Ipshita Nandi Banerjee has 18 years of experience in Strategic Communications and Public Affairs. She is specialized in organizational and development sector communications, reputation management, leadership advisory and currently transitioning to enhanced gender-sector responsibilities.  She is working full time with USEA for the past three years as communications and gender lead implementing the ongoing projects the Energy Utility Partnership Program (EUPP), Advancing Modern Power through Utility Partnerships (AmpUp) funded by USAID, and the Women Energy Leaders, funded by U.S. Department of State. In the past Ipshita has worked as Media Specialist and grants officer, for the U.S. Department of State’s Consulate in Kolkata Public Affairs Section. Ipshita has received five U.S. Department of State meritorious honor awards. She was a journalist early career and has over 150 by-lined news copies to her credit.

Ipshita is the recipent of four U.S. Department of State Meritorious Honor Awards and has Grants Office Representation Training from the Foreign Service Institute, U.S. Department of State. She holds a bachelor's degree in Arts - English Literature and Language from Calcutta University, St. Xavier's College, India with a Master’s Degree in Content Creation and Media Management from the School of Convergence, International Management Institute, New Delhi, India. She has an additional Graduate Certificate in Public Policy from Takshashila Institute, Bangalore, India.