DRISHTI DHANDHANIA
New York, NY ***** 929-***-**** ******@***.***
EDUCATION
New York University, College of Arts and Science New York, NY Bachelor of Arts in Economics with a minor in Business studies May 2020 Cumulative GPA: 3.70/4.00
Relevant Coursework: Econometrics, Marketing, Management and Organizations, Psychology, Statistics, Finance, Accounting Honors: University Honors Scholar, Cum Laude, Dean’s List PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Lubin Lawrence Inc. New York, NY
Consultant Aug 2019 - Present
• Designed visual and verbal stimuli, qualitative surveys, and participant screeners to supplement focus groups for brands like Kind Bar, Truly, Disney XD and UniFirst
• Assisted with new business development activities such as updating the company newsletter, increasing visibility of the organization with blog posts and contributing to proposal development
• Supported Consultants on briefings, case studies, research, pitch decks and targeting brand strategy New York University New York, NY
Research Assistant- NYU’s Social Media and Political Participation Lab Jan 2019 - Dec 2019
• Assisted faculty in creating a software to evaluate the feasibility of Twitter-based election forecasts
• Worked on large-scale data cleaning, transferring, analysis and visualization projects
• Classified 500 social media accounts as bots or humans in the 2016 U.S. election using socio-demographic codebooks Maspeth Welding Startup New York, NY
Strategy Intern June 2019 - Aug 2019
• Participated in a business engagement program to develop analytical, marketing communications, design and production, and con- tent creation skills at a startup incubator
• Drafted the investor presentation, which conveyed the CEO’s vision for the company if a new B2B strategy was implemented
• Created digital media content to generate awareness of the organization’s work Reliance Industries Mumbai, India
Research Intern Jun 2018 - Aug 2018
• Prepared consumer cohorts to target social media users and enhance brand relevance
• Sourced investment opportunities for Jio telecommunications by attending lender meetings and creating company presentations
• Researched multi-channel marketing methods to improve telecom sales and increase conversion rate by 25% LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE AND SOCIAL WORK
NYU Economics Honors Society New York, NY
Committee member Sep 2018 - May 2020
• Chosen to be a part of a selective program that offers opportunities for students with a collective passion for economics
• Hosted professional events with an array of leaders from top firms in the fields of finance and economics. S.V.K.M. Marketing Society Mumbai, India
President Nov 2015 - Feb 2016
• Voted to manage the organizations budget using the university’s student financial account
• Organized educational events for 200-400 students with all proceeds being used to fund vaccination campaigns in rural India United Nations Service Project Jambrung, Raigad
Chairperson Oct 2014 - May 2016
• Led a team of 20 to set up a computer lab for underprivileged kids to facilitate engagement with technology
• Co-founded a social service project in high school to install washrooms in rural parts of Raigad
• Aided instructor in educating more than 100 students on Microsoft Excel and Powerpoint presentations SKILLS AND INTERESTS
• Skills: R Studio, Google Analytics, Microsoft Powerpoint, Excel, Wordpress, Google Suite, Squarespace, Adobe Creative Suite
• Interests: Hiking, Research, Social Media, Fitness, Healthy cooking