Who am I?
Harvard Kennedy School | United Nations | Delhi School of Economics
I was born in a small village town in Uttar Pradesh, India called Pilibhit. After spending my formative years in Pilibhit, I studied and worked in New Delhi, India before moving to the United States of America.
MY EDUCATION
I hold a Masters in Public Policy from Harvard Kennedy School and a Masters in Economics from Delhi School of Economics. I completed my undergraduation in Economics from Hans Raj College, Delhi University.
MY EXPERIENCE
I have worked on high level policy making, on-ground implementation, research and academia.
I began my career at Pratham Education Foundation working on designing large-scale education interventions. Later, I worked with the United Nations Executive Office of the Secretary General directly interacting with the Secretary General and focusing on senior decision making mechanisms. I have engaged with United Nations Economics and Social Commission for Western Asia (UNESCWA) on operationalizing the Humanitarian-Development-Peace Nexus in conflict-affected areas.
MY WORK AT HARVARD
At Harvard, I focused on three broad domains: Conflict and Middle East; Economics and Strategic Decisions; Mediation and Negotiation. I worked with Harvard's Middle East Initiative researching on great power competition in the gulf and served as a part of Professor Melani Cammett's teaching team on 'Power and Identity in the Middle East' at Harvard College. I was also a part for Professor Pinar Dogan's teaching team for her courses on Economics and Game Theory at the Harvard Kennedy School. Finally, as a part of Professor Julia Minson's teaching team I facilitated courses on Negotiation and Conflict Mediation at the Harvard Kennedy school. I was also elected as the Class Marshal for the graduating Class of 2024, thus leading the Harvard Kennedy School at the Harvard Commencement and giving the opening address at Class Day 2024.
MY PUBLICATIONS
I have always believed strongly in publishing my work. While I have published multiple articles in several international journals, I most recently served as the Senior Editor of Harvard Kennedy School Student Policy Review.
Interview with former U.S. Ambassador to Israel and Syria, HKS Student Policy Review 2023
Interview with former President of Tunisia, Moncef Marzouki, HKS Student Policy Review 2023
Co-authored with Nobel Prize Nominee Sima Samar: Aiding Afghans without Aiding Taliban, HKS Student Policy Review 2023
Developing Contextualized Life Skills Interventions in Conflict Affected Areas, Harvard REACH, 2021
Gender Disparity in Education during COVID-19: A Reflection on India’s Social Virus, UKFIET, 2020
What can I help you with?
Ivy League University Admissions
Crafting Pathways for Young Professionals
Ivy League University Admissions
I received acceptances from all 4 Ivy League Universities (Harvard, Columbia, UPenn and Brown) I applied to. I would be happy to share insights from my application journey to help you craft your own story and develop all application elements to make Ivy League admissions a reality.
Careers at United Nations
Crafting Pathways for Young Professionals
Ivy League University Admissions
I have worked with the UN at both the headquarters and country. I would be happy to share learnings from navigating the UN system and accessing opportunities to develop successful UN careers.
Navigating Student Opportunities
Crafting Pathways for Young Professionals
Crafting Pathways for Young Professionals
The journey does not end with an Ivy League admit. It is important to be intentional with navigating opportunities at school. At Harvard, I had 9 different research, teaching and editorial positions. I would be happy to share how to access these positions and envision your trajectory.
Crafting Pathways for Young Professionals
Crafting Pathways for Young Professionals
Crafting Pathways for Young Professionals
I always say it is important to have a 10 year vision, a 5 year strategy and a 2 year plan. If you are in high school or college, I would be happy to share my approach for planning your career early and help you define your long term vision along with short term milestones of achieving it.