Arun Singh joined the Institute in 2010 as a Senior Fellow, bringing extensive expertise from his doctoral work at Delhi University. Over a decade at the Institute, he led groundbreaking research on how cultural factors influence risk perception and economic decision-making. His work bridging classical and behavioral economics resulted in numerous high-impact publications. Singh left in 2020 to assume the position of Director of Research at the Mumbai Institute for Behavioural Studies, where he continues his work on cultural cognition.