Experience

The Drexel Fund

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director

  • Jun 2022 - Present

  New York, United States Responsible for managing the fund's grant-making process including grant due-diligence, board approval, compliance and grant payables for a $25 million portfolio of 40 grantees. Additionally, I'm responsible for producing the fund's Annual Report, which includes data collection, management and presentation to the fund's board of directors.

• Program Manager

  • Aug 2020 - Jun 2022

  New York, United States Led the strategy and execution of two high-impact seed programs that supported entrepreneurs across 5 target states.



Education Pioneers

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Impact Fellow

  • Aug 2020 - Jul 2021

  New York, United States Selected from graduate students and professionals nationwide to be placed at a venture philanthropic fund. Invited to join the organization full-time at the end of the fellowship.



The Earth Institute, Columbia University

• Higher Education

• Consultant

  • Nov 2019 - Aug 2020

  Nairobi, Kenya Conducted qualitative analysis at the intersection of gender and corruption across the Kenya/Uganda border and crafted recommendations that informed 20+ policymaking institutions in the region.



World Education Services

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Summer Associate, Mariam Assefa Fund

  • Jul 2019 - Aug 2019

  New York, United States Through grantmaking, impact investing and partnerships, the WES Mariam Assefa Fund has distributed over $14.7 million across North America to catalyze economic inclusion in support of immigrants and refugees.



murmuration

• United States
• Retail Apparel and Fashion

• Summer Fellow

  • Jun 2019 - Jul 2019

  New York, United States Murmuration is a start-up founded by Emma Bloomberg, providing data, tools, and programming support to campaigns to accelerate their wins for the benefit of K-12 students.



Khan Academy

• India
• Capital Markets

• Consultant

  • Dec 2018 - May 2019

  São Paulo, Brazil Designed go-to-market strategy to double the reach of the client's platform in Brazil. Produced and presented qualitative and quantitative insights based on 10k+ data points to staff across 4 global offices.



Educational Initiatives

• India
• E-Learning Providers
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Specialist, Large Scale Education Programs

  • Jul 2016 - Jun 2017

  New Delhi, India Supported division-wide partnerships and fundraising efforts, raising $2.9 million from the Global Innovation Fund and Procter & Gamble to integrate the Mindspark program in 700+ public schools.

• Co-Founder, Mindspark English

  • Jul 2014 - Jun 2016

  Ahmedabad, India Developed, piloted and launched the company's latest ed-tech offering. Mindspark English is now used by 100K+ students across private and public schools in India.



Enactus

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• Advisory Board Member

  • Aug 2013 - Jul 2014

  New Delhi, India Mentored 50 first and second year student members to develop new projects, further international partnerships and improve team functionality.

• Director, International Relations

  • Aug 2012 - Jul 2013

  New Delhi, India Appointed to lead a newly created division of 30 members. Scaled and executed a university-wide social business competition which attracted 100+ students, and grew the team's global outreach.

• Co-Founder, Project Kayakalp

  • Aug 2011 - Jul 2012

  New Delhi, India Developed a social business model to revive the livelihoods of traditional puppeteers by modernizing their art form and maximizing market outreach. Kayakalp is now an independent, artist-led business.



Action Against Hunger | ACF-USA

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• Winter Intern

  • Nov 2011 - Dec 2011

  Kathmandu, Nepal Conducted a field review of the National Nutritional Policy impacting 250,000+ children across 3 districts.