Sohinee Thakurta

Sohinee Thakurta

Cross-sector strategy and program management professional with 7+ years of experience managing multi-stakeholder mandates across partner organisations, notably the Gates Foundation, UN Women, Niti Aayog, and LinkedIn. Adept at strategic planning, project management, and operational efficiency in dynamic and cross-functional environments across governments, foundations, and corporates; with an ability to drive relevant outcomes, manage senior stakeholders, and lead data-driven decision-making.

Work Experience:

7.3 Years

Industry:

Consulting | Others | Social Impact

Function:

Consulting & Strategy | General Management | Project & Program Management

Work Experience

The Quantum Hub (Public Policy Consulting Firm) | New Delhi

Senior Policy Analyst

  • Improved political participation of 300+ women political leaders across the country by leading the logistical planning and execution for SheLeads, a training program series by UN Women.
  • Strengthened collective action towards Women’s Economic Empowerment (WEE) for 25 million women, leading operations for 2 states, by supporting the WEE Forum convened by the Gates Foundation and 40+ grassroots organisations.
  • Led a team of 4 to collate a bank of solutions with 65+ solutions from over 30 organisations for the India Climate Collaborative to channelise domestic philanthropic funding.
  • Built a solutions bank of 65+ interventions by driving collaboration across 30+ organisations for the India Climate Collaborative (ICC), to channelise domestic philanthropic funding, by leading a team of 4 to engage and align partners.
  • Drove stakeholder engagement for 50+ bureaucrats, politicians and corporate leaders at the release of ‘Women in Corporate Leadership in India’, a report mapping the state of women’s corporate leadership in India, co-authored with LinkedIn.
  • Informed national media discourse across leading dailies including The Mint by co-drafting a four-part factsheet series analysing women’s political participation in the 2024 General Elections.

Niti Aayog (Apex Public Policy Think Tank, Government Of India) | Madhya Pradesh

Fellow, Transformation of Aspirational District

  • Impacted approximately 21 Lakh people as a strategy consultant to the district government, driving cross-functional program execution across health and nutrition, education, and gender verticals.
  • Delivered quality early childhood education and nutrition training to 2,058 Anganwadis catering to ~1.5 Lakh children by forging and managing 2 NGO partnerships with the Women and Child Development and Health departments.
  • 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

  • Impacted 10 Lakh+ Indian girls and women aged 5–25 by creating strategies for the Girl Capital Portfolio (under Children’s Investment Fund Foundation) across education, life skills, technical skills, income generation, and social norms.
  • Enabled a $50 Million fundraising strategy for India Health Fund leadership by leading data-driven market research identifying sectoral trends, key competitors, funding opportunities, and outreach channels.
  • 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.
Accomplishments
  • Co-authored a paper on 'Evaluating the Policy Landscape for Women’s Economic Empowerment' for the State of India’s Livelihood Report (2024)
  • Co-authored a paper on 'Pathways to Accelerating Women-Led Development' with IWWAGE (2025), supported by the Gates Foundation
  • Co-authored an article on the 'Perils of Not Having A Birth Certificate' in the Village Square (2022)
Education
  • BSc (Statistics), Calcutta University, Kolkata
Certification
  • Excel Skills for Business: Advanced, Coursera (2026)
  • Pre-MBA Statistics, Coursera (2026)
Extra-curricular
  • Founded a supper club called Addar Ashor in Delhi to popularise Bengali food and build a community around food and culture. Got featured in popular newspapers such as the Times of India (2025)
  • Selected for a coveted flagship professional training programme by the University of Chicago for development and social impact sector individuals across South Asia (2021)
  • Formulated a policy paper, “Climate change adaptation in Odisha” for a Member of Parliament from Odisha, through a public policy program by Young Leaders for Active Citizenship (2021)
  • Volunteered with the non-profit Make a Difference, to improve learning outcomes by teaching and coaching volunteers (2016)
  • Represented local club at All India Tennis Association Talent Series 2009, and qualified for U-16 Quarter Finals Girls Doubles, Kolkata, India (2009)
  • Diploma in Fine Arts (Sangeet Visarad), All India Fine Arts Association (Sarva Bharatiya Charu Kala Mandir), Kolkata, India
  • Social Impact Secretary, 62nd Student Council Representatives, IIM A (2025-2026)