Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 · 11 mos · Delhi, India · Hybrid

• Supported CEO of Climate Asia & Arthan as Chief of Staff, leading key workstreams across 3 entities
• Managed key donor & partner relationships, both internationally & domestically
• Oversaw program design and implementation to run accelerator programs for ~100 NGOs reaching 200K beneficiaries, and a platform to engage > 50K women and queer leaders with leadership opportunities
• Built internal systems on Human Resource Management (HRMS), Performance Management System (PMS), defining Objectives & Key Results (OKRs) & Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for 3 entities
• Managed second line leadership on HR, Finance, Operations, Programs, Communications, Product & Tech
• Invited as panelist, speaker, jury, moderator for the following events
• i. Institute for Digital Transformation | Balancing Sustainability & Business | Mar 2025
• ii. Empowering Women Leaders in a Shifting Landscape | EquiLead | Feb 2025
• iii. Women Leadership in STEM | IIT Delhi | Jan 2025
• iv. Step into Leadership: Fundraising Opportunities for Mid-Career Women | EquiLead | Jan 2025
• v. Youth Climate Innovation Program | Asia Idea Lab | UNCTCN UNEP | Oct 2024

Mar 2024 – Oct 2024 · 7 mos · Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India · Remote

• Managed a team of 10 to build business plan, conduct market analysis, competitive benchmarking, go-to-market and pricing strategy for an innovative hybrid (online and in-person) tech based solution for mental health well-being
• Led development of solution design, logic model and theory of change, and pilot implementation plans

Oct 2022 – Mar 2024 · 1 yr 5 mos · Delhi, India · Hybrid

• Led design and execution of policy instrument to analyze Indian policies from a gender lens
• Supported the development of 5-year strategy for GEH, including budget analysis, fundraising plan, organizational restructuring, stakeholder management, advisory board recommendations and setup
• Designed organizational structure, leadership and HR requirements, advisory board setup
• Built fundraising strategy, due diligence criteria to select funders; analyzed funding databases and suggested initial prospective funders

Jun 2022 – Oct 2022 · 4 mos · Washington DC-Baltimore Area

• Led donor engagement, proposal writing and submission, due diligence for new opportunities
• Developed, revised, and finalized budgets and budget narratives to accompany proposal submissions

Aug 2021 – Jun 2022 · 10 mos · United States

• Amongst 15 fellows selected across all 13 Harvard schools and awarded $30,000 to advance social innovation.

Jul 2020 – Jan 2023 · 2 yrs 6 mos · Delhi, India

• Led strategy and management of WeUnlearn solutions including an AI based chatbot for underserved adolescents to build their self-efficacy and lead gender-equitable lives, supervised a team of 20
• Led interactions with donor agencies, investors, social impact investing firms, experts and partners
• Led the team to win the Stanford Design Challenge 2021 across > 220 entries from 40 countries
• Won research award worth $5000 from Harvard Kennedy School’s Malcolm Wiener Center for conducting research evaluation of chatbot solution in changing attitudes towards gender issues, published report
• Led design and implementation of a Randomized Control Trial (RCT) with a sample of ~1000 children from urban poor areas in Delhi to measure effectiveness of chatbot; observed 10-15 percent point change in attitude
• Invited as Speaker to multiple talks by Microsoft, TEDx (twice), NITs and IIT Bombay

Aug 2019 – Jan 2023 · 3 yrs 5 mos · United States

• Amongst 15 scholars representing India as Fulbright Nehru India scholars for Masters program in the United States.

Jul 2015 – Jul 2019 · 4 yrs

• Led interactions with national and state level bureaucratic leadership on progress & future strategy
• Led development of foundation’s point of view for effective dialogue between BMGF co-chairs, global and national BMGF leadership, leading politicians, and government officials of the country
• Developed Integrated Action Plan 2018 – 2023 for UP- roadmap for implementing health interventions in Uttar Pradesh (UP); reviews in government committees based on this Action Plan
• Led signing of Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) between Government of UP and BMGF for 2018-2023
• Successfully negotiated significant increase in BMGF’s UP budget; Built 10- year budget model
• Received ‘High Impact Bonus’ award two years in a row for demonstrating intellectual integrity and stepping up to shoulder responsibilities during staff shortage
• Program managed investments worth >$100 million and 20+ implementation partners in UP; biggest partner comprises 1000+ employees co-located with GoUP employees at state, district and village levels
• Led analysis of pathways between inputs, outputs, outcomes and impact for maternal and newborn health; identified positive deviances in uptake of skills and practices by facility staff through nurse mentoring

Jul 2014 – Jul 2015 · 1 yr

Aug 2012 – Jul 2014 · 1 yr 11 mos

• Led development of Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (MNCH) white paper for Department of Biotechnology (DBT), GoI, outlining a roadmap for use of targeted, low cost, effective technology led interventions in maternal and childcare in India; paper accepted by department
• Designed 5-year growth strategy for the Delhi chapter of United Way Worldwide (NGO raising >$5B/ year); Led relationships with CxOs of 40+ MNCs for initial implementation of market entry strategy
• Designed storyline & questionnaire for annual Bain Philanthropy Report focusing on the ‘Impact ‘of giving among donors & identifying factors to generate greater impact from every rupee donated