Dr Subbanna is a Project Scientist III at the Divecha Center for Climate Change, Indian Institute of Science, and a Science Policy Analyst for Food Security and Malnutrition at Future Earth South Asia. Her research tries to bridge the science-to-society policy gap by creating sustainable solution pathways through policy briefs and conducting activities to strengthen the science-society-policy interface. In the past, she has worked with research institutes like ISEC, not-for-profit organizations like ESG and CSD, and international think tanks like WRI. She also serves as an NGC Member at the Bamboo Society of India.