Palakshi Nerkar

Palakshi Nerkar is a first-year Master in Public Policy student at the Harvard Kennedy School, concentrating in International & Global Affairs. She is the Cofounder of Innosapien Agro Technologies, where she leads AI-driven projects focused on sustainable agriculture, agroforestry, and climate finance. Her work involves developing digital monitoring, reporting, and verification (MRV) systems to strengthen climate resilience for smallholder farmers and support their participation in carbon markets.

With a background in electronics and telecommunication engineering, Palakshi has collaborated with policymakers to advance AI-based agricultural policy and led the development of decision-support tools for optimizing carbon sequestration and biodiversity conservation. She is passionate about applying emerging technologies to drive inclusive sustainable development and enhance global environmental governance. She is currently exploring the role of frontier technologies in shaping equitable climate and carbon market policies in the Global South.