Candidate:

Mr. Systems Change

About Me:

I have over 6 years of experience in the social impact space working in varied set-ups including a think tank, research organization and consulting firm to design strategies, evaluate the impact, advocate reforms based on rigorous evidence, coordinate and manage large scale project implementation and help solve poverty-related issues.

Schools:

Target School: StanfordĀ GSB

Considering: Yale, Berkeley Haas, Kellogg SOM, INSEAD

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Application Status: Open

Details:

Undergrad School: JNTU Hyderabad, India

Undergrad Major: Electronics Engineering

GPA: 4

GMAT: 730

Age: 31,  Ethnicity: Asian or Indian

Other Degree/Certification: Micromasters in Data,Economics and Development Policy

School Name: MITx

Extracurriculars: Pro-bono Consulting - supported 4 NGOs and foundations to be set-up, Board member at a foundation and an NGO

Work History:

Title: Engagement Manager

Industry: Consulting

Company: Top Firm

Length of Employment: 1 yr, 6 mos

Title: Senior Policy Associate

Industry: Development Economics Research

Company: Top Firm

Length of Employment: 3 yrs

Big Life Wins:

Co-founded an NGO to help ultra-poor women become self-sustainable by helping them set-up micro-enterprises. So far supported 4200 women in the most backward region of India; Lead a government-funded scale-up of an evidence-based livelihoods model to cover 100,000 poor women in collaboration with the World Bank and BMGF.

Post MBA Goal:

I aspire to start a social innovation organization to facilitate Collective Impact Initiatives and develop models that address systemic issues for empowering women in Indiaā€™s backward regions.

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  • John A. Byrne, P&Q Founder & Editor-In-Chief | Odds Assessment: 5%

    You have a heart of gold. That is the overwhelming impression I get from reading your profile. You have already done a lot of good in the world and will, no doubt, be an even more impactful leader in the social enterprise space in the years to come. But the GSB may not be the place that will make that happen for you. As you know, it is the most selective prestige MBA program in the world. Feeder schools and companies are an important component of your application. And you also happen to fall within the most overrepresented part of the applicant pool: A Indian male with an engineering degree. Sure, you have distinguished yourself in the social space and that is solid. I think …

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