Architect and Urban Regeneration professional, Anshul Abbasi is an alumnus of the Faculty of Architecture & Ekistics, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi where he specialized in urban regeneration. Post his master's, he was associated with Connect Building Solutions, Noida as a senior architect, leading the architecture and interiors vertical- Studio Connect. Anshul was a part of the India Smart Cities Fellowship (2019-2021) where he was involved in the development of the traffic monitoring tool - ENABLE. Additionally, he worked on several other projects of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs such as the Ease of Living and Municipal Performance Index 2020, The Urban Learning Internship Program (TULIP), and the Climate Smart Cities Assessment Framework. During his fellowship period, he realized his interests in policy formulation and digital innovation. He has worked on the revision of the National Mission on Sustainable Habitat (NMSH 2.0) and the Long-term Low Emission Development Strategy (LT-LEDS) launched at COP 27. He developed the Climate Data Observatory (CDoT). Currently working as the Lead (Policy and Planning) with NIUA, Anshul’s responsibilities include policy development, managing data initiatives, and communications at Climate Centre for Cities.