Aarti Krishnan is a Hallsworth research fellow at the Global Development Institute, University of Manchester. She is a development economist, working at the nexus of environment, trade and the digital economy. Her areas of expertise include value chain analysis, green industrial policy, and sustainable digital development. Prior to Manchester, she has worked as a commodity derivate market analyst, and a researcher at the Overseas Development Institute. Her research spans countries in Asia and Africa, as well a breadth of sectors including food, retail and light manufacturing.