Hansa is from India currently finishing the MSc in Sustainability, Enterprise, and the Environment, funded by the Rhodes Scholarship. Her academic interests focus on climate litigation, just transition and the application of AI in energy systems. Building on her background in economics and psychology, Hansa co-founded the Oxford Behavioural Insights Group. She worked as a research fellow on a project to decarbonise Oxford schools in collaboration with Oxfordshire City Council and the UK Government’s Department for Education.

Previously, Hansa conducted research on environmental economics, healthcare inequalities, and geographical information systems at institutions like Stanford University, Columbia University, and INSEAD. She is passionate about menstrual equity, and has worked with non-profits, medical professionals, and researchers to develop evidence-based interventions in this space. 

Hansa is a Rhodes Scholar.