Ashritta Saran

Director Evaluation and Evidence Synthesis , Global Development Network

Gurugram, India

Has over ten years' experience in development research focusing on child well-being, education, gender and diversity, and
disability.

Contact Ashritta Saran
Area of Expertise:
  • Director, CEO, COP, President
Professional Experience:

Evidence synthesis and evaluation leader with 10+ years translating complex evidence into funding and resource-allocation decisions across low- and middle-income countries. Deep expertise in systematic reviews, evidence and gap maps, cost-effectiveness analysis, and research-quality systems — co-author of foundational EGM methodology now used across the field. Early and active leader in AI-assisted evidence synthesis. Combines methodological rigor with calibrated judgment, transparency, and a record of building and leading high-performing international research teams.

Education:

Masters in Public Health-Epidemiology

Affiliations and Achievements:

Scientific Advisory Board

- December 2024-Present Campbell Collaboration’s Disability Coordinating Group (DCG)
- January 2022-Present JBI’s Evidence Synthesis Taxonomy Initiative (ESTI)
- December 2024-June 2025 Co-Chair Working Group 3 (Safe and responsible use of AI), Building a global evidence synthesis community.
Membership

- July 2020-present Campbell and Cochrane Equity Methods Group
- March 2019-2024 Campbell’s International Development Coordinating Group (IDCG)
- July 2023-Present Campbell’s Climate Solutions Coordinating Group (CSCG)
- March 2024-2025 Collaborator, Operating Grant: SPOR – Guidelines and Systematic Reviews – Grant Continuing, Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
- June 2022-Present Member, JBI/Campbell Collaboration NAVIGATOR Group
- September 2022-Present Member, JBI scoping review methodology group
Research Impact
- Led the methods paper on evidence mapping approaches (Saran & White, 2018), which informed the development of the Campbell guidelines on evidence mapping (White et al., 2020) and also the most cited paper to Wiley's cross-reference citation tracking (2019-2020).
- Received The Campbell Collaboration 2024 Farah Jamal Award recognized for outstanding contributions to research supporting people with disabilities.

Available for:

  • Not available

Years of Experience:

10-15 years

Highest Qualification:

Masters

Languages:

English

Nationality:

India

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