Aaria Chandwani
New York City, NY, United States0
Robert Day Scholar at Claremont McKenna College
Economics and data science student at Claremont McKenna College (GPA 3.84) with internship experience in CRM rebuilds, EV infrastructure strategy, and AI-assisted tooling. Founder of the Girls Into VC chapter at CMC.
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Projects
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5 Squirrel
Instacart for Trader Joe's, but cheaper
A community-based delivery system for Claremont Colleges students that pairs them with peers already making a Trader Joe's run, so they can add their list for a small fee. Early beta feedback shaped run times, pickup spots, and marketing.
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Peináo
AI-powered food allergy restaurant discovery tool
Built an AI agent using Claude to source and structure restaurant menu data at scale, replacing unreliable manual collection. Designed a classifier that scores peanut and gluten safety per menu item and blends the result with Google review ratings into one rating. Shipped prototypes for Claremont Village and St. Marks Place in NYC.
Experience
Director of Product and Technology
Girls Into VC at CMCDec 2025 — Present · Claremont, CA
Brought the national Girls Into VC chapter to CMC and grew it into an active community of students interested in venture. Hosts speaker events with investors, including the woman who coined the term "unicorn," and runs workshops where members evaluate startups and give founders direct feedback. Rebuilt the club website on a simpler platform, increasing site visits and clicks by 50%.
Research Assistant
Financial Economics Institute at CMCMay 2026 — Jul 2026 · Claremont, CA
Built a 70+ year R&D dataset covering all 50 states (1953 to present) by merging public and financial databases and reconciling differences in currency and scope across sources. Analyzed state and industry R&D trends and found persistent patterns in spending levels over time.
Data Analytics & CRM Intern
March CapitalJun 2025 — Aug 2025 · Los Angeles County, California, United States
Rebuilt a broken CRM from scratch, cleaning 20,000+ contacts with Cursor, Sonar, and Stata and saving 80% of manual processing time. Designed AI-driven automations and workflows, raised email open rates from 40% to 50% through list segmentation, and built models to identify high-potential entrepreneurs for Montgomery Summit.
Data Journalist
Lowe Institute of Political EconomyAug 2024 — May 2025 · Claremont, California, United States
Education
Claremont McKenna College
Bachelor of Arts - BA in Economics and Data Science
Aug 2023 — Dec 2026
GPA 3.84 out of 4.0. Robert Day Scholar, one of 30 students selected for a leadership program focused on advanced coursework, mentorship, and professional development.
Indus International School, Hyderabad
High School Diploma
Jun 2021 — May 2023
International Baccalaureate
CHIREC International School
IGCSE Board Examinations
Jun 2019 — Mar 2021
Credentials
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Honor or award
Actionist Case Competition
Actionist Consulting
Issued Apr 2026
Placed 2nd in the 2026 Actionist Consulting Case Competition, applying strategy and M&A consulting skills to a real-world business case.
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Honor or award
Robert Day Scholar
Claremont McKenna College
Issued Nov 2024
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License or certification
Private Markets and Alternative Investments Certificate
CFA Institute
Issued Aug 2026
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Course
Claude Code 101
Anthropic
Issued Jun 2026
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Skills
Research and Development (R&D)Account ManagementData AnalysisData PresentationData CollectionFinancial AnalysisBusiness AnalysisVenture CapitalMarket ResearchProject ManagementIntercultural CommunicationTeam LeadershipPythonRStataSQL