Yuvika Pharaswal is a Climate Coordinator at the Lakshmi Mittal and Family South Asia Institute at Harvard University. Yuvika holds a master’s degree in Sustainable Development Practice from the TERI School of Advanced Studies and a bachelor’s in commerce from Delhi University. She has worked across corporate and development sectors, with roles at organizations such as Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN), Ernst & Young, and Accenture. She has experience in project management, stakeholder management, financial systems, and sustainable practices, focusing on addressing climate change challenges through value chain development, livelihood management and agroecological transformations. Her research includes work on sustainable farming in Karnataka and climate-sensitive resource management in Uttarakhand.