Srikant Kumar Sahoo

Srikant Sahoo is an assistant policy researcher at RAND and Ph.D. student at the RAND School of Public Policy. He is a social impact professional with ten years of experience in education policy, nonprofit management, and technology-driven educational interventions.

Sahoo has expertise in managing large-scale projects to enhance learning outcomes across diverse populations, including low-income and underserved communities. He has designed impactful EdTech solutions and led significant corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives that have transformed educational ecosystems in multiple states in India. He is also a Teach for India alumnus and served as a full-time teacher in a public school in India. He is proficient in mixed methods, and his research interests include K–12, AI in education, postsecondary, instructional design, curriculum, teacher effectiveness, and program evaluation.

Education

M.Phil. in policy analysis, RAND School of Public Policy; B.Tech. in engineering, Biju Patnaik University of Technology, India

Languages

Hindi; English; Odia; Marathi; Bengali; Assamese

Selected Work

Srikant Sahoo and Angela Clague "Is the Domestic AI Talent Pool Sufficient to Meet Public Sector Demand?" in RAND, Leading with Artificial Intelligence: Insights for U.S. Civilian and Military Leaders on Strengthening the AI Workforce, RAND Corporation (PE-A3414-1), 2024
Woo, Ashley, Rebecca Herman, Emma B. Kassan, Srikant Kumar Sahoo, and Phoebe Rose Levine, State Supports for Evidence-Based Whole School Improvement, RAND Corporation (RR-A3775-1), 2025
McClintock, Bruce, Jordan Logue, Jan Osburg, Srikant Kumar Sahoo, and Karen Schwindt, Charting the Cosmos: Operational Astrography for the New Space Era, RAND Corporation (RR-A4003-1), 2025