Aniket Mehrotra is a policy coordinator in the Housing Finance Policy Center at the Urban Institute. He conducts high-impact housing policy research, translates insights into actionable solutions for government and industry stakeholders, and oversees strategic initiatives and external partnerships. His expertise spans mortgage finance, racial disparities in homeownership, and policies aimed at expanding housing supply and affordability.

Before joining Urban, Mehrotra supported local, state, and national policy efforts to increase economic mobility in communities of color and to close the racial wealth gap. Previously, at Prosperity Now, he supported technical assistance initiatives for minority-led community development financial institutions and uplifted inclusionary zoning policies as one tool to close homeownership disparities.

Mehrotra graduated with honors with a BA in economics from the University of California, Santa Barbara.