Tanya Nagrath

Tanya Nagrath is a policy analyst working on ITIF’s Aegis Project for Defending U.S. Technology Leadership, where she examines systemic domestic and international policy risks to U.S. competitiveness, with particular attention to big tech regulation, data governance, and international digital regulatory regimes. Through her work, Tanya advocates for policies that enable American technology firms to continue driving innovation and develops actionable solutions that advance U.S. national interests.

Tanya brings experience from her previous role as a policy fellow at the Information Technology Industry Council, where she supported member companies in navigating energy and environmental policy and shaping strategies to address evolving regulatory obligations. She also worked at the East-West Center, a Washington, DC–based think tank, contributing to U.S. collaboration with East, Southeast, and South Asian countries in strategic sectors, including emerging technologies, ICT, critical infrastructure, renewable energy, and foreign direct investment. Additionally, Tanya supported initiatives at the Economic Wing of the Embassy of India, assisting the U.S.–India Initiative on Critical and Emerging Technology and the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure.

Tanya holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Honors) from the University of Delhi and a Master of Science in Foreign Service from the Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University.