Personal profile
Curriculum Vitae
Investment Principal, xista science ventures
2021 → 2023
Assistant Research Professor, Center for Global Sustainability, School of Public Policy, University of Maryland
2017 → 2023
Consultant, The World Bank
2015 → 2017
Postdoctoral Fellow and Associate, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
2013 → 2017
Associate Consultant, Energy Advisory and Solutions, ICF International
2012 → 2013
PhD Researcher, Commissariat à l’énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives
2008 → 2011
BSc, St. Stephen's College, Delhi University
PhD, University Grenoble Alpes
MS, Université Paul Sabatier Toulouse III
External positions
Senior Fellow, Center for Global Sustainability, School of Public Policy, University of Maryland College Park
2023 → …
Associate Faculty, Complexity Science Hub Vienna
2022 → …
Expertise
- Energy
- Climate change
- Innovation
- Technological change
- Global value chains
- Energy policy
- Climate policy
- Innovation policy
- Industrial policy
- Science policy
- Green transitions
- Climate finance
- Data science
- Sustainability
Publications
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Energy technology entrepreneurship
Doblinger, C. & Surana, K., 17 Mar 2026, Handbook of Energy Innovation. Diaz Anadon, L., Malhotra, A., Sagar, A. D. & Verdolini, E. (eds.). Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing, p. 532-551Publication: Chapter in book/Conference proceeding › Chapter in edited volume
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Network structure matters: how coordination and cooperation mechanisms drive solar-battery co-adoption
Luo, K., Qiu, Y. & Surana, K., 9 Jan 2026, In: Environmental Research Letters. 21, 1Publication: Scientific journal › Journal article › peer-review
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Assessing innovation in the nascent value chains of climate-mitigating technologies
Thomas, Z. H., Williams, E. D., Surana, K. & Edwards, M. R., 1 Sept 2025, In: Environmental Research Letters. 20, 9Publication: Scientific journal › Journal article › peer-review
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Informed investments in clean energy technologies
Trancik, J. E., Baker, E., Nemet, G., Klemun, M. M., Hanes, R. J., Surana, K., Arent, D., Baldwin, S. F., Gabriel, S. A., Popper, S. W., Bosetti, V., Henrion, M., Marangoni, G. & Way, R., 24 Nov 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Nature Energy.Publication: Scientific journal › Journal article › peer-review
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Advancing equitable value chains for the global hydrogen economy
Kennedy, K. M., Borrero, M. A., Edwards, M. R., O'Rourke, P., Hultman, N. E. & Surana, K., Dec 2024, In: Energy and Climate Change. 5, 100166.Publication: Scientific journal › Journal article › peer-review
Activities
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Clean Energy
Surana, K. (Speaker)
29 Oct 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Science to professionals/public
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Maximizing the Contribution of Aviation to 2050 Net-zero Emission Reduction Pathways through Evidence-based Policy
Surana, K. (Speaker)
11 Jun 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Science to science
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Leading for a Sustainable Future - WU Sustainability Talk with Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins
Surana, K. (Speaker)
29 Feb 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Science to professionals/public
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Costs and Key Leverage Points for Atmospheric Methane Removal Technologies
Edwards, M. R. (Speaker) & Surana, K. (Speaker)
17 Oct 2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Science to professionals/public
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Energy and Climate Change (Journal)
Surana, K. (Associate editor)
1 Oct 2023 → …Activity: Editorial work and peer-review › Member of Editorial Board