Aravind Boddupalli is a research associate in the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center, where he contributes to projects on federal, state, and local tax and budget issues. His research interests are centered on public finance policies to reduce and eliminate racial income and wealth disparities in the United States. He also serves on the Fines, Fees, and Restitution workgroup of Baltimore City's Criminal Justice Coordinating Council.

Boddupalli graduated summa cum laude from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, with a BA in economics and political science.