Kaushik Katta is a research associate with RAP’s U.S. program, where he works at the intersection of strategy, finance and program management.
Before joining RAP, Kaushik served at the U.S. Department of Energy in two roles. While at the Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy, he was the federal lead for budget operations, advised senior leadership on strategic issues and directed special projects spanning the agency's clean energy technology portfolio. Prior to this role, Kaushik served as the assistant to the Deputy Secretary of Energy where he managed day-to-day operations and led process improvement initiatives across the office.
Kaushik holds a Bachelor of Science in civil engineering and a Bachelor of Arts in economics, with a minor in statistics, from the University of Texas at Austin. He grew up in Houston and is based in New York City.
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