Venture Capital Intern

• Aug 2022 - Present

Head of Community

• May 2022 - Present

▪ Support a student-run venture initiative to build a community of founders and start-ups in the MENA region▪ Enhance partnerships with numerous established venture capital funds and venture organizations, such as StartAD, an Abu Dhabi-based accelerator, VentureSouq, Dubai Angel Investors, and Oryx Fund, a MENA focused fund from London▪ Nurture student entrepreneurship by a structured curriculum to VC investment, exposure to UAE ecosystem and networks ▪ Support a student-run venture initiative to build a community of founders and start-ups in the MENA region▪ Enhance partnerships with numerous established venture capital funds and venture organizations, such as StartAD, an Abu Dhabi-based accelerator, VentureSouq, Dubai Angel Investors, and Oryx Fund, a MENA focused fund from London▪ Nurture student entrepreneurship by a structured curriculum to VC investment, exposure to UAE ecosystem and networks

Chair

• Dec 2019 - Present

▪ Developed a new communication channel to increase student access to their embassy, its services, and their representative▪ Created opportunities for collaboration with the embassy in education, professional development, and diplomacy▪ Communicated with the education department about students’ needs such as repatriation flights and health packages ▪ Developed a new communication channel to increase student access to their embassy, its services, and their representative▪ Created opportunities for collaboration with the embassy in education, professional development, and diplomacy▪ Communicated with the education department about students’ needs such as repatriation flights and health packages

Head of Public Relations

• Sep 2019 - Present

▪ Organized the first interdisciplinary forum zooming in on the partnership between China and the Gulf region▪ Enhanced students’ understanding of the impacts of Chinese corporates on the start-up ecosystem in the Gulf▪ Invited Chinese corporates (UnionPay and China Mobile) to discuss their expansion strategies in the overseas market ▪ Designed the promotion plan and developed relationships with stakeholders within and outside of the NYU network ▪ Organized the first interdisciplinary forum zooming in on the partnership between China and the Gulf region▪ Enhanced students’ understanding of the impacts of Chinese corporates on the start-up ecosystem in the Gulf▪ Invited Chinese corporates (UnionPay and China Mobile) to discuss their expansion strategies in the overseas market ▪ Designed the promotion plan and developed relationships with stakeholders within and outside of the NYU network

UAE Cultural Ambassador

• Aug 2020 - May 2021

▪ Employed by the Community Outreach Department to plan events that facilitate students’ cultural engagement ▪ Modified multiple in-person activities for the virtual settings that benefited 750+ students from 80+ countries ▪ Launched a social media campaign on the new Instagram account that increased 600 followers in 9 months▪ Held 8 office hours per week on programming, event hosting, and community bridging ▪ Employed by the Community Outreach Department to plan events that facilitate students’ cultural engagement ▪ Modified multiple in-person activities for the virtual settings that benefited 750+ students from 80+ countries ▪ Launched a social media campaign on the new Instagram account that increased 600 followers in 9 months▪ Held 8 office hours per week on programming, event hosting, and community bridging

Equity Research Intern

• Jun 2020 - Jul 2020

▪ Worked in the research department of a private equity firm to collect data and synthesize reports on market trends ▪ Assessed the prospect of the education sector for the CNY 10 mn pre-Series A funding round of an EdTech start-up▪ Created football field charts with DCF models, trading comps, and precedent transactions valuation▪ Assisted with an analysis on the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on TMT and healthcare industries ▪ Worked in the research department of a private equity firm to collect data and synthesize reports on market trends ▪ Assessed the prospect of the education sector for the CNY 10 mn pre-Series A funding round of an EdTech start-up▪ Created football field charts with DCF models, trading comps, and precedent transactions valuation▪ Assisted with an analysis on the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on TMT and healthcare industries