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MEET OUR FOUNDERS

ARYA DIWASE & ANUSHKA DESAI

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ARYA DIWASE

CO - FOUNDER

DUKE UNIVERSITY

MBA
Masters in Public Policy

NEW YORK UNIVERSITY

Bachelor of Arts

Digital Media and Environmental Studies

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SCHOLARSHIPS

HARVARD UNIVERSITY 

DUKE UNIVERSITY 

John F. Kennedy Merit Tuition Scholarship 

Sanford MPP Tuition Fellowship 

Fuqua Forte Scholarship

UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA

Tuition Merit Scholarship 

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, PUBLIC POLICY

75% Dean’s Merit Scholarship 

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, LAW

NEW YORK UNIVERSITY 

75% TuitionMerit Scholarship

50% Public Service Scholarship 

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EXPERIENCE

FOUNDER & CEO

CLINTON FELLOW

Jazz Hands Foundation, Pune Non-profit working with over 2000 underprivileged students in Pune to teach English using drama and a student facilitator model of 700 youth volunteers. Earned the "Most Impactful Social Innovator" citation by World CSR Day.

American India Foundation, Bangalore

1 of 20 individuals chosen from 1000+ applicants to work with developmental organisations in India on scalable and sustainable solutions in the fields of education, livelihoods and public health.

LEGAL ASSISTANT

Sanford Heisler Sharp, New York Assisted a national employment law firm that specializes in cases of employment discrimination, whistle-blower matters, public interest litigation and sexual violence.

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ANUSHKA DESAI

CO - FOUNDER

University College London

MSc in Entrepreneurship

University of London

Goldsmiths University

Master of Arts

Understanding Domestic Violence & Sexual Abuse 

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SCHOLARSHIPS

LADY MEHERBAI D. TATA 

LOTUS TRUST FELLOWSHIP

EDUCATION TRUST SCHOLARSHIP

INLAKS SHIVDASANI

FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP

BRITISH IELTS SCHOLARSHIP

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EXPERIENCE

DIVERSITY CONSULTANT

Symantec

Fortune 500 company that provides cybersecurity software and services. Headquartered in the United States with development centers in Pune, Chennai and Bangalore.

HEAD OF HUMAN RESOURCES

PROGRAM MANAGER

Ratna Nidhi Charitable Trust, Mumbai

A Charitable Trust that works with disability, education, healthcare and community welfare pan-India.

Jazz Hands Foundation, Pune Non-profit working with over 2000 underprivileged students in Pune to teach English using drama and a student facilitator model of 700 youth volunteers. Earned the "Most Impactful Social Innovator" citation by World CSR Day.

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