For my third interview in the Interview Series, I interviewed Priyanka Dass Saharia. Priyanka Dass Saharia is an anthropologist working in tech startups, mostly seed to early venture stage in their product development. These companies broadly fall under the rubric of tech-based initiatives that aim to accelerate positive social, environmental and governance change. To do this, she routinely employs a variety of qualitative and quantitative techniques. In addition to anthropology, she has also studied economics and sociology in both India, where she grew up, and the United Kingdom, where she currently resides.
Over our conversation, we discussed the following:
- Priyanka’s experiences as an anthropologist in tech, including her current work in fintech
- Strategies for socially and environmentally equitable entrepreneurial investment
- Skills anthropologists might need when working in tech and suggestions for how to develop them
- Recommendations for how anthropologists can cultivate their quantitative thinking
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