Padma Bareddy is a social development professional, currently working at Anode Governance Lab. She oversees projects specific to gram panchayat strengthening in Jharkhand. She is also working as a volunteer at SWAN (Stranded Workers Action Network) and Pankhudi Foundation. Padma has a masters in public policy and governance from Azim Premji University, Bangalore, and a bachelors in computer engineering from University of Pune.