Hi! I’m Devanshi

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Get in touch: [email protected] LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/devanshi-agarwal-23b378102/

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I’m a PhD Candidate in Management studies at the Wharton School. Before this, I worked in Bain’s Private Equity practice, collaborating with leading global funds and their portfolio companies.

My research interests sit at the intersection of business and public policy—lately, I’ve been especially drawn to immigration and how it shapes entrepreneurship, labor markets, and economic growth. I’m curious about how regulation fuels or stifles innovation, and how systems evolve in response.

Outside of work, you’ll usually find me running, hopping between cities, or down a rabbit hole of coffee and content.

Past Work

• Co-authored a case study on India’s largest handloom and lifestyle retailer, published by IIM Bangalore: Agarwal, D., Patwardhan, S. (2024). Fabindia: Shaping the Future [link]
• Wrote a reported story for The Ken on how two major Indian test prep companies expanded into new regional markets: Agarwal, D., Agarwal A. (2024). “What happens when two Indian test prep giants take their playbook to the north?” [link]
• Assisted in putting together Bain India’s flagship report on SaaS funding and sectoral trends of 2022-23 [link]