Shreya brings extensive experience in global public health, with expertise in mental health, implementation science, and health systems strengthening. With a strong passion for promoting health equity and addressing the social determinants of health, she is committed to exploring innovative and sustainable approaches to global health challenges, particularly at the intersection of health, education and development.
As an Advisor, Shreya focuses on implementing and evaluating public health programs, particularly in mental health. Her work involves collaborating with philanthropic foundations, public sector organisations and community partners, to design evidence-informed strategies that deliver meaningful and sustainable impact. Shreya's skills encompass program design and evaluation, project management, scientific communication, stakeholder engagement, and qualitative research.
Prior to joining CEI, Shreya worked for the SingHealth Duke-NUS Global Health Institute, where she contributed to the development of a global mental health initiative and a regional network for mental health innovators. She managed regional and local implementation and evaluation of youth and community-based mental health programs. Shreya also played a pivotal role at the Duke-NUS Centre for Outbreak Preparedness, where she contributed to the centre's launch and managed a multi-country assessment of pathogen genomic capacity in South and Southeast Asia.
Shreya’s work spans diverse global contexts, with significant contributions in India, Sri Lanka and Vietnam. She has collaborated with a wide range of stakeholders across academia, NGOs, public and private sectors. Her experience includes developing education policy in the UK, addressing attainment gaps among minority students in higher education, supporting a youth-led initiative in Berlin called Young Leaders for Health, evaluating a decentralised model of mental health service in Sierra Leone, and volunteering with Sangath India on a project to develop a Trans-affirmative medical curriculum.
Shreya holds a Master of Public Health from Imperial College London, where she specialised in global health, and a Bachelor's degree with Honours in Biomedical Sciences from the University of Sheffield.