My work outside the lab spans pro bono strategy consulting, science communication, and competitive problem-solving.
Pro Bono Consulting
Community Consulting Teams of Boston (CCT Boston)
Project Leader · Dec 2025 – June 2025
Leading a 7-member team advising a sustainability nonprofit to expand earned-revenue growth streams.
Strategy Consultant · Dec 2024 – Nov 2025
Developed a strategy to increase revenue for a local music school by identifying language gaps, transportation barriers, and outdated teaching methods as root causes. Received Board endorsement and an invitation to join the Board to support implementation.
Harvard Griffin GSAS Consulting Club (HGCC)
President, Harvard/MIT Case Competition (HMCC) · Aug 2024 – Aug 2025
Led a team of 7 graduate students and postdoctoral fellows from across the Harvard ecosystem to deliver the 17th edition of our flagship annual Harvard/MIT case competition.
Contestant, HMCC · Mar – May 2023
Won first prize among 15+ teams. Led a 4-person team to design a marketing strategy for food wraps market.
Science Communication & Writing
2021 – 2023 Research Associate, Indian School of Business, Hyderabad
Authored an idea piece in Forbes India on business innovation.
Developed a Corporate Innovation Quotient using NLP and ML to rank 3,000+ publicly traded firms in India.
2020 AWSAR Award for best popular science article
Department of Science and Technology, Government of India.
Activities & Interests
Speedcubing — best solve: 52 seconds
Languages — English, Hindi, Gujarati (native) · Urdu, Bengali (proficient, self-taught)
Ghazals & Bangla poetry — taught myself to read and write Urdu and Bangla to access the literary traditions directly