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July 30, 2025 11:36am ET
Applying: All Schools, Cambridge / Judge, Harvard Business School, MIT Sloan, U. Chicago Booth, UPenn / Wharton, UT Austin / McCombs, Yale SOM
Intake Year: 2026
Pre-MBA Career: Internal Consultant for Digital Process Excellence at Indian Pharma MNC - Dr. Reddy's
Post-MBA Target Industry: Consulting, Pharmaceutical Companies: AT Kearney , Bain , BCG , McKinsey , Amgen , Merck , Novartis , Pfizer
GRE: 334
GPA: 7.78
Years of Work Experience: 6
Location: Hyderabad, India
Post MBA Location: USA
Notes:

Academic Background:
- NTSE Scholar – awarded a prestigious merit scholarship by the Indian Government during school.
- Bachelor’s in Biotechnology Engineering from a top 50 Indian institution.
GPA: 7.78 / 10
- GRE: 334 (Q: 165 | V: 169)

Professional Experience (6 years at a leading Indian Pharma MNC):
- Progressed through 4 promotions in 6 years, with a 10x salary growth. Each role reflected an upward move in scope, responsibility, or function.
- Currently a Lead Product Manager for the global Supply Chain Digital Transformation team. Recent project used algorithms to help our sourcing team identify $35M in potential savings.
- Independently managed a large-scale procurement transformation program with no direct supervisor for over a year, delivering over $40M in value.
- Designed automations in SAP, optimized outbound logistics, and helped improve a cancer drug purification process — demonstrating range from digital to scientific impact.

Extracurriculars:
- Emceed 3 times at the company’s Global Annual Awards, twice at major department events, and at several internal community initiatives.
- Former member of the Culture & Communications team — wrote and performed comedic GMP skits.
- Volunteer for the Water Warriors initiative — partnering with SH&E to improve responsible water use across operations.
- I was Secretary General at our school's Model UN, rebuttal speaker on my school's debating team, and I have a black belt in Karate.

Leadership & International Exposure:
- Regularly led cross-functional teams of 10+, spanning data engineers, planners, buyers, designers, and consultants.
- Collaborated on 2 global supply chain projects, involving stakeholders from Europe and the US.
- Known for bold, moonshot thinking and for advocating strongly for high-integrity execution. Reputed internally as someone who delivers under pressure.

Certifications:
- Professional Scrum Product Owner
-Wharton Business Analytics Certificate (Coursera; includes capstone project)