Maitreyi Phansalkar was born and raised in Mumbai, India. She completed her Bachelor in Architecture degree in 2016 and worked in India for 3 years. Her work includes teaching and research at the Academy of Architecture, Mumbai, Head Designer at an NGO working for rural artisanal development, and more. She moved to Austin in 2019 to pursue her master’s in Urban Design and is expected to graduate in May 2021.