PALAK TRIPATHI
+91-9335636324 | tpalak404@gmail.com
SUMMARY
With a robust foundation in marketing, complemented by technical and managerial backgrounds, I am driven to
enhance efficiency through thoughtful, data-driven decisions. What truly inspires me is the opportunity to
collaborate across teams, pour my heart into innovative projects, and achieve exceptional results.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Vedanta, Cairn February 2023 - December 2023
Business Analyst, Marketing and Sales Gurgaon, India
• Hired as part of V-LEAD program for fast-track CXO roles, 1 of top 50 women (/20,000+ employees)
• Onboarded 3 new buyers, increasing Cairn’s buyer count by 15.8%
• Boosted revenue by 39L (~6000 barrels of crude), recurring per auction
• Analysed prices of competitive crude grades to optimise pricing and discounts for maximum sales
AlphaSights August 2022 - November 2022
Client Service Associate, Private Equity London, UK
• Connected over 180 professionals to world’s leading private equity firms, facilitating insights in the context of
critical business decisions
• Led client needs analysis, industry mapping, strategising searches, and delivering on PE projects
SURGE, Indian Institute of Technology May 2019 - July 2019
Research Intern, Department of Computer Science and Engineering Kanpur, India
• Selected to SURGE (acceptance rate < 10%). Devised a novel cache optimisation technique to improve
performance of cloud server
• Coded 3 instruction prefetchers that expedited system and increased hit rate by 8%
Linear-AmpTech, Indian Institute of Technology May 2018 - July 2018
Research Intern Roorkee, India
• Collated behaviour and performed a comparative study of machine learning algorithms for given dataset
• Served as mentor’s TA during Neural Network workshop series, contributed to student engagement activities
resulting in 2X increase in participation
EDUCATION
Imperial College Business School 2021 - 22
MSc Management, Merit Degree London, UK
• Achieved Merit Degree with Distinction in Marketing (top 3% of the class)
• Summer Business Consultant, Civanca Consulting Services: As a strategy consultant, conducted data-centric
interviews to collate market entry strategies, devised growth roadmap, and cost optimisation initiatives
• Created a website, newsletter template, and social media pages to improve CRM
The University of Chicago, Booth School of Business 2020 - 20
Summer Business Scholars Program, GPA: 4/4 Chicago, US
• Received a Merit Scholarship provided to top 1% of the class
• Collaborated with my team to conceptualise a disruptive idea, validated it, and built its MVP
United College of Engineering and Research 2016 - 20
B.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering, CGPA: 8.29/10 Allahabad, India
• Department Rank 3/180
• Student Mentor, 2018-19: Delivered career consultation to 100+ juniors to help them secure their dream jobs
• Organised study-abroad workshops to provide information regarding graduate school applications
ACHIEVEMENTS
Best B.Tech Project Award, United College of Engineering and Research 2020
• Designed an IoT-based intrusion and fire detection system for protection of agricultural farms
Co-authored and published research papers, IEEE Xplore 2019
• Worked in a team of four to develop, simulate, and present three IEEE conference papers
• Developed an inventive patch antenna to obtain blood glucose concentration of diabetic patients, replacing
traditional finger pricking method
Anugrah, Social Campaign 2019
• Started project Anugrah to collect clothes from donors to serve over 150 people in Allahabad during winters
• Outsourced jobs for 30 women from underprivileged backgrounds
Kanya Vidya Dhan Scholarship, Government of Uttar Pradesh 2015
• Merit Scholarship recipient for exhibiting exceptional performance in intermediate college
