Sindhu Yalavarthy
Hanover,NH
Summary
Strategic thinker with a strong analytical foundation and a disciplined approach to navigating complexity. Brings structure to ambiguous questions, grounds perspectives in data, and collaborates closely to build alignment and momentum. Background includes strategy and growth-focused analysis developed in close partnership with senior executives across commercial and nonprofit organizations, with an emphasis on practical execution and durable outcomes.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Strategy and Data Analytics MBA Intern, Office of the CEO
Special Olympics Pennsylvania (SOPA)
06.2025 - 10.2025
- Partnered with the C-Suite to formulate an Urban Penetration Strategy for Philadelphia & Pittsburgh, projected to lift penetration by 26% and deliver a 7x ROI; presented to and approved by the Board for SOPA's 2026–2030 Strategic Plan.
- Built the analytical foundation for the Urban Penetration Strategy by using Power BI and Excel to model 60+ potential athlete training sites across transit access, crime patterns, facility suitability and financial feasibility to prioritize expansion zones.
- Designed a Power BI revenue dashboard identifying untapped corporate giving opportunities totaling $50M+ across the state at the ZIP code level; secured alignment from regional leadership to leverage the insights in driving a more targeted fundraising strategy.
- Demonstrated AI fluency by using AI tools selectively for data validation and research tasks, accelerating analysis while preserving accuracy and analytical integrity.
Marketing Consultant, Sponsorship Strategy & Activation
KeyBank
03.2023 - 03.2024
- Designed and directed the enterprise-wide sponsorship strategy across East & West region portfolios, including stewardship of a flagship 25-year naming rights partnership with the Buffalo Sabres.
- Led multi-market activations with 6 major league and 3 NCAA teams, achieving 20%+ average customer acquisition lifts and a 47% peak with the Seattle Mariners.
- Partnered with banking leadership across 13 markets to optimize asset deployment, unlocking incremental sales opportunities, enhancing client engagement, and embedding sponsorships into broader business growth strategy.
- Inducted into the KeyBank Masterminds Class of 2024, a competitive program for top performers hand-picked to drive internal strategic change and transformation initiatives.
Marketing Rotational Analyst, Consumer Payments/Sponsorships
KeyBank
07.2020 - 05.2023
- Led the execution of partnership engagements with NHL, NBA, NFL, MLS, MiLB, MLB, and NCAA teams, expanding KeyBank's national sports marketing presence and community impact strategy.
- Directed creative, compliance, and agency partners to deliver branded activations across 15+ professional sports venues, elevating brand visibility and fan engagement.
- Authored a national event playbook for B2C/B2B activations, now standardized across 1,000+ branches, improving execution consistency and event ROI.
- Restructured sponsorship reporting to enhance ROI transparency, benchmark asset performance against competitors and uncover new investment opportunities, providing senior leadership with more actionable performance insights.
- Shaped planning and execution of 4 multi-channel credit card acquisition and engagement campaigns, aligning digital, email, and direct mail strategy with portfolio growth goals across 11 markets.
- Analyzed campaign response data and customer spend behavior from 100K+ cardholders, identifying segment-level opportunities to improved targeting efficiency and informed optimization recommendations for product, channel, and sponsorship teams.
Education
MBA - Strategy, Data Analytics, and Leadership
Tuck School of Business At Dartmouth
Hanover, NH06-2026
Bachelor of Science - Business Management And Marketing
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, OH05-2020
Skills
- Power BI
- Tableau
- R
- Excel (Financial and ROI Modeling)
- Optimization and Sensitivity Modeling
- Artificial Intelligence (AI) Tool Proficiency
- Geospatial Analysis
- Market Trend & Consumer Behavior Analysis
- Business Case Development
- Research & Insight Synthesis
- Growth & Revenue Generation Strategy
- Decision Framing and Prioritization
- Data Visualization and Storytelling
- Stakeholder and Cross-Functional Leadership
- Executive Communication
- Trilingual
Timeline
Strategy and Data Analytics MBA Intern, Office of the CEO
Special Olympics Pennsylvania (SOPA)
06.2025 - 10.2025
Marketing Consultant, Sponsorship Strategy & Activation
KeyBank
03.2023 - 03.2024
Marketing Rotational Analyst, Consumer Payments/Sponsorships
KeyBank
07.2020 - 05.2023
MBA - Strategy, Data Analytics, and Leadership
Tuck School of Business At Dartmouth
Bachelor of Science - Business Management And Marketing
Case Western Reserve University