SANJUKTA MUKHERJEE

Head of Thought Leadership

PwC Hong Kong and Mainland China

Professional Experience:

Sanjukta is an economist and currently heads up PricewaterhouseCoopers’ thought leadership team for Hong Kong and Mainland China. Previously, she worked for multilateral institutions such as the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) on diverse topics such as poverty reduction, child labour, income inequality, gender inequality, investment climate of emerging economies and energy affordability.

At the ILO, based in the Bangkok office, she was responsible for the estimations of worst forms of child labour populations in the supply chains of various sectors in Asia Pacific to inform policy and programme interventions. At the IFC, based in the Moscow office, she was responsible for conceptualising surveys to estimate the competitiveness of economies in Eastern Europe and Central Asia to inform policy recommendations.

She has contributed to flagship publications and peer reviewed journals including the Journal of Quantitative Economics and World Development.

Cantonese Understanding:

Can say basic words. E.g. Give taxi directions Nothing

Sanjukta holds a master’s degree in Agricultural and Applied Economics, and a bachelor’s degree in Mathematics and Economics.

Voluntary Contributions to Hong Kong:

• Member, Bright HK, 2017.

Quote from Spencer Stuart Hong Kong:

Sanjukta is exceptionally well-versed in policy and economic issues relating to poverty and inequality. Her pan-regional experience across both the private and NGO sectors put her in a strong position to add value to key debates around Hong Kong’s future, in particular, socio-economic issues like income inequality and poverty reduction.

Ethnicity:

Gender: Male

No. of years in Hong Kong: 8.5

Cantonese Speaking:

Can say basic words. E.g. Give taxi directions

Cantonese Understanding:

General meaning of conversations