Team

About Her

Gaargi Desai earned her Master of Science degree in Global Health and Population at Harvard University and her Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Economy and History with a minor in Political Science at Tulane University. She has earned her A-Levels at Millfield School in England.

During her time at Harvard, Gaargi spent time in South Africa, where she wrote her thesis on the retention of healthcare workers in rural South Africa. She also authored a literature review with the Public Health Foundation of India in New Delhi.

Gaargi is also currently the Chief Partnership Officer at ReachIvy. She has co-founded two start-ups in the consumer-internet space in India. Prior to this, she worked as a State Consultant with UNICEF in Mumbai to develop a training module on entrepreneurial skills. She also worked as a Project Manager with Population Services International, where she led knowledge management for six projects across eight locations in Mumbai.

Gaargi was the Co-Founder and Co-President of the Harvard Club of Mumbai and is presently a board member of the Tulane Alumni Club of San Francisco. Gaargi brings her expertise across business, healthcare, technology, entrepreneurship, history and public relations to ReachIvy and is eager to help students bring out their best.

Expertise

• Gaargi has worked extensively in business development & strategy and has public relations experience in leadership roles
• She has academic and research expertise in the public health space, particularly with regard to adolescent health and reproductive health
• Gaargi, as a Founding member of a startup, has developed and honed her skills as an expert in international development to social marketing. She has extensive International alumni relations experience

Have a degree from a top tier college? Join our Team of Experts!

Garima Rana

Senior Counsellor
MPP, University of Oxford
B.Sc.,Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University

Ananya Jain

Senior Counsellor
M-Fin, University of Cambridge
B.Com, Delhi University

Kovid Gupta

Senior Counsellor
MBA, Cornell University
BBA, BS, BA, UT-Austin

Archana Rao

Senior Counsellor
MBA, Darden University of Virgina
B.Tech, University of Pune

Suman Barua

Senior Counsellor
M.Ed, Harvard University
B.E, Mumbai University

Madhav Pathak

Senior Counsellor
MBA, Indian School of Business
MS, Carnegie Mellon University

Gaargi Desai

Senior Counsellor
MS, Harvard University
BA, Tulane University

Ameya Bhangle

Senior Counsellor
MBA, Harvard Business School
B.Sc., St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai

Niyati Dave

Senior Counsellor
MA, Smith College, Northampton

Aashay Doshi

Senior Counsellor

MBA, Tepper School of Business Carnegie Mellon University

BSc., University of Maryland College Park

Prateek Gupta

Senior Counselor
Master of Business Administration, London Business School
Bachelor of Technology, IIT Roorkee