Isha Savant

Economics Research Assistant at Columbia | Department of Economics
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(386) 825-5501
Location
New York, New York, United States, US
Languages
  • American Sign Language -
  • English Native or bilingual proficiency
  • French -

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Experience

    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Economics Research Assistant
      • Jan 2023 - Present

      - Analyzing foster care policy reform in California to track and measure changes in economic, labor, and health outcomes using causal inferencing and regression analysis - Tracking rates of stimulant prescriptions and shipping/port records in California Working under Kate Musen - Analyzing foster care policy reform in California to track and measure changes in economic, labor, and health outcomes using causal inferencing and regression analysis - Tracking rates of stimulant prescriptions and shipping/port records in California Working under Kate Musen

    • United States
    • Business Consulting and Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Senior Advisor and Consultant
      • Sep 2021 - Present

    • United States
    • Software Development
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Program Manager Intern - Global Engineering Services
      • Jun 2022 - Aug 2022

    • United States
    • Retail
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Corporate Supply Chain Analytics Intern
      • Jun 2021 - Aug 2021

      - Designed and constructed a lost sales report in SQL to promptly fill the gap in reporting between overconsumption and out of stock items in order to assist planners in reordering and keep SSIS high - Collaborated with planners to reduce lost sales by $10 - $15 million within 3 weeks using the report - Created a start-to-finish business model to broaden the target audience for intern innovation project - Designed and constructed a lost sales report in SQL to promptly fill the gap in reporting between overconsumption and out of stock items in order to assist planners in reordering and keep SSIS high - Collaborated with planners to reduce lost sales by $10 - $15 million within 3 weeks using the report - Created a start-to-finish business model to broaden the target audience for intern innovation project

    • United States
    • Business Consulting and Services
    • 200 - 300 Employee
    • Senior Consultant
      • Sep 2019 - May 2021

      - Largest professionally managed, student-run university consulting organization in the US - Consulted for Fortune 50 companies and startups - Held weekly client calls to present findings - Trained new consultants in slide design and synthesis along with general consulting guidance Dynamic Finance Model: • Consulted for a Fortune 50 company • Analyzed external environmental impacts to understand the fiscal changes that the company would endure • Created a model that can calculate the financial impact based on the relationship of the events and sales of a variety of products to prevent losses of around $100 million in the long run Company and Subsidiary Valuation: • Consulted for financial services company (EFT sub-advising, investment banking, equity exchange, and income trading) • Conducting CCA and DCF to value the company and its three subsidiaries • Worked extensively with financial reports/databases and suggested potential next steps to aide company realigning focus Land Value Calculator: • Consulted for a loan financing company • Analyzed various factors to understand which variables play into the loan amount and to help understand the likelihood of a recipient’s ability to pay the loan off • Created a model to predict land value based on various factors to save approximately $20 million in late loan payments Targeted Marketing Campaign: • Consulted for a startup that creates a natural drink aimed at health concerns among older generations • Created a six month marketing plan white paper to reach older demographics Show less

    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Economics Research Assistant
      • Aug 2020 - Apr 2021

    • Hospitals and Health Care
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Pricing Strategy Intern
      • Apr 2020 - Aug 2020

      - Conducted competitive analysis regarding product development and understanding competitive pricing for products - Strategized most effective reopening of hospitals for elective procedures after COVID-19 - Researched optimal data organization methods for hospitals to track COVID-19 exposure and progress of patients - Conducted competitive analysis regarding product development and understanding competitive pricing for products - Strategized most effective reopening of hospitals for elective procedures after COVID-19 - Researched optimal data organization methods for hospitals to track COVID-19 exposure and progress of patients

    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology Research Intern
      • Jun 2018 - Aug 2018

      - Used CRISPRi to inhibit the transcription of lncRNA to see if a cancerous cell regains normal qualities - Tracked the levels of lncRNA production when the cancer causing gene was blocked - Used CRISPRi to inhibit the transcription of lncRNA to see if a cancerous cell regains normal qualities - Tracked the levels of lncRNA production when the cancer causing gene was blocked

Education

  • Barnard College
    Bachelor's degree, Economics with a Public Sector Concentration and Philosophy minor
  • Columbia University in the City of New York
  • Leland High School
  • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Econometrics and Quantitative Economics with a Business Minor and Data Science Certificate

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