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Meet Our Team
Stephen Turban
Director
'I had an EXTREMELY short-lived career as a Tik Tok influencer in China before I got locked out of my account.'
Dhruva Bhat
Director
'I once challenged myself to go a whole year without eating chocolate - for research purposes, of course'
Prakriti Sharma
Head of Operations
'I enjoy thinking about the intersection of technology, media, and mental health, and love using this interest as an excuse to throw myself into conversations about pop culture & entertainment'
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Akanksha Banerjee
Head of Marketing
'I am a left-handed lover of pizza.'
Maya Novak
Head of Growth - US
'I've been playing chess since I was 4 (although I'm still not very good).'
Minru Zhao
Head of China
'I enjoy yoga, hiking and love ideas and people that challenge my original ways of thinking and being.'
Tyler Moulton
Head of Academic Programming
'Ding Ding Ding - Research Nerd Alert!!!'
Manas Pant
Publication Associate
'I have no social media accounts other than Slack.'
Khushi Malde
Head of Growth
'I am passionate about education technology, equity in education, and social entrepreneurship.'
Rithika Abraham
Head of People Operations and Insights
'I've never met a party theme I didn't love or a silence I didn't fill.'
Donna Cu
Business Development Associate
'Give me food and I'll love you forever.'
Shannon Govender
Executive Assistant
'I can’t work without background noise'
Dhvani Thakkar
Program Manager​
'As a fellow human, the spaces I set to cultivate are present, slow, compassionate, nonjudgemental, curious, playful, loving and liberating'
Anustup Garai
Publication Strategy Associate
'What languages do you know and can you teach me all of them?'
Tanvika Parlikar
Program Management Lead
'Always up for another coffee and always down for a late-night movie.'
Nandini Meenakshi
Program Operations Lead
'I love playing badminton
and watching sit-coms'
Nina Reyes
Business Development Associate
"Whoever said orange is the new pink was seriously disturbed."
Mujibur Rahman
Finance Head
'I am responsible and a tech freak, who loves playing around to improve the processes'
Saadia El Karfi
Head of US Partnerships
'Did you know that current living species on Earth represent less than one percent of all species that have ever lived on Earth?'
Aakriti Arora
Program Manager
'I bulk buy books when I'm bored. So basically, all the time.'
Pravish Agnihotri
Program Manager
'I’m chronically online and constantly on the prowl for a new hobby to obsess over!'
Saumya Kaulgud
Program Manager
“The really important thing to be was yourself, just as hard as you could.”
Timothy Cordeta
Business Development Associate
'A coffeeholic who loves listening to indie music and Lorde.'
Srishti Bansal
Program Manager
'Did you know that cats share 95.6% of their DNA with tigers?'
Sanskruti Lakshmikanth
Student Onboarding Manager
"Oy with the poodles already."
Nandita Adiga
Program Manager
'Imagination is more important than knowledge.'
Anish Kumar
Program Manager
'Just give me a basketball and a hoop, and I'm set!'
Wantong Tu
China Program Strategist
'On track to become the next Iron Man (or Woman?) after ACL surgery!'
Nirbhay Sharma
Partner Success Manager
'I am passionate about creating more accessible and equitable learning opportunities and believe that two pizzas is the perfect amount of pizzas for one person.'
Mari de Leon
Business Development Associate
'Just weaving order into the chaos of life through neatly colorful Notion pages and Google Calendar's scheduled events.'
Jianna Soldevilla
Student Enrollment Officer
"Alexa play 'Confidently Lost' by Sabrina Claudio"
Reba Philip
Business Development Associate
'Always down for an impromptu running race!'
Jishnu Ghose
Publication Strategy Associate
"I've formed such a symbiotic relationship with coffee. I think my veins are brewing their own blends."
Samantha Silva
Program Manager
"I'm passionate about mental health, true crime, and french fries"
Kiana Manian
Publication Strategy Associate
"Passionate about Marmite, Karaoke, and True Blood on HBO"
Kokila Mohini Beri
Program Manager
"If you ever need me, I'm probably at home asking my cat how she manages to look so cute all the time (while she claws my arm)"
Joyce Li
Program Manager
"Buy me a boba tea and I will tell you EVERYTHING!"
Aishani Sheth
Chief of Staff
"In the untamed wilderness, on the prowl for elusive tiger sightings, always armed with a passion for pizza pit stops, and committed to adding value to society—one jungle adventure, one slice of pizza, and one roaring contribution at a time!"
If you are interested in joining our team, check out our open positions!
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