Sep 2022 – Nov 2023 · 1 yr 2 mos

May 2022 – Sep 2022 · 4 mos

Oct 2020 – May 2022 · 1 yr 7 mos

Feb 2020 – Oct 2020 · 8 mos

Aug 2016 – Feb 2020 · 3 yrs 6 mos

Aug 2014 – Jul 2016 · 1 yr 11 mos · Gurgaon, India

Aug 2013 – Jun 2014 · 10 mos · New Delhi Area, India

May 2013 – Jun 2013 · 1 mo · Washington D.C. Metro Area

Jan 2013 – Apr 2013 · 3 mos · Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Co-author of “Local Manager’s Guide to e-petitions”, an in-depth comparative study of e-petition systems in the US, UK and Australia; under a grant from the Rockefeller Brothers Fund. To be published in April 2013.

Aug 2012 – Dec 2012 · 4 mos · Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Designed and facilitated participatory budgeting exercise with the ICT department at the World Bank and citizen engagement forums with WMATA in Arlington, Maryland and DC
• Developed several online engagement tools including short briefs and interactive surveys on current state of taxes, national security and debt and deficit issues in the US. This was part of the Face the Facts project, a national education and engagement campaign, in partnership with the Omidyar Network and the George Washington University

Jun 2012 – Aug 2012 · 2 mos · Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Co-authored “Life in Congress”, a series of 3 first-of-its-kind reports on the working world of America’s democratic institutions to be published between October 2012 – April 2013
• Designed and part of the delivery team for leadership and management workshops for over 130 Chiefs of Staff and 150 Legislative Directors to Members of the US Congress
• Analyzed CMF’s strategic plan and provided insights on how business development could evolve while furthering the CMF mission. This led to changes in their fundraising strategy (product creation, proposals, and potential consortium partners)

Jun 2009 – Aug 2010 · 1 yr 2 mos

• Managed a diverse 18-person team, achieved 50% growth across all organizational goals in 1 year
• Supported the creation and execution of bi-annual global conferences (Malaysia and Tunisia), hosting 1,000 youth participants from 110 countries, 100 corporate representatives, and 10,000+ virtual participants
• Designed a 5-year strategic change process based on appreciative inquiry involving 700+ contributors. Unified the global organization with a new mid-term vision
• Supervised strategic changes in IT, governance, democratic decision-making, and operations resulting in a leaner and more transparent organization. Recognized by WorldBlu as a distinguished Democratic Workplace for 2010
• Presented youth opinion at COP15, Erasmus Conference under Swedish Presidency of the European Union and World Business Summit on Climate Change

Jun 2007 – Jun 2009 · 2 yrs

• Managed a 5-person team to achieve $1.1 million in sponsorship revenue (115% of target)
• Sustained and increased all current partnerships by 60%, and led negotiations to sign 4 new corporate partners
• Revised and led global sales and marketing strategy to ensure financial sustainability amidst a global economic crisis
• Managed international advisory board comprised of senior global representatives from Fortune 500 companies (PwC, Unilever, Microsoft, ING, DHL)

Jun 2006 – Jun 2007 · 1 yr

• Managed a 7-person account management team to achieve $160,000 in fundraising; highest amount
• ever achieved.
• Secured financial support for youth-led projects addressing HIV/AIDS, child abuse, entrepreneurship, and CSR
• Prepared and delivered event which led to the creation of the national alumni association with 3,000+ members

Jul 2003 – May 2006 · 2 yrs 10 mos

• Volunteer
• Vice President Exchange 2004-05
• Vice President External Relations 2005-06