Ishita De is the Operations Officer (Research) for the Energy Innovation Centre (EIC), where she also provides direct executive and operational support to Professor Mohamed Pourkashanian OBE. She serves as a key cross-functional liaison between the EIC, Research Partnerships and Innovation (RPI), Faculty Finance, HR, and Marketing & Communications to ensure the end-to-end execution of research projects.

She delivers operational, financial, and administrative support across the project lifecycle, manages the day-to-day organizational activities of the Centre, and coordinates visits from research collaborators, funding bodies, and industrial partners.

Ishita holds a Bachelor of Arts and Law degree and brings 10 years of professional experience in the UK higher education sector.