Isha Savant
Economics Research Assistant at Columbia | Department of Economics- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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Columbia | Department of Economics
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United States
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Higher Education
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1 - 100 Employee
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Economics Research Assistant
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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
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Columbia Consulting Group
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United States
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Business Consulting and Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior Advisor and Consultant
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Sep 2021 - Present
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Amazon
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United States
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Software Development
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700 & Above Employee
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Program Manager Intern - Global Engineering Services
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Jun 2022 - Aug 2022
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Walgreens
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United States
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Retail
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700 & Above Employee
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Corporate Supply Chain Analytics Intern
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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
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Illinois Business Consulting
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United States
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Business Consulting and Services
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200 - 300 Employee
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Senior Consultant
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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
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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Economics Research Assistant
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Aug 2020 - Apr 2021
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Inovaare Corporation
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Hospitals and Health Care
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100 - 200 Employee
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Pricing Strategy Intern
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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
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University of California, Santa Cruz
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology Research Intern
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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
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Education
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Barnard College
Bachelor's degree, Economics with a Public Sector Concentration and Philosophy minor -
Columbia University in the City of New York
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Leland High School
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics with a Business Minor and Data Science Certificate