Aditi joined the Institute in January 2012 after completing a Masters in Peace and Conflict Studies at the University of St Andrews, in Scotland (with distinction in coursework). She is also a Chevening Scholar. She has also spent considerable time at The Presidency of the Republic of South Africa as a researcher/writer and in television production. She holds an undergraduate and Honours degree from University of Natal, Durban where she majored in Political Science, Legal Studies and Media and Communications.