Hariharan comes to the school with more than 10 years of experience in city planning. After earning a master’s degree in urban planning, she worked in Chennai, New Delhi and Mumbai before returning to her native Kerala to join a public private partnership as head of urban infrastructure. “After a decade in development management in India, I found myself grappling with issues and bottlenecks that seemed to have no solution,” she says. “I decided to look globally for answers and found the LKY School, where I hope to learn global best practices and solutions to developmental issues.”

Education:
Master in Urban Planning (specialisation in Housing), School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi, India, 1997
Bachelor in Technology, Civil Engineering, Government Engineering College, Trichur, Calicut University, Kerala, India, 1995

Other Professional Certification Courses:
Executive Program in Business Management, Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta, India, 2006

Work Experience:
Infrastructures Kerala, Cochin, Kerala India, Head of Urban Infrastructure, 2008-
Reliance Industries, Mumbai, India, Head Network Planning, Senior Manager - Infrastructure, 2006-2008
Housing and Urban Development Corporation, Chennai/New Delhi, India, Appraisal Officer - Infrastructure, 1999-2006
Kirloskar Consultants Limited, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, Senior Planner, 1997-1999

Languages:
English, Hindi, Bengali, Malayalam, Tamil