Mohak Mangal

Co-Founder

Palo Alto, California, United States7 yrs 7 mos experience

Key Highlights

Founded a successful YouTube channel with 4M+ subscribers.
Experience in economic research and consulting at the World Bank.
Co-founded a startup focused on electric grid intelligence.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a multifaceted professional with expertise in economic research, media, and energy sectors.

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Economic ResearchStataMicrosoft ExcelEViewsQualitative & Quantitative Research MethodologiesQuantitative ResearchAnalysisEconometricsLeadershipResearch

About

Started as a Development Economist trying to make a dent in poverty in rural India and Myanmar. One day, got extremely frustrated with the quality of news in India and started a YouTube channel to inform people about complex social and political issues. In between also got graduate degrees from Yale and Stanford.

Experience

Pravāh

Co-Founder

Jan 2025 – Present · 1 yr 2 mos

Building Foundational Intelligence for the Electric Grid. Backed by Khosla Ventures, Pear VC, and Conviction.
We are hiring!
https://www.pravah.com/

Convex labs

Strategy Intern

Jul 2022 – Aug 2022 · 1 mo · San Francisco Bay Area · On-site

Did crypto.

Alphabeta

Associate

Jan 2020 – Apr 2021 · 1 yr 3 mos · Singapore · On-site

Used Excel shortcuts, made several PowerPoints, painstakingly crafted the seating chart for a VIP delegation, and learnt about plastic recycling to help the Indonesian Government develop its Circular Economy Strategy.

Soch by mohak mangal

Founder

Aug 2018 – Present · 7 yrs 7 mos · Remote

Annoyed by fake news over family WhatsApp groups, created an evidence-driven YouTube channel. Now the YouTube channel has 4 million+ subscribers, receives 15-20 million views every month, and is among the top 1% of channels globally.

World bank group

Consultant

Jul 2017 – Jan 2020 · 2 yrs 6 mos · Yangon, Myanmar · On-site

Got my then dream job of working at the World Bank. Used STATA to analyse education datasets. Realised that I am more suited to a faster-pace of life in the private sector.

International growth centre

Project Manager

Jun 2016 – Jun 2017 · 1 yr · Yangon, Myanmar

Uprooted my life and landed in Yangon with no friends and SIM card. Quickly fell in love with the country and its Tea Leaf Salad. Advised the Ministry of Commerce on designing an SEZ that maximises positive spillover effects on the local economy.

Abdul latif jameel poverty action lab (j-pal)

Research Associate

May 2014 – Jun 2015 · 1 yr 1 mo · Bihar, India · On-site

Hired, led, managed, ate, and lived with a team of 80 people to execute surveys of 2,000 households across 420 villages in rural Bihar. Discovered the beauty and quirks of Muzaffarpur, Nalanda, and Punea.

Frontier strategy group

Consulting Intern

May 2013 – Dec 2013 · 7 mos · Singapore

First consulting job. Learnt what a Slide Master is. Had a fun time looking at where KFC is opening its outlets in Indonesia 🇮🇩

J.p. morgan

Economic Research Intern

Mar 2013 – May 2013 · 2 mos · Singapore

The first professional experience of my life. Got scolded, made several Excel mistakes, and learnt what it takes to build and maintain high standards in high-performing teams.