Vayuna Gupta serves as the Senior Legal and Policy Advisor at GRW, where she plays a pivotal role in advancing GRW’s mission to drive systemic legal and policy reforms to end violence against women and girls. She has contributed to conducting needs assessments on GBV responses, conducted institutional assessments and trained advocates on systemic changes, both domestically in the US and internationally. Vayuna also provides strategic guidance on leveraging international human rights law and international best practices to influence legal and policy reforms globally.

Vayuna joined GRW in July 2023, bringing with her a wealth of experience in promoting compliance with international humanitarian law among armed groups and de facto authorities, representing parents in child welfare proceedings in New York, and engaging in legislative advocacy and public interest litigation in India.

She earned her first law degree from National Law School of India University, India and an LL.M in international law from New York University School of Law. She is a New York and India qualified attorney.