Hi,
Thank you for starting this thread!
Request you to please review my profile.
Age - 26 Years (as of Sep'20)
Indian Female
GMAT - 720
X- 9.4 CGPA (~90%)
XII - 95% (majors in commerce and maths)
Under-graduate - Bachelors in Business Economics (BBE) from Gargi College, University of Delhi (one of the three flagship professional courses offered by central government) with 80% aggregate score of all three years. Specialized in Strategy and Marketing.
Professional Certification/ Fellowship in Leadership, Management and Liberal Arts from Vedica Scholars Programme for Women, considered the best fellowship program in India by India Today (
https://www.indiatoday.in/education-tod ... 2019-07-22). With GPA of 3.67 (on 4) ranked second in class of 40 students.
Work Ex (after under-graduation as on Sep'20) - 3 years and 9 months
1. EY-Parthenon | Management Consultant (Jan'18 - Sep'20 - 2 years and 8 months)
Involved in developing corporate strategies and performing commercial due diligence that help companies and private equity firms maximize the value of their investments. Primary focus is in TMT, Education and Consumer sectors across India, South Asia (Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines) and EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) geographies, both remotely and at client location. Got promoted to Consultant role in 10 months of joining after post-grad and now manage team of 2-3 Analysts as part of engagement team. Awarded EYP Kudos award last quarter for exceptional performance.
2. I have briefly (3-4 months) worked as an Investment Associate with OYO PropCo (JV between OYO & Softbank) where I evaluated and executed acquisitions of premium hotel properties in USA and India hospitality markets working out of New York and India office.
3. KPMG India | Risk Consulting Analyst (Jun'15 - Jul'16 - 1 year)
Provided solutions for business risks by performing Enterprise Risk Assessment (ERA) and Internal Financial Control (IFC) procedures across sectors including IT, FMCG, Manufacturing and Trading. Assisted HR team in Workday ERP implementation at GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) India. Recipient of KPMG ‘Kudos Award’; selected among 250 Analysts for demonstrating expertise on projects and constantly receiving positive client feedback
4. Kotak Asset Management Company - Mutual Funds | Master's Internship (2 months)
Mentored by Lakshmi Iyer, Chief Investment Officer (Debt)–Kotak Asset Management Company, designed financial model to analyze recovery of returns for M&A deals worth USD 3.5-90 million in mutual funds industry.
5. Samarth (winner of CSR India Health Impact Award) | Master's Internship (7 months)
A startup for elderly care; designed and developed financial plan to fund future growth of Samarth; identified investment requirements of USD 5.45 million. Performed break even analysis of operating income to identify time required to cover expenses.
Extra curricular -
- Zonal-level Indian Classical Music singer (won multiple awards throughout school and college, participated in Indian Idol (Indian version of the Pop Idol format aired on national television); acquired Senior Diploma with first division in Indian classical music from Prayag Sangeet Samiti, Allahabad
- Elected President and General Secretary of Undergrad college's Commerce Association among a batch of 1,200 students; led 20-member team to organize national commerce festival, raising sponsorship worth INR 2.5 lakhs
- Freelancer with Femoneysta providing one-on-one coaching to women (aged 20-60 years) on personal finance.
https://www.femoneysta.com/Social work -
- Online UN Volunteer at Tanzania Development Trust; enhanced map navigation to protect girls at risk of FGM
- Imparted music education to economically disadvantaged students as an Educator with Becoming I Foundation
- Volunteer Assistant to Secretary General at OECD (as part of Kailash Satyarthi Children's Foundation), Angèl Ghurria, at the 'Laureates and Leaders for Children Summit 2016' held at Rashtrapati Bhawan, aimed to bring together Nobel laureates and world leaders to focus on children's rights
- As a member of the College Leaders Program of ENACTUS, organised waste A-4 size sheet collection drives for corporates, localities and students alike to contribute towards rural empowerment program of ENACTUS (an international not-for-profit organisation)
Interest - Indian classical vocals, Bharatanatyam dance, reading/studying Astrophysics / Cosmology
Post MBA goals - to change geographies and move to one of the three MBBs
Thank you for your time.
Regards,
Srishti Grover