My Economics degree definitely had an important role in my present job as a policy consultant. Classes such as Economic Growth, Economic Policy, and even my broader multidisciplinary courses in New York such as Social Impact Consulting, equipped me with the hard and soft skills that I use on a day-to-day basis in my current job. Due to the rigorous core curriculum, which exposes you to a wide variety of subjects and readings, I feel comfortable taking on complex analysis and reports, knowing that I will be able to utilize my prior experience.
I found my current job through The Consulting Collective, a SIG which I actually helped establish on campus! NYUAD gave me the opportunity to launch a consulting SIG on campus, and through one of the events that the SIG did with Whiteshield, I got in touch with one of the partners at the firm. We had a lot of conversations and I really resonated with his and Whiteshield's approach to consulting, which led me to applying for the position.
Home Region: New Delhi, India
Current: Associate at Whiteshield
Location: Dubai, UAE
Major: Economics
The most enjoyable aspect in my current role is the ability to work on policy-related projects in the Middle East. A lot of the projects that Whiteshield takes on are related to the fields of education, trade, labor, healthcare, areas which have a huge impact on the lives of people. Contributing to something of such huge impact is personally very satisfying for me.