Dr. Mousami Prasad is a PhD from School of Management, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay, India. Her doctoral thesis on Environmental Performance of firms in India was awarded the Excellence in Thesis Award by IIT Bombay in 2019. Her research interests include Energy and Climate Change particularly Energy Economics; Energy Efficiency; Energy Technologies.

Prior to her doctorate, Dr. Prasad worked in a stock broking firm in India. She holds Bachelor’s in Commerce from Indraprastha College for Women (University of Delhi, India) and Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management. Based on her academic performance she has received several fellowships and awards. She has also served as Research Fellow in IIT Bombay where she was involved in the project to assess the IIT Bombay' economic and social impact. 

Dr. Prasad is working as a Research Fellow at the Energy Transition Hub  at the Crawford School as well as Grand Challenge Program on Zero Carbon Energy for Asia Pacific, Australian National University.