Jitinder Kohli is a nonresident fellow at the Urban Institute and a senior adviser at Results Prism Advisory. Bringing three decades of experience as a senior government official, policy thinker, and trusted adviser to governments globally, his work has spanned economic, social, and health policy. He has worked on using evidence and innovation to improve how government works and to advance equity.

Previously, Kohli spent 14 years as a managing director at Deloitte, where he built and led public-sector strategy and innovation practices. His work included large-scale change, health care reform, and performance management. He supported the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on a multiyear effort to advance racial equity in COVID-19 vaccine delivery. A pioneer in responsible AI and data science, Kohli has focused on deploying these tools where they can make a genuine difference.

Before that, Kohli was a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress, where he led the Doing What Works initiative, which led to legislation on public-sector performance and new financing structures for social outcomes. He published work on government innovation, economic competitiveness, and diversity in civil service leadership.

Earlier in his career, Kohli held senior roles in the UK government, leading national efforts to simplify regulatory systems, heading the office responsible for the government’s partnership with the nonprofit sector, and spearheading the UK’s productivity growth program.

Kohli is an elected fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration and has testified before both the US Congress and the UK Parliament.

He holds degrees from Oxford University and Southampton University.