Senior Associate- Public Policy

• May 2020 - Present

Social Protection: Established India’s national forum of trafficking survivors- Indian Leadership Forum Against Trafficking • Spearheaded membership of 4000+ survivors and 11 NGOs from 10 states, achieving 200x growth in less than 3 months• Engaged with 300+ policymakers and participated in deliberation with Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs Result: Recognition and inclusion of survivor-led policy recommendations in Parliament Committee Report• Positioned the forum as key stakeholder on anti- human trafficking law discussions in 25+ high-level government meetings Result: Built in-roads in nodal ministries (Women and Child Development, Home Affairs) & think tanks (NITI Aayog, NCW) • Collaborated with US Embassy and Kalinga Fellowship for soft skills and leadership training benefitting 20+ survivors• Managed a team of 5 members in tracking policies, parliamentarian proceedings and drafting policy briefings • Won 3 impact-driven campaign awards in Public Affairs/ Government Relations at SABRE South Asia, Fulcrum and India PR & Corporate Communication Awards 2021Women Entrepreneurship: Consulted EdelGive Foundation in rolling out a campaign on entrepreneurship- UdyamStree• Collaborated with industry association FICCI to onboard 75+ corporate and philanthropy leaders as mentors for entrepreneurs• Rolled out Leadership Dialogues for students in 28,000 schools in partnership with Maharashtra State Education Department • Managed partnership with 3+ social enterprises for linking 8000+ rural women to government-run entrepreneurship schemes • Guided team in developing effective communication strategy for social media reaching 118.1M digital audience Result: Exponential increase in impressions by 50% on LinkedIn, 40% on Instagram, and 26% on Twitter handles • Awarded best campaign in Not-For-Profit category at SABRE Awards South Asia and Fulcrum Award 2022

Agtech & WASH

• Nov 2018 - Present

• Socio-economic Investment sector: Conducted comprehensive sector prioritization review of Timor-Leste economy for USAID Timor-Leste; Recommended ~4 priority sectors with potential private investor interest to boost country’s economic growth • Agriculture sector: Designed strategy to establish South-Asia AgTech Hub for Innovation (SAATHI), a platform supporting agriculture innovation and technology transfer from India to Bangladesh• WASH sector: Supported Ministry of Drinking Water & Sanitation on the assessment of the IEC activities conducted by cross-sectoral actors during Swachh Bharat Mission and the socio-economic impact generated.

Innovation and Knowledge Center

• Mar 2018 - Present

IKC is the BU that serves as an incubator for consultants; Supported projects in 10+ verticals and knowledge paper studies as part of the grooming process • Supported opportunity assessment study of Indian Digital Classroom market for Intel through analyzing the supply and demand of smart classroom in India and mapping the key business models of procurement for different end user segment• Conducted industry analysis for Indian Data Analytics in Agriculture market through analyzing emerging market trends and mapping all segments of value chain through transcribing interviews of industry leaders for Mitsubishi• Monitored and analyzed emerging market behavior and trends for Indian Automotive aftermarkets and EV batteries market in India for Flex and recommended growth strategy to capitalize on future market trends • Supported market assessment of Indian Consumer Telecom market for CISCO by company profiling of top 10 players • Supported market research study on various projects like Global glass container and Float Glass industry, Zinc and Potassium Sulfate market and Indian construction and water purifier industry• Conducted macro-economic analysis of middle east countries such as Iraq, Iran, Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait and United Arab Emirates• Published White Paper on Indian Rural Economy and IPO report on Indian Municipal Waste Management Services

Summer Researcher

• May 2017 - Present

• Research Supervisor: Dr. Ofer ZwikaelConducted research on Project Benefit Management, Project funding decisions and Roles of Project Owner and Project Manager• Analyzed data (regression, correlation, factor analysis etc) and performed literature review for manuscripts on Strategic and tactical planning and Planning Quality and Cultural Diversity • Research Supervisor: Dr. Ofer ZwikaelConducted research on Project Benefit Management, Project funding decisions and Roles of Project Owner and Project Manager• Analyzed data (regression, correlation, factor analysis etc) and performed literature review for manuscripts on Strategic and tactical planning and Planning Quality and Cultural Diversity

Marketing Intern- Center for Collective Development

• Dec 2016 - Present

• Conceptualised business model and marketing and sales promotion strategy for India Farm Foods, a social enterprise which makes processed foods from agricultural produce and passes on its profits to the farmers• Planned the launch strategy, structured the marketing procedure and customer capturing policies for the farmveda products launch in January • Conceptualised business model and marketing and sales promotion strategy for India Farm Foods, a social enterprise which makes processed foods from agricultural produce and passes on its profits to the farmers• Planned the launch strategy, structured the marketing procedure and customer capturing policies for the farmveda products launch in January

Summer Intern

• May 2016 - Present

• Developed a web based simulation game on Supply chain management. The problem was to determine demand for different products of a pharmaceutical company from 3 outstations considering constraints on their capacities and lead times• Game mechanics work similar to that of the Beer Game developed at Harvard Business School • Developed a web based simulation game on Supply chain management. The problem was to determine demand for different products of a pharmaceutical company from 3 outstations considering constraints on their capacities and lead times• Game mechanics work similar to that of the Beer Game developed at Harvard Business School

Planning & Strategy

• Sep 2020 - Nov 2020

Speaker

• Jun 2018 - Jun 2018

Student Representative

• Nov 2017 - Nov 2017

Delegate

• May 2017 - May 2017

Indian Delegate

• Mar 2016 - Mar 2016

Indian Delegate

• Jun 2015 - Jun 2015

Delegate

• Jan 2015 - Jan 2015