Candidate:

Mr. Nonprofit Crusader

About Me:

I lead M&E efforts, in the Tuberculosis portfolio, for a global healthcare non-profit (annual impact: 200K+ beneficiaries). I have pursued 3 fellowships in 3 years, in education & public policy, and have also worked as a data scientist in India’s first analytics unicorn for ~2 years. I am an MBA grad from a top-20 Indian B-school and post my second MBA, aspire to work in impact investing with a global outlook.

Schools:

Target School: Yale

Considering: Darden, Duke Fuqua, Ross, Kellogg SOM

See More Profiles For: Yale

Application Status: Open

Details:

Undergrad School: Cochin University of Science and Technology, India

Undergrad Major: Electronics & Communication Engineering

GPA: 78.86%

GRE: 323

Age: 29, Ethnicity: Asian or Indian

Other Degree/Certification: PGDM/MBA [GPA: 7.19/10]

School Name: Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Ranchi

Extracurriculars: As a Teach For India Fellow, I taught math and science to 62 first-generation English learners across 3 low-income private schools in urban and rural Telangana (India), over a period of 2 years. I pursued the 9-month Global Girls' Education Fellowship, offered by Teach For All. As a part of the fellowship, I organized gender sensitization classes + led a 3-week rural landscaping study (sample of 498 households across 69 villages) in coastal Tamil Nadu, India. As a member of the corporate relations team at IIM R, we secured jobs and internships for 346 MBA students, spread across 2 batches. I was also the editor of the college placement brochure.

Work History:

Title: Monitoring & Evaluation Lead, Tuberculosis

Industry: Healthcare

Company: Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI)

Length of Employment: 11 mos

Title: Teaching Fellow

Industry: Education

Company: Teach For India

Length of Employment: 2 yrs

Big Life Wins:

– Represented India as a member of the Inaugural International Youth Delegation to the Republic of Nepal
– First recipient of a tuition fee waiver in the history of IIM Ranchi. Awarded for opting to work in the social development space
– Built and managed COVID-19 rapid response helplines (focus: mental health and child rights) for 2 state government agencies

Post MBA Goal:

– Short-term goal: Impact Investing / Venture Philanthropy with a preferential focus on healthcare and education

– Long-term goal: Founding a Venture Capital firm to promote socially-responsible businesses

Odds:

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The Community Currently Rates The Odds At: 25%

25% | 3 years ago

Awesome background! Unfortunately Yale seems to really like higher test scores. With some work to improve those scores, Yale could easily happen.

Awesome background! Unfortunately Yale seems to really like higher test scores. With some work to improve those scores, Yale could easily happen.
50% | 3 years ago