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Scaled internal compliance and trading operations as AUM grew 10x to $50mm in 6 months, including AI agents for KYC processing of 3000+ participants and end-to-end 401(k) plan migrations."},{"name":"Bank of America Merrill Lynch","position":"Credit Trader, AI Council","location":"New York, United States","url":"https://ml.com","startDate":"2023-05-01","endDate":"2026-04-01","summary":"Analyst role supporting credit trading operations and financial modeling activities on the LATAM desk."},{"name":"Seed Labs","position":"Product / Growth","location":"Boston, Massachusetts, United States","url":"https://seedlabs.com","startDate":"2022-06-01","endDate":"2022-08-01","summary":"Led investor sourcing and developed pitch materials for a successful seed funding round. Organized in-person events at Harvard Innovation Labs to build community around tokenized venture deals."},{"name":"Harvard University","position":"Course Assistant","location":"Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States","startDate":"2021-10-01","endDate":"2024-10-01","summary":"Multivariable Calculus, Corporate Finance"},{"name":"Merry","position":"Chief of Staff","location":"Akola, India","startDate":"2021-06-01","endDate":"2022-05-01","summary":"Lived on-site in rural India managing field operations and cultivation design across 15 farmers, benchmarking agricultural practices across 6 countries. Conducted 50+ farmer interviews and developed an agronomic and commercial model that increased cotton yields by 70%."},{"name":"Phillips Brooks House Association Inc.","position":"Chief of Staff","location":"Mumbai, Maharashtra, India","url":"https://pbha.org","startDate":"2021-01-01","endDate":"2022-01-01","summary":"#1 hire. Incredible experience living and working on a cotton farm in rural India. Priscilla Chan Service Fellow at 'Merry'."},{"name":"Central Bank of Armenia","position":"Research Assistant","url":"https://cba.am","startDate":"2020-01-01","endDate":"2020-01-01"},{"name":"Openhouse","position":"Product / Growth","location":"Kolkata","url":"https://openhouse.study","startDate":"2018-01-01","endDate":"2019-01-01","summary":"First time at a startup. 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