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18 Feb 2022, 20:10
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Demographics: Indian Male, Age 26
Education :
- B.Tech in Mining Engineering from Tier-I institute in India
- CGPA - 3.52/4 (Academic Excellence Award for ranking 1st among the batch)
Other coursework or post-undergraduate education:
- Cleared CFA Level 1
- Post Graduate Certifications in
a) Data Science
b) Product Management
c) Digital Marketing
- Six Sigma Green Belt
GMAT - 770 (Q51,V44)
Work Experience:
- Overall Work Experience: 5.5+ years (67 months)
- First 5 years in Tata Steel:
a) Role: 3 years as an Operations Manager and 2 years as Senior Manager, Strategy & Program Management. Youngest and fastest to be promoted to this role.
b) Led Multiple teams and large scale transformation programs in a 110-year old division. Received multiple awards from CEO, President & VP during these 5 years.
c) Led a team of 130+ workforce as an Operations Manager
d) Led 20+ cross-functional managers to drive digital and agile transformation programs as a Senior Program Manager
e) Reverse Mentored General Manager and led multiple cost reduction programs with significant savings
f) Formulated business plans and long term strategies for the division.
- Later moved to Central Square Foundation, a non-profit org. and partner for Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in India:
a) Role: Consultant to the State Education Department, handling $15M projects, formulating and executing long term strategies and leading multiple programs, advising top bureaucrats and policymakers, impacting 1.5 Million students and 50,000 teachers.
Extracurricular activities:
- Founder & President of a non-profit management consulting firm providing high-quality pro-bono consultancy support for the non-profits/social enterprises/startups that are contributing to SDGs.
a) Led a team of 60+ professionals and served 7 startups and nonprofits in the last 5 months.
- Change-maker in a global non-profit striving to achieve SDG 4. Led a cross-cultural team from 5 countries and won a global business hackathon.
- Worked as a pro-bono consultant to a non-profit and implemented an education excellence program in 50 schools impacting 2500 children.
Post-MBA goals:
- Short-term: Work as a consultant in the global social impact space (Dalberg / FSG etc.), specifically within the education domain
- Long-term: Start my own social enterprise to solve school to work transition for the bottom of the pyramid
Target Schools:
- M7 business schools (Yet to research these programs in detail to understand fit)
Other information relevant to my profile:
- My transition to impact consulting is a conscious decision owing to my passion for education since childhood. I always have been volunteering in this space, but after 5 years of my corporate stint, I firmly believed that the skills gained in these roles would help me create a larger impact in education and hence made the shift.
- Given this overview of my profile, I wanted to understand if my target schools (M7) are safe or competitive or reach programs?
Thanks in advance
Education :
- B.Tech in Mining Engineering from Tier-I institute in India
- CGPA - 3.52/4 (Academic Excellence Award for ranking 1st among the batch)
Other coursework or post-undergraduate education:
- Cleared CFA Level 1
- Post Graduate Certifications in
a) Data Science
b) Product Management
c) Digital Marketing
- Six Sigma Green Belt
GMAT - 770 (Q51,V44)
Work Experience:
- Overall Work Experience: 5.5+ years (67 months)
- First 5 years in Tata Steel:
a) Role: 3 years as an Operations Manager and 2 years as Senior Manager, Strategy & Program Management. Youngest and fastest to be promoted to this role.
b) Led Multiple teams and large scale transformation programs in a 110-year old division. Received multiple awards from CEO, President & VP during these 5 years.
c) Led a team of 130+ workforce as an Operations Manager
d) Led 20+ cross-functional managers to drive digital and agile transformation programs as a Senior Program Manager
e) Reverse Mentored General Manager and led multiple cost reduction programs with significant savings
f) Formulated business plans and long term strategies for the division.
- Later moved to Central Square Foundation, a non-profit org. and partner for Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in India:
a) Role: Consultant to the State Education Department, handling $15M projects, formulating and executing long term strategies and leading multiple programs, advising top bureaucrats and policymakers, impacting 1.5 Million students and 50,000 teachers.
Extracurricular activities:
- Founder & President of a non-profit management consulting firm providing high-quality pro-bono consultancy support for the non-profits/social enterprises/startups that are contributing to SDGs.
a) Led a team of 60+ professionals and served 7 startups and nonprofits in the last 5 months.
- Change-maker in a global non-profit striving to achieve SDG 4. Led a cross-cultural team from 5 countries and won a global business hackathon.
- Worked as a pro-bono consultant to a non-profit and implemented an education excellence program in 50 schools impacting 2500 children.
Post-MBA goals:
- Short-term: Work as a consultant in the global social impact space (Dalberg / FSG etc.), specifically within the education domain
- Long-term: Start my own social enterprise to solve school to work transition for the bottom of the pyramid
Target Schools:
- M7 business schools (Yet to research these programs in detail to understand fit)
Other information relevant to my profile:
- My transition to impact consulting is a conscious decision owing to my passion for education since childhood. I always have been volunteering in this space, but after 5 years of my corporate stint, I firmly believed that the skills gained in these roles would help me create a larger impact in education and hence made the shift.
- Given this overview of my profile, I wanted to understand if my target schools (M7) are safe or competitive or reach programs?
Thanks in advance
19 Feb 2022, 09:50
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vishu9408:
No M7 schools are really ever considered safe. Harvard, Stanford and Wharton are reaches for even the best. The next four (Kellogg, Columbia, MIT and Booth) are high targets.
Also, when precisely are you applying?
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No M7 schools are really ever considered safe. Harvard, Stanford and Wharton are reaches for even the best. The next four (Kellogg, Columbia, MIT and Booth) are high targets.
Also, when precisely are you applying?
-Admissionado
