1. VARTIKA SAVARNA
vartika.savarna@yif.ashoka.edu.in | 8130566306
EDUCATION
PGD in Liberal Studies (Young India Fellowship) Ashoka University, Sonepat 2017 3.48/4
B.A. (H) Economics Miranda House, University of Delhi 2016 83.58 %
Class XII, CBSE St. Michael’s High School, Patna 2013 95.80 %
Class X, ICSE St. Joseph’s Convent High School, Patna 2011 96.20 %
WORK EXPERIENCE
Business Development Associate, SAMHITA SOCIAL VENTURES, Delhi Aug ’17 – March ‘18
Business Development
(BD)
- Managed BD vertical of Samhita in Delhi NCR and collated all BD deliverables of a team of 5 members
- Reached out to over 5000 business development leads in Delhi NCR
- Initiated and spearheaded potential partnerships with over 40 new leads in Delhi NCR
- Steered at least 11 of these conversations leading to proposal submission for new projects
Impact Assessment/
Research
- Conducted impact assessment of 7 CSR projects in Odisha; created methodology and tools for primary research
- Collected and analyzed data to develop recommendations on how to improve existing programs
- Wrote a 22,000 word final research paper on the findings for the client’s board members
Corporate Partner-
ships/Fundraising
- Led a fundraising project for an enterprise working with Haryana Government
- Reached out to more than 175 potential funders for this project
- Conducted meetings with 15 potential funders in the first month of the project
INTERNSHIPS
KAPPDE, Fashion Label Start-up, Ashoka Centre for Entrepreneurship, Ashoka University Sep ’16 – May ‘17
Product Design
- Designed and monitored the manufacture of 3 apparel products (Suntee, Inspiretee and Partee)
- Oversaw input material from international vendors after a benchmarking study of industry standards
Research - Conducted primary and secondary market research with 5 on-field surveys to assess industry trend
Marketing/
Branding Strategy
- Developed market and branding strategy for the launch of Suntee and Inspiretee
- Designed posters and posts for social media launch of Kappde
ECONOMY DECODED, Youth-run Blog June ’14 – Oct ’14
Content developer
- Conceptualized 12 blogs and conducted secondary research on diverse topics like Ebola and Mangalyaan among oth-
ers
- Wrote blog posts about the same- SEO analyzer (Social media strategist) score 61-66/100
RESEARCH AND CERTIFICATIONS
Graduate Certificate in Public Policy | Takshashila Institution | Bangalore 2017
Degree of Completion |Equity Research | Mentored Research | BITS Pilani 2015
Degree of Completion | Health Economics | World Bank | United Nations Global Operations 2014
Degree of Excellence | Water Cooperation | Indian Astrobiology Research Centre | United Nations 2013
EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
Event Manager, Fest,
Miranda House
- Organized 7 events in a 3 tier team of 70 students over a period of 3 days 2016
- Managed a budget of ~Rs. 4 lacs and a footfall ~1.5k from all over India
Mentor, National Service
Scheme
- Tutored and mentored 4 students of University of Delhi living with visual impairment 2014
School Captain,
St. Joseph’s Convent
- Organised 3 fundraising drives (raised 40k) and 5 awareness campaigns (Footfall 10-15k) for NGOs 2011
- Engaged in 7 sanitation projects impacting ~5-6k slum inhabitants for Taru Mitra (environmental organization)
AWARDS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Academic Performance - Certificate of Merit in Physics and Computer Science (Top 0.1% in India) | CBSE 2013
- 2 Gold and 1 Silver Medal for Outstanding Student | St. Joseph’s Convent 2011
Reference: Anirudhan T, Manager, Samhita Social Ventures (9791637037, anirudhan.t@yif.ashoka.edu.in)
