M. Ankith Reddy is an economic research analyst with the Economic Research Center at The Buckeye Institute, where he works with a team of experts to research economic and tax policies that will help Ohio and other states implement policies to grow and strengthen their economies.   

Before joining The Buckeye Institute, Reddy interned at the Cato Institute, where he worked under the direction of scholars at the Center for Monetary and Financial Alternatives, where he assisted in research and data analysis. Reddy was also a visiting fellow at the Political Economy Research Institute at Middle Tennessee State University, where his ongoing research efforts include the role of government in water management and the relationship between foreign aid and economic growth. 

Reddy is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Finance and Economics at Middle Tennessee State University, where his fields of specialty are public choice and applied econometrics. His research focus includes energy, monetary, and tax policy. Reddy graduated From Middle Tennessee State University with a master’s degree in economics and earned his bachelor’s degree in economics and a minor in mathematics from King University. 

A native of Hyderabad, India, Reddy loves to game, play tennis competitively, and visit libraries in his free time.