Kinjal Doshi

In MSCI’s Data Collection team, precision and scale are the foundations for providing the data that powers better decisions. Based in Mumbai, Kinjal Doshi leads MSCI's Geospatial Data Operations team, driving innovation at the intersection of data and technology. Her team transforms complex satellite imagery, government records and unstructured geospatial data into datasets that power the solutions used to assess physical climate risks, evaluate biodiversity impacts and understand asset-level exposures across portfolios.

Driving Innovation Through Technology

Kinjal’s team manages data pipelines that process millions of data points from more than 100 feeds. An innovative mindset is a must for data collection at this scale. To achieve this, Kinjal is advancing AI-first approaches in her team, integrating emerging technologies into the workflow.

Solutions like Active Learning Models, GenAI applications and Cloud platforms have an impact across everything her team does: helping extract actionable insights from satellite imagery at an unprecedented scale, speeding up data validation and quality assurance and helping build scalable data pipelines that deliver on both speed and reliability.

And the outcome is powerful – delivering data of quality, scale and speed that wasn’t possible before. 

"I always tell my team that the trick to innovation is taking smart risks. First try small and keep iterating. Then whatever happens, you can either scale up from a small win or learn fast from your mistake."

A Day in the Life

Kinjal's day reflects the truly global nature of her role. It begins with her team's daily scrum meeting, ensuring data quality standards are met and client deliverables are on track. From there, she collaborates across MSCI's global operations: partnering with Engineering teams for sprint planning and designing new workflows, working with the Research teams on stress-testing methodologies against real-world geospatial data and working closely with Product teams to discuss client feedback and new features.

Working at every stage of product development – from data ingestion to final delivery – Kinjal's work impacts nearly every team involved in creating MSCI's Geospatial solutions.

"My day starts with the Manila team, followed by stakeholders in India. Once I've had calls with engineers in Mumbai and Pune, I move on to meetings with the teams in Europe, ending my day with calls with colleagues in the US. It's like following the sun."

Adapting to Stay Ahead

Continuous learning is at the core of Kinjal’s success: in such a fast-moving field full of innovation, she needs to constantly stay on top of new developments.

She embraces this challenge through a variety of ways: from participating in internal hackathons where she can explore new technologies and use cases, leveraging MSCI’s learning resources to deepen her expertise across disciplines to keeping up with industry news through articles and podcasts.

Working at the intersection of technology, research and product management means there is always something new to learn – and new ways to grow. Her team reflects this growth mindset, with members moving between teams or taking on expanded responsibilities as they develop new skills.

"Being adaptive and staying curious are major requirements in my role – it's what sets you up for success in a field where the technology landscape changes every month."

Leading with Purpose and Impact

Kinjal leads by example, never asking her team to solve challenges she couldn't tackle herself. When faced with complex problems, she sees opportunities for collaboration and collective learning. She keeps her team motivated by connecting daily technical work to the bigger picture – helping her team feel more connected to MSCI’s mission.

"When you see the actual impact of the code you've been working on – knowing it helps assess flood risks to real assets or measure biodiversity impacts across supply chains – that has a huge psychological benefit, strengthening your sense of purpose."