Pooja Bavishi

Pooja Bavishi has diverse work experience, including founding and serving as CEO of Malai, an ice cream company with a focus on global ingredients and South Asian flavors. Pooja also founded and led their own company, Pooja Bavishi Collections, from 2010 to 2014. Additionally, Pooja has worked in new business development with Food Network, as well as in operations and culture management with Ashoka. Pooja also has experience as a project coordinator and assistant with the Equal Rights Center and as an executive director and assistant with Carolina STRIDES. Pooja has also worked as a Burch Fellow with the Self Employed Women's Association and as an intern with the Self-Help Credit Union.

Pooja Bavishi has a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree in Public Policy Analysis and Cultural Studies from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Additionally, they have a Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Marketing and Entrepreneurship from NYU Stern School of Business. Pooja also holds a Master of Science (M.Sc.) degree from The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). Pooja has also studied at the School for International Training.