1. MY JOURNEY SO FAR
“Student with the allJoined the student
Learnt from my
Given increased role in the
Practiced
Topping high school
round achievement
counseling service.
mistake and gained
team and sent for onshore
improving my
in my city helped me
award” by Electrical
Became the head of
admission to IIT the
training. Promoted to
communication
define my own
Engineering Association
the service in 4th year
following year
associate role
skills. Took an
metric of success –
Joined
equity analyst Started
anything is possible if
JPMorgan’s
Active social life at
Discovered my
position at running in
one works hard
Philanthropy
IIT. Participated in
leadership skills while
JPMorgan marathons
Introduced
team
various cultural and
managing events &
for charity
to the world
technical events
logistics at annual
and reduced
of reading
inter-college festival
excess
by my
weight
grandfather
Failed to secure
admission to IIT. Gained
a lesson in humility
Growing Up
A classmate
commits suicide.
Deeply affected by
the incident
My speech
Gained 30 kilos in
disorders impacts
weight. Became
my performance at
borderline obese
Lost my focus and an internship
my GPA suffered.
Economic downturn
Self-introspected
impacts placement.
and resolved to
Started career in risk
work harder
analytics outsourcing
Under Graduation
Lack of front office
exposure and
client interaction.
Requested my
manager to
increase my
responsibilities
Early Career

2. SO WHO AM I?
AN EXPLORER
A CHARMER
Close ties with most college classmates, juniors and seniors even
5 years after graduation
Active member of the alumni association; organized and hosted
various alumni get-togethers
Comfortable in diverse social settings – from family gettogethers to multicultural team events at the workplace
Easy going and fun loving. Always open to new experiences and
adventures
A LEADER
Organized the first ever student-faculty-alumni-corporate
Conclave at IIT; achieved participation of over 15 senior
management executives, historians and politicians; event
covered by CNN-IBN news network
Student Chair, Guidance & Counseling Unit, IIT Madras;
mentored 600 freshmen & counseled 2,500 students
Led a 135-membered event management team responsible for
logistical arrangements at an inter-collegiate technical festival;
collaborated with 60 teams and ensured an incident-free
festival
AN ALTRUIST

3. MY BUCKET LIST
Career
Community
Fun/Personal
• Become a confident public
speaker
• Start community fitness
program at slums in India
• Attempt Sky-diving & Basejumping
• Become a portfolio
manager at an Asset
Management Company
• Start an NGO providing
support to the aged
• Travel the World. Go backpacking across Europe and
South America
• Become a global citizen and
work in USA and SouthEast Asia before moving
back to India
• Assist my firm in launching
an India focused fund
following a responsible
investing strategy
• Become a representative
for my fund on the UN-PRI
• Long term aim – improve
Environmental, Social and
Governance (ESG)
practices in India
• Manage funds for local
NGOs with my employer
consent
• Send my parents on a world
cruise
• Coach local unprivileged
children to gain admission
in engineering colleges
• Run a marathon in Greece
– the place where it all
started
• Work with NGOs towards
development of sustainable
rural communities in India
• Finish the Comrades
Marathon
• Participate in an iron-man
contest
• Watch a football world cup
finals live
• Learn to play guitar