dr. Bhuvanesh Awasthi serves as the Exp Design Lead Researcher in Behavioural Finance for the Government of Canada. He has held various research and academic positions across multiple countries, including roles at the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research and Orange Neurosciences.
Work at Government of Canada
Dr. Bhuvanesh Awasthi currently serves as the Exp-Design Lead Researcher in Behavioural Finance at the Government of Canada. He has held this position since 2021 and is based in Ottawa. In this role, he focuses on integrating behavioural finance principles into policy design and research initiatives.
Current Role at Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research
Dr. Awasthi is also a Science, Technology, Policy (STeP) Fellow at the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) in Montevideo, Uruguay. He has been in this position since 2021, contributing to research that addresses global change issues through a multidisciplinary approach.
Previous Experience in Research and Academia
Dr. Awasthi has extensive experience in research and academia. He worked as a Director of Research and Training at Orange Neurosciences in 2021 and held the position of Mitacs Canadian Science Policy Fellow from 2021 to 2022. His academic roles include serving as a Visiting Professor at Copenhagen Business School and a Research Scientist at the University of Glasgow.
Educational Background and Specializations
Dr. Awasthi holds a PhD in Cognitive Neuroscience from Macquarie University. He also studied Neuroeconomics and Financial Management at the University of Ljubljana and achieved an MS in Consciousness Studies from the Birla Institute of Technology and Science. His education includes studies at Harvard Medical School in the Department of Neurobiology.
Contributions to Policy and Environmental Research
Dr. Awasthi has contributed to various consultative groups, including his role as a member of the Consultative Group on Waste, Water, Farm, and Energy for the Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India in 2019. His work emphasizes the intersection of behavioural finance and environmental policy.