Sohinee Thakurta
Strategy consultant translating multi-stakeholder mandates into desirable outcomes across governments, foundations, and corporates. Adept at strategic planning and operational efficiency in dynamic and complex multi-stakeholder environments.
Work Experience:
7.3 Years
Industry:
Consulting | Government & PSUs | Social Impact
Function:
Consulting & Strategy | General Management | Project & Program Management
The Quantum Hub (Public Policy Consulting Firm) | New Delhi
Senior Policy Analyst
- Co-created the Women’s Economic Empowerment (WEE) Forum, convened by the Gates Foundation and 40+ grassroots organisations, to strengthen collective action towards WEE for 25 million women, leading operations for 2 states.
- Led the logistical planning and execution for SheLeads, a training program series by UN Women, improving political participation of 300+ women political leaders across the country.
- Co-authored the ‘Women in Corporate Leadership in India’ report in collaboration with LinkedIn, mapping the state of women’s corporate leadership in India. Led stakeholder engagement for 50+ invitees for the release of the report.
- Co-drafted a four-part factsheet series analysing women’s political participation in the 2024 General Elections, which informed the media discourse across several leading dailies such as The Mint.
- Co-authored a chapter titled ‘Evaluating the Policy Landscape for Women’s Economic Empowerment’ for State of India’s Livelihood Report 2024.
Niti Aayog (Apex Public Policy Think Tank, Government Of India) | Madhya Pradesh
Fellow, The Transformation Of Aspirational Districts
- Consultant to the district government across thematic areas of health and nutrition, education, and gender, impacting a population of approximately 21 Lakh.
- Forged and managed 2 NGO partnerships to support Women and Child Development and Health departments to ensure quality early childhood education and nutrition training for 2058 Anganwadis catering to ~ 1.5 Lakh children.
- Strengthened 100 Anganwadis infrastructurally through routing Rs.1.2 Crore from Niti Aayog.
- Saved ~Rs. 60L in out-of-pocket expenditures by improving process efficiency by 83% in handing out birth certificates at the time of discharge in the district hospital, impacting 7.5K+ citizens.
Sattva Consulting (Social Impact Consulting Firm) | Bangalore
Associate Consultant, Foundations and Government Advisory
- Created strategies for Girl Capital Portfolio (Children’s Investment Fund Foundation) across education, life skills, technical skills, income generation and social norms planks impacting 10 Lakh+ Indian girls and women between ages 5-25 years.
- Supporting the India Health Fund leadership to create a fundraising strategy worth $50 Million through market research by identifying sectoral trends, key competitors, funding opportunities and outreach channels for the funders.
- Collaborated with the Bangalore Municipal Corporation (Mission Bengaluru, 2022) to create strategy documents for key initiatives like solid waste management, improved cultural centres, and establishment of tree parks.
Mantra4Change (Education Non-Profit) | Bangalore
School Transformation Lead, Affordable Private Schools
- Enabled whole-school development across government and low-income private schools in the states of Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh through academic, administrative and community engagement projects.
Teach For India (Education Non-Profit Organisation) | Mumbai
Fellow, Teaching
- Led 55 students (90% first-generation learners) in a low-income private school, resulting in 85% pass rate in 10th Board Examinations.
- Co-authored a paper on Pathways to Accelerating Women-Led Development (IWWAGE, 2024)
- BSc (Statistics), Calcutta University