Surya Sugathan is a Transport Planner with over three years of experience specialising in transport planning, low-emission zones, integrated public transport systems, bus operations and electric mobility initiatives. She has been working as a Senior Transport Planner at the Centre of Excellence in Urban Transport, CRDF. She pursued a Master of Planning with a specialisation in Urban Transport Systems from CEPT University, Ahmedabad and a Bachelor of Architecture from Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala. 
Surya has been involved in urban transport projects such as the Planning Framework for Low Emission Zone in Core Areas of Indian Cities, the Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan for Greater Ahmedabad, Bus Priority Measures in Indian Cities and the UK Partnering for Accelerated Climate Transitions (UK PACT) project on Electrification of Public Transport in Ahmedabad. Her areas of interest include bus operations, electric mobility, integrated public transport, transport modelling, data analysis and visualisation. She is actively engaged in formulating the technical framework of the project, preparing contents that demonstrate analytical depth and technical understanding, developing spreadsheet-based models for analysis and visualisation, and involving in the preparation of technical proposals for bidding.