Pragati Singh

(Supported & funded by Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation)

• Collaborated closely with Founders, Industry Leaders, and Senior Stakeholders to strategize and establish operational foundations for innovative projects and initiatives
• This involved identifying key objectives, setting timelines, allocating resources, and continuously monitoring progress to ensure successful execution
• Designed and developed India's inaugural private sector dashboard by extracting data from six years of annual reports from 2k+ NSE companies, integrating it with various databases for effective implementation of policy reforms addressing gender diversity in hiring, pay structures, and the creation of new policy frameworks
• Building in-house labs in different domains to introduce field projects with national & international collaborators
• Leading and mentoring the foundational data hub and strategy team, while simultaneously building an extensive network of collaborative organizations and research institutes at both national and international levels.

• Conducted extensive literature searches, data analysis and build integrated databases for research papers
• Web scraping and data set development, including Instagram, YouTube ads, and Kickstarter data
• Designed and conducted surveys on platforms such as Qualtrics and Mturk
• Conducted qualitative research involving the analysis of qualitative data and transcripts.

• Heading projects in the financial and Insolvency related domain
• Building research and a knowledge-focused section for the Insolvency case section
• Client engagement and ensuring strict timeline schedules as per expected project deliverables.

Project Head

• Heading the M&E track and responsible for building international collaborations for all the projects
• Guiding teams for the data collection on field projects and building in-house skill enhancement programs
• Collaborating with external and internal partners for project implementation and funding
• Take the initiative in seeking resources while ensuring the project is executed on the scheduled timeline & budget
• Hiring and mentoring a team of researchers & interns, guiding MBA, Executive MBA & FPM on industry research projects
• Effectively planned and organized various international meetups and conferences, demonstrating strong coordination and management skills across different domains.

Researcher

• Conducted extensive literature searches, data analysis and build integrated databases for research papers.
• Designed and administered surveys on various data platforms.
• Conducted studies in behavioral labs, field experiments, and collected field data.
• Web scraping from annual reports, social media platforms, newspapers, and magazines.
• Analyzed qualitative data from interview transcripts and other sources.

Sr. Teaching Associate

• Awarded "Best Teaching Associate" for four consecutive years with the highest ratings allotted by professors and students across four graduate programs (17 courses w/ 5k+ student evaluation) and sixteen executive programs (14 courses w/ 4k+ executive professional level - students evaluation) in an academic year.
• Developed learning solutions, monitored the learning management system, designed courses, conducted tutorials, and led classes as an instructor.
• Support international faculties in strategically structuring and delivering courses based on class diversity.
• Collaborating with external and internal stakeholders to strengthen the learning experience.
• Handled student inquiries, framed question papers, and graded examinations for graduate and senior executive leadership program courses.

• Delivered two major research projects for Indian Government
• Collected and developed database by merging relevant datasets & company filled information
• Structured qualitative data from interviews conducted with the senior leadership, and employees
• Detailed study of annual & CSR reports, financial statements, employee engagement, and L&D data
• Orchestrated an international symposium, bringing together stakeholders from government bodies across various countries, industry leaders, and international governing entities.

• Founding head at strategy dept of company and advisor to MD for implementation of new projects & policies
• Designed and led strategy designing for projects, first women employee (blue & white collar) development & family welfare programs
• Developed workforce management and leadership strategies & led hiring process for the company.