Katalyst India
Poorvi Shah is the Chief Executive Officer at Katalyst India since January 2015. Prior to this role, Poorvi worked as the Director of Student Enrichment at The Akanksha Foundation from June 2004 to January 2015. Poorvi also has experience as a Fund Administrator at IndAsia Fund Advisors Pvt. Ltd and in Audit at Price Waterhouse LLP. Poorvi holds an MBA in International Business from Rochester Institute of Technology and an MMS in Finance from SPJIMR SP Jain Institute of Management & Research. Poorvi completed their BCom in Accounting from Sydenham College, Bombay University. Additionally, Poorvi is currently pursuing education at Harvard Business School.
Katalyst India
Katalyst India, an award-winning NGO, stands for the economic empowerment of women. Our four-year program prepares young women in STEM for leadership roles through a blend of unique development interventions. With over a decade of impact made, we aim to empower more women to become leaders of tomorrow! PRIMARY OBJECTIVES To enhance employability of girl students, and to raise their capacity to command a higher annual salary. To empower talented girls to take on roles of leadership and innovation and participate in the process of community building. To increase the management bandwidth of corporate India through the talent pool thus created, giving India Inc. access to an untapped talent base. OUR INTERVENTIONS: - Financial scholarships - Internships and placements in prestigious companies - 600 hours of training in technical, leadership, communication, job-readiness skills - Mentorship of professionally experienced individuals - Industry visits to factories and corporate offices - Laptops at a subsidised cost - Medical insurance for the girl and her mother TechFests, Outbounds, corporate workshops, and more...