Aanchal Somani
Consultant at Known Holdings
Climate Advocate • Terra Climate Fellow ‘21 @terradotdo • Former Strategy and Startup Consultant
Known Holdings
https://www.linkedin.com/company/scale-with-known
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Consultant
Ecoshot Foundation
https://www.linkedin.com/company/ecoshot
Remote
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Co-Founder, Strategic Advisor
Climate Changemakers
https://www.linkedin.com/company/climate-changemakers
- Conceptualizing user journey maps with action tracking and key performance indicators to support organization’s core climate policy advocacy programming and effectively deploy pilot programs with national cohorts and international chapters
- Identifying user journey implications across platform and programming, and coordinating between community, policy, data and product squads to implement changes
- Developing tools, resources, and training programs for new climate action groups to effectively organize and lead habitual hours of action
Remote
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Product Lead
LifeBonder
https://www.linkedin.com/company/lifebonder
Startup building ethical social media to revolutionize social experiences online and offline.
• Proactively built and maintained strong network of internal team leads and coordinators, external advisors, and potential investors through regular communication and scheduled events to provide improved executive support and ease of operations
• Led weekly touchpoints and daily standups to connect internal teams and build progress reports, recommendations and action items for founders
• Supported Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) as senior advisor, identifying high-priority changes to app features and launch timeline based on market feedback and design thinking exercises; rapidly communicated decisions and development impacts to product and marketing teams
• Managed global remote team of 8 across marketing and product and communicated processes for coordinated social media planning, community building, partnerships, and development to implement multiple campaigns, oversee approvals, and prepare phased product launch plans
• Developed product monetization strategy and assisted CSO with profit and loss statement and cash flow 5-year forecasts
Copenhagen, Capital Region, Denmark
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Digital Brand & Product Manager
RSM US LLP
https://www.linkedin.com/company/rsm-us-llp
Digital transformations for middle market clients in tech, nonprofit, consumer products and manufacturing industries.
• Project managed 3 separate workstreams in fast-paced environment for consumer tech client through weekly calls with Product, Marketing, and Tech leads; coordinated vendor communications to meet development deadlines; produced status reports and led meetings to update leadership on progress
• Identified areas for operational alignment and optimization by mapping business processes across nonprofit and manufacturing clients’ Finance, Product, Marketing and Sales; recommended future state efficiencies with process design workflows and requirements to CEO and senior staff
• Researched digital transformation and robotic process automation industry trends for consumer products and life science industries to provide thought leadership support to the Company’s evolving industry-specialization strategy
New York City Metropolitan Area
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Management Consulting Associate
Braintree
https://www.linkedin.com/company/braintreeproducts
Branding agency and enterprise software provider for consumer tech and nonprofit organizations.
• Built processes to guide early operations of Idea Lab, a new service curating campaigns and digital products for clients in not-for-profit and for-profit industries, and oversaw strategy, project staffing, milestones, and timelines
• Designed proposal for texting campaign and ongoing data collection program for widow empowerment nonprofit to improve how they locate high-impact zones for program development and provide greater opportunity for community building
• Created CSR proposal for e-commerce luxury client to lead dialogue on the humanitarian injustices of child labor in diamond mines while building brand awareness in competitive landscape and socially empowering younger consumers
• Produced Braintree’s new design language and original content by working directly with C-Suite on strategic priorities and leveraging field research into client needs and expectations; led creative and product teams through iterative website redesign to increase brand awareness
• Analyzed monetization strategy and developed new pricing structure to increase revenue by 50%
New York City Metropolitan Area
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Strategy & Growth Consultant
Global Fund for Widows
https://www.linkedin.com/company/global-fund-for-widows
Combatting global poverty to build a more open, just and habitable world by establishing financial empowerment programs for widows.
• Wrote and published 3 reports analyzing economic impacts of humanitarian injustices caused by the epidemic of widowhood and building polished arguments on its impact on achieving SDGs, circulated to ministers and ambassadors across nation-states and NGOs worldwide
• Data-mined widows’ access to government support and financial services in developing countries to present to the United Nations, build fundraising strategies, and inform program development and improvement in Nigeria, India, and Bolivia
• Planned and executed annual fundraising gala and auction in 2016 and 2018, raising tens of thousands of dollars for GFW
• Hosted and facilitated global “Epidemic of Widowhood” panel at the United Nations’ NGO 60th Commission on the Status of Women
Greater New York City Area
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UNDPI NGO Representative
Treliant Risk Advisors
https://www.linkedin.com/company/treliant
• Analyzed Japanese regulation on separation of investment and commercial banking to determine compliance of top-15 global bank
• Conducted in-depth financial analyses of business revenue streams to inform management dialogue on growth segments and future direction of company projects
• Researched regulatory challenges of top international banks to develop best practices for future client projects
Greater New York City Area
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Analyst Intern
Diamond District Chamber of Commerce
Client consultation to establish a new trade association for the diamond district.
•	Analyzed major industry revenue streams and recommended target consumers based on central product offerings and services
•	Researched technical framework to start and manage trade association
•	Proposed methods to integrate risk mitigation within organizational structure
Greater New York City Area
Business Development Consultant
FIT International
https://www.linkedin.com/company/fit-international
•	Strengthened 9 new and 40+ existing relationships with local wholesalers in Italy, Germany, France, and Sweden to increase number of product distribution channels and facilitate international expansion 
•	Evaluated present and alternative marketing, production, and distribution strategies to determine areas for greatest cost reduction
•	Actively engaged in cross-cultural collaboration with teammates from Holland, Sweden, and France
Amsterdam Area, Netherlands
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Entrepreneurial Consultant
Macaulay Business Club
https://www.linkedin.com/company/macaulaybusinessclub
New York City
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Marketing Director of Presentations
Virtual Enterprises International, Inc.
https://www.linkedin.com/company/virtual-enterprises-international-inc-
Student-run virtual company.
•	Increased profit by approximately 300% from fiscal year 2012 to fiscal year 2013 by attracting a more targeted consumer base by narrowing our product line 
•	Collaborated with 25 member team to prepare for the California and New York City Trade Fairs, which generated 50% of FY13’s net sales
•	Created business plan, annual report, and financial statements through the FY before valuing the company’s stock to analyze options for raising capital
New York City
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Chief Executive Officer, Velocity International
Learning for Action, Climate Change
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Terra.do
https://www.linkedin.com/school/terra-do/
Accelerator
Learning the tools to run as a climate candidate or help get climate candidates elected at local and state levels.
Climate Candidates
Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)
International Business, Political Science and Finance
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Baruch College
https://www.linkedin.com/school/baruch-college/
Peek Weekend
Accepted to and attended HBS Peek Weekend -- a 3-day selective program with immersive HBS in-class education and case study analyses
Family Business
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Harvard Business School
https://www.linkedin.com/school/harvard-business-school/
Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.)
International Business - Study Abroad
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Copenhagen Business School
https://www.linkedin.com/school/copenhagen-business-school/
Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.)
International Business - Study Abroad
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Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences
https://www.linkedin.com/school/hogeschool-van-amsterdam/
International Markets, Cultures, and Institutions
IBS 4200
Introduction to International Business
MKT 3400
Management of Multinational Corporations
MGT 4880
Principles of Finance
FIN 3000
Environment
The Climate Reality Project
https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-climate-reality-project
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Climate Reality Leader
Environment
Climate Changemakers
https://www.linkedin.com/company/climate-changemakers
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Changemaker
Environment
Environmental Voter Project
https://www.linkedin.com/company/environmental-voter-project
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Policy Advocacy Volunteer
Environment
YEA! Impact
https://www.linkedin.com/company/yea-impact
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Impact Strategy Volunteer
Disaster and Humanitarian Relief
Rebuild West End Temple
Hurricane Sandy relief and rebuilding effort of community spaces and children’s program center in Queens, NYC.
Volunteer
Techstars
8960-2240017
Venture Deals
LinkedIn
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Efficient Time Management
http://www.linkedin.com/learning/efficient-time-management
LinkedIn
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Nathan Shedroff on Design Strategy and the Merging of Business and Design
http://www.linkedin.com/learning/nathan-shedroff-on-design-strategy-and-the-merging-of-business-and-design
LinkedIn
www.linkedin.com
Sales: Closing a Complex Sale
http://www.linkedin.com/learning/sales-closing-a-complex-sale
LinkedIn
www.linkedin.com
Selling into Industries: Technology Companies
http://www.linkedin.com/learning/selling-into-industries-technology-companies
LinkedIn
www.linkedin.com
Learning Program Management
http://www.linkedin.com/learning/learning-program-management
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mthornley
Seattle, WA
Megan Thornley
Website Manager | SEO | UX | Web Strategy
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ushir
New York, NY
Ushir Shah
Co-founder & CTO at Known Holdings-building financial services for the BIPOC economy; Consultant, Advisor, Investor
https://www.linkedin.com/in/brooke-camhi-16bb578
New York City Metropolitan Area
Brooke Camhi
Litigation & Deposition Support Specialist TSG/Attorney at Burger Green & Min
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nenad-praporski-2b88a0b
Austin, TX
Nenad Praporski
General Manager at Fairmont Austin
https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-j-dimaggio-17617821
Arlington, TX
John J DiMaggio
Federal National Accounts Director, Public Health Advocate, Federal Healthcare Advocate
https://www.linkedin.com/in/miguelmckelvey
New York, NY
🌲Miguel McKelvey
I have joined other leaders in finance, tech, culture, media to form Known, a new financial platform to serve the multi-trillion dollar economy powered by communities of color.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessica-carpenter-990b3a148
Tempe, AZ
Jessica Carpenter
Director of Marketing and Communication at BridgeUSA
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathan98
San Francisco, CA
Jonathan Ampalloor
Strategy Associate, ZS | CFO, BridgeUSA
https://www.linkedin.com/in/devin-alexander-677970190
Greater Boston
Devin Alexander
CEO/Co-Founder of Rolling Releaf
https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-j-scampini-5ba7515
New York, NY
Adam J. Scampini
Vice President - Consumer & Retail Investment Banking
https://www.linkedin.com/in/makenzietyson
Tempe, AZ
Makenzie Tyson
Political Affairs Director at BridgeUSA
https://www.linkedin.com/in/noritamengu
San Francisco Bay Area
Norita Mengu
Associate at Cooley LLP
https://www.linkedin.com/in/steveubl
Washington, DC
Stephen Ubl
President & CEO of PhRMA
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rvkapila
Washington, DC
Dr. Rudra V. Kapila
Energy & Climate Policy SME | Low-Carbon Technology | Multilingual Geoscientist
https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewsavarick
Boca Raton, FL
Matt Savarick
#GetScreened - we're hiring @ LetsGetChecked!
https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnguthriemba
Fort Worth, TX
John Guthrie MBA
Brand Manager at Hawk Security Services - A Member of My Alarm Center
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathansalazar
Louisville Metropolitan Area
Jonathan Salazar
Digital First | Strategic Thinker | Perpetual Student | Let’s Get to Work
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sabs
Miami, FL
Sabrina Velazquez
AR & Social Marketer
https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertxcasserly
Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
Robert X. Casserly
"If it doesn't sell it isn't creative". DO
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Financial Services Professional
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Bengaluru
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Software Engineer
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Marketing Communication
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The Strategy Consulting Network
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CleanTech
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Climate Candidates
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HBS PEEK Alumni
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Green Jobs & Career Network
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Global Sustainability and Turnaround Professionals
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Climate Change Network
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Digital Marketing
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The Do Work Project
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VEI Alumni Association
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Personal Branding Network
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Harvard Business Review Discussion Group
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Delta Sigma Pi - Professional Business Fraternity
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