Pragya Gupta — Co-Founder

I am currently working in the capacity of an Associate at Bain and Company, in Energy and Natural Resources. I graduated in Multimedia and Mass Communication from IP College for Women, University of Delhi, and subsequently prepared for the UPSC Civil Service Examinations. My work and interest in the climate and social impact space is spread across sectors. I have worked on a range of complex problems, along with government, non-profit, social enterprise, academic and foundation partners. I work towards social impact both through my personal projects, as well as my professional work. My diverse experience has helped me understand various facets of the impact sector. A) Associate, Bain and Company a) Worked on problems focused on energy efficiency and renewable energy b) My work focuses on strategic advisory, problem solving, and research A) Associate Consultant, Sattva Consulting a) I work with NGOs and foundations to help them enhance initiatives addressing social and environmental issues b) My work focuses on strategic advisory, problem-solving, research, program management and capacity building B) YouTube Creator (44,000+ subscribers | 1.9 million+ views) a) I create content focused at social impact, disability and inclusion b) Collaborate with experts in the field including NGOs c) Promote the work of Social Enterprises and ESG efforts of Corporates C) Mentor (9 sessions, 1000+ registrations) a) I mentor students in areas related to consulting practices b) Help students and working professionals who aim to enter the social impact space build compelling CVs that highlight their skills and experiences effectively D) Past Work a) Led a 150 member volunteer based NGO in the field of education, where she collaborated with WCD, Delhi b) Created accessible content with subtitles and voice over to videos in Indian Sign Language targeted at upskilling Deaf adults and expanded business by bringing in new clients, and managing client expectations c) Journalistic intern with The Hindu where she reported news across various beats

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Social Impact Consultant with expertise in Energy and Non-profit sectors.

Location: Delhi, India

Experience: 7 yrs 3 mos

Skills

Energy Efficiency
Strategic Advisory
Research
Program Management

Career Highlights

Led a 150-member NGO focused on education.
Created accessible content for Deaf adults.
Developed strategies for NGOs addressing social issues.

Work Experience

Bain & Company

Associate, Energy and Natural Resources (10 mos)

Sattva Consulting

Associate Consultant (1 yr 4 mos)

Analyst (1 yr 1 mo)

Myra_EkPahel

President (6 mos)

Advisor (5 mos)

Head- Delhi Chapter (6 mos)

Member- Strategic Partnerships and Operations (2 mos)

Sign Medium

Production Coordinator (1 yr 3 mos)

Impact Consulting

Consultant (4 mos)

YouTube

Youtube Creator (5 yrs 5 mos)

Girl Up- Indraprastha College for Women

Co-Founder and Vice President (4 mos)

The Hindu

Intern (1 mo)

Department of Multi Media and Mass Communication at IP College for Women

President (10 mos)

Kailash Satyarthi Children’s Foundation

Intern (1 mo)

The Bastion

Research Intern (3 mos)

The Creative Key

Freelance Writer (3 mos)

Department of Multi Media and Mass Communication at Indraprastha College for Women

Vice President (1 yr 1 mo)

The Climber

Marketing Intern (0 mo)

Trackampus

Business Development Intern (0 mo)

Education

Bachelor of Arts (BA) at Indraprastha College For Women

AISSCE at GD Goenka Public School

Pragya Gupta

Co-Founder

Delhi, India7 yrs 3 mos experience

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Key Highlights

Led a 150-member NGO focused on education.
Created accessible content for Deaf adults.
Developed strategies for NGOs addressing social issues.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Social Impact Consultant with expertise in Energy and Non-profit sectors.

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Skills

Core Skills

Energy EfficiencyStrategic AdvisoryResearchProgram Management

Other Skills

Renewable energyProblem solvingData analysisCapacity buildingTeam LeadershipPublic SpeakingTime ManagementSocial MediaAnalytical SkillsCreative WritingAudio RecordingAdobe After EffectsFinal Cut ProCorelDRAWCommunication for Development

About

Experience

7 yrs 3 mos

Total Experience

1 yr 2 mos

Average Tenure

5 yrs 5 mos

Current Experience

Bain & company

Associate, Energy and Natural Resources

Aug 2024 – Jun 2025 · 10 mos

Co-created a strategy and operational model for a nation’s energy efficiency center to promote carbon emission reduction, including energy efficiency in transportation, industries and commercial buildings
Undertook secondary research to benchmark regulations, and ecosystem best practices, technologies and partnership mechanisms
Co-developed a long term implementation plan, including 50+ initiatives to be executed over a 5 year period
Built expert collateral for the global Offshore wind energy market, with a special focus on the Nordics region
Conducted data analysis of the global offshore wind pipeline, for major countries and developers
Undertook secondary research to develop an analysis of changing monopile and turbine sizes, and vessel production capacity
Co-designed and co-developed the first quarterly CoE newsletter, highlighting key projects and capabilities of the teams

Energy efficiencyRenewable energyStrategic advisoryProblem solvingResearch

Sattva consulting

2 roles

Associate Consultant

Promoted

Apr 2023 – Aug 2024 · 1 yr 4 mos

Fast track promotion within a year of joining with top rating of Outstanding, 4.95
Contributed to the development of the central strategy of an NGO working towards empowerment of women in tribal dominated areas
Helped the NGO prioritise programs and identify key areas of work
Undertook primary research in Torpa, Jharkhand and interacted with their leadership, field teams and beneficiary communities
Created robust fundraising processes for an NGO working towards building education infrastructure across 25 states and 7 UTs
Identified bottlenecks in proposal and RFP creation, and created templates for 17 initiatives
Undertook field exploration in Ahmedabad and Delhi NCR to understand the initiatives
Facilitated implementation of a groundwater filtration technology for Arsenic and other heavy metal contaminants
Created a collaborative of government and implementation partners for deployment of the technology in 5 villages of Assam
Ideated and executed a media campaign to spread awareness on the usage of contaminated groundwater
Undertook field exploration in Amritsar to understand the present implementation of the technology
Working with C-level leadership: Worked with the co-founders on multiple projects, apart from the standard project allocation.
Working towards Sattva’s goal of bringing scientific technologies from lab to the field with the CEO
Non-project initiatives: Building an inclusive and people-centric organisation
Awareness campaign and sensitisation sessions across 4 months introducing the use of Indian Sign Language to 100+ colleagues
Setting up libraries across office locations

Strategic advisoryProblem solvingResearchProgram managementCapacity building

Analyst

Mar 2022 – Apr 2023 · 1 yr 1 mo

Co-creation of strategy to strengthen the digital ecosystem for governments in 5 Indian states
Collaborated with the senior leadership of a domestic foundation for articulation and design of the program
Facilitated capacity building and deeper articulation of the constituent interventions with a 45 member client team
Supported the co-creation of strategy for increasing community engagement in Bihar to promote health seeking behaviour
Supported the Managing Partner towards the creation of a new product, ie, facilitation of thought provoking workshops for clients
Non-project initiatives: Building an inclusive and people-centric organisation
Sign Language awareness week: Led the first DEI sensitisation initiative (Ideated, designed, executed)
NA connectedness: NA All in specific (started a new segment on Manager and peer shoutouts, designed decks, coordinated with multiple stakeholders, supported in execution, helped in streamlining how the All hands are planned for and set a system in place)
NA Agency: Supported in setting up of NA initiatives, ensuring that BU members get an opportunity to work on non-project initiatives
New joinees monthly sync with the Managing Partner: Facilitated monthly sessions between Rathish and NA new joinees, creating a platform for them to be able to seek advice, and share their concerns

Myra_ekpahel

4 roles

President

Dec 2021 – Jun 2022 · 6 mos

Led a team of 150 members that runs 2 initiatives, 4 state chapters, with the help of 1100+ volunteer educators teaching 1200+ children and 80+ adult learners pan India.

Advisor

Jul 2021 – Dec 2021 · 5 mos

Head- Delhi Chapter

Jan 2021 – Jul 2021 · 6 mos

Established an initiative in collaboration with the Department of Women and Child Development, Govt of Delhi to provide supplementary education to the children and adult learners (Juvenile convicts) of Delhi’s 26 Child Care Institutions.

Member- Strategic Partnerships and Operations

Oct 2020 – Dec 2020 · 2 mos

Sign medium

Production Coordinator

Dec 2021 – Mar 2023 · 1 yr 3 mos

Sign Medium is a platform by Yunikee. Yunikee is a team of DHH individuals, who create video content in ISL for Sign Medium and third party clients.
I create subtitles and voice over to these videos which are primarily aimed at up-skilling deaf individuals.
I have worked on courses for English language Java script and Financial Accounting. I am also working on a course on ISL, created and executed by Deaf experts.

Impact consulting

Consultant

Nov 2021 – Mar 2022 · 4 mos · New Delhi, Delhi, India

Providing pro bono consultancy to a non-profit organisation working towards mental health and wellbeing.

Youtube

Youtube Creator

Jan 2021 – Present · 5 yrs 5 mos

I started this social awareness initiative with the intention of promoting inclusivity and accessibility for the People with Disabilities by promoting the use of Indian Sign Language (ISL), adoption of Braille, assistive technologies and creation of inclusive physical as well as virtual spaces. This I try to achieve through my YouTube channel, Pragya Gupta, where I have so far created a community of 58,000+ subscribers with more than 2.9 Million views.

Girl up- indraprastha college for women

Co-Founder and Vice President

Jan 2019 – May 2019 · 4 mos

Established the Club under the aegis of UN Women to promote Women empowerment. Organised workshops on Soft Skills for 100+ underprivileged girls.

The hindu

Intern

Oct 2018 – Nov 2018 · 1 mo · New Delhi, Delhi, India

Identified issues, reported events and featured socially conscious initiatives ranging across various beats such as health, transport, environment and culture.