Hi! 👋 I’m a hybrid product x design x startup leader trained at Stanford, IDEO, & Harvard Business School. I've spent my career launching new products, programs, & ventures in education.

Here on substack, I write about design, startups, future of work & education, social impact, health & wellbeing, and life in NY.

I'm currently in NY, building lume—a space where premier, certified coaching meets health & wellness to elevate people’s personal & professional performance.

I also serve as a global advocate for women's rights x education. Over the years, I've worked & lived at a K-12 boarding school in India, helped scale a menstrual healthcare organization in Uganda, and co-founded my own nonprofit, Girl Possible. We first launched on Kickstarter and spent 14 weeks roadtripping across the US in an RV, teaching design thinking & leadership workshops for girls across 32 states.

My work has been featured in Forbes 30u30, Fast Company, Lean In, Ms. Magazine, SXSW Edu, and Edtech Insiders. I've also taught at Stanford's d.school and Harvard's Graduate School of Education and joined programs like On Deck, Maker, Galvanizer (Stanford GSB), & Reach Roadrunners.

Other interests - biohacking, no-code tools, personal finance, meditation, sauna / cold plunge, espresso, skiing, yoga, design.

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I'm a designer turned 2x founder [ex-Stanford, Harvard Business School, IDEO]. I write about design, startups, future of work & education, social impact, health & wellbeing, and life in NY.

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2x founder, based in NY | Stanford, Harvard Business School, IDEO | Forbes 30u30