Sep 2024 – Present · 1 yr 8 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

• NSRCEL is IIM Bangalore's flagship startup incubator; iCube (Incubating Incubators Initiative) is NSRCEL's new consulting arm to help build incubation capacity in the more underserved regions of the country.
• It's a privilege to get to work with and learn from not only the different verticals at NSRCEL (Students, Impact, Fintech, Climate, Healthcare, you name it!), but also driven incubation professionals across the world: IIT Palakkad Technology iHub Foundation (IPTIF), Mizoram Startup Mission (MSUM), IIM Trichy, and the list goes on (15 states, 3 UT's, 2 countries, and counting).

Jul 2024 – Aug 2024 · 1 mo · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Remote

• Nilakeni Philanthropies, Skoll, New Profit, and Instituto Beja have cofounded C4EC to reimagine what it means to create impactful change at scale. I worked briefly with Priya, the Chief Evangelist, to understand and flesh out how we select organisations and leaders who are ready and at the brink of this transformation.

Jun 2024 – Jul 2025 · 1 yr 1 mo · Kochi, Kerala, India · Remote

• CraftHER is an entrepreneurial education travel programme curated by Asha and her team at Swara in partnership with the Laidlaw Foundation. Each year, a cohort of Laidlaw scholars travel to Kerala to learn from and contribute to the female-led craft entrepreneurship ecosystem; I supported with the educational programme design through the first two iterations of the programme over the summers of 2024 & 2025.

Jun 2024 – Aug 2024 · 2 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India · Remote

• Atma's Accelerator programme builds capacity in NGOs and social enterprises in 10 organisational development areas. 'Digital' Capacity Building is a relatively new offering that the team have only offered to five organisations so far. I briefly worked with Vanita, Kavita, and Vernon to understand and assess the impact of the offer in its first year.

May 2024 – Jul 2024 · 2 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India · Remote

• TiTLi's Sanghrakshini Programme works with Anganwadis to transform them into happy and thriving centres of learning and growth for children. I worked with Mayurika and Pranjal to revisit how the team captures, measures, and communicates the massive impact they're having and enabling.

Apr 2023 – Sep 2024 · 1 yr 5 mos · London, England, United Kingdom · Hybrid

• The Digital Transformation division of TPXimpact supports local gov, central gov, and third sector clients on large and small-scale digital strategy, transformation, and policy projects. This includes but is not limited to user-led discovery, quantitative research, futures thinking, impact measurement/evaluation, and strategic advisory. Outside of my work as a Strategy/Impact Consultant, I supported the organisation's thinking and delivery of social value commitments; and I facilitated/participated in spaces like the Greener Services Hack Day and the Food Conversation; I also served as a Mental Health First Aider and a Future Leaders Coach.

Jan 2023 – Mar 2023 · 2 mos · Oxford, England, United Kingdom · Remote

• Under the guidance of Prof. Renée B Adams, Davinia, Wanshu, Anh, and I worked to develop case studies and frameworks to add to Renée's one-of-a-kind MBA elective course 'Diversity, Inclusion, and Finance'.

Oct 2022 – Mar 2023 · 5 mos · London, England, United Kingdom · On-site

• As part of a diverse cohort of 57 potential founders, researched, developed, tested, and iterated startup ideas in Fintech and Femtech spaces.

Apr 2021 – Aug 2021 · 4 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Remote

• My theory of change with the MBA was to explore the 'commercial' side of charity-- I was specifically interested in understanding Alternative Financing. To that end, Fi was a great place for me to get a practical introduction to Fintech's as well as to get a masterclass in Marketing, Cx, and Community Building.

Aug 2018 – Apr 2021 · 2 yrs 8 mos · Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India · Hybrid

• Managed monitoring & evaluation of upto 15k applications per year to ensure a fair, consistent, and resource-efficient selection process- automated most parts of the role, allowing for improved accuracy, scalability, and continuity/resilience (especially during the pandemic). Helped transition to a virtual selection process within a span of 3 weeks, facilitated data literacy trainings, served on the prevention of sexual harassment (POSH) committee, ran pilots to explore DEI in selection processes,...

Jun 2016 – Oct 2016 · 4 mos · Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India · On-site

• Taught theoretical computer science and programming to 2 classes of 50-54 BCA students each- led the Women's Cell and Rural Outreach activities; facilitated placement trainings.

Jun 2014 – Apr 2016 · 1 yr 10 mos · Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India · On-site

• Assisted family business- eventually, in responsibly downscaling from 70+ employees to 14- worked with the retrenched 56 employees to upskill and smoothen the transition.

Dec 2013 – May 2014 · 5 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

• As part of the Security & Verification team, explored and built the blueprint for voice as a potential verification method on the eBay website. Was part of the Machine Learning Special Interest Group at the time.

May 2012 – Nov 2012 · 6 mos · Pune, Maharashtra, India · On-site

• As part of the Human-Centric Systems Group, learnt and built agent-based models to simulate and study organisational behaviour.