Bhavik Muni

Experience

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  Reliance Communications

  Jun 2012 - Jul 2012

  Technical Intern

  Worked as a Trainee with the Client Servicing Team at the National Network Operating Centre (NNOC) of Reliance Communications, Mumbai.

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  Media.net

  Apr 2013 - Jan 2014

  Ads Specialist

  At Media.net, as an Ads Specialist, my role centered on optimizing the synergy between website publishers and advertisers to maximize financial outcomes and ROAS. Leveraging a deep understanding of digital advertising ecosystems, I strategically matched high-potential publishers with relevant advertisers, ensuring mutually beneficial partnerships that drove revenue growth and enhanced ad performance.Key Responsibilities:- Publisher Identification: Sourced and onboarded high-value website publishers to expand the network, focusing on those with the potential to generate significant ad revenue.- Advertiser Matching: Carefully matched advertisers with publishers to maximize relevance and ad performance, enhancing ROAS for advertisers.- Performance Optimization: Continuously analyzed and optimized ad placements and strategies to improve publisher income and advertiser satisfaction.- Market Analysis: Kept abreast of digital advertising trends to inform strategy and identify growth opportunities.- Stakeholder Collaboration: Worked closely with both publishers and advertisers to understand their needs, ensuring tailored strategies that met their objectives. Show less

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  SkillSphere Education

  Jun 2013 - Apr 2017

  First team member contributed towards the development of the startup focused on the development of 21st-century skills via online and offline workshops among students of 8 years; conducted over 50 workshops for approximately 2,000 students.2. Designed core products for the startup that were responsible for a 20% increase in the total revenue over 2 years. 3. Generated leads and built relationships with B2B customers adding new clients to the total clientele. 4. Developed strategies to efficiently train the freelance trainers while keeping the startup lean and profitable. 5. Successfully increased the market share and was responsible for creating RFPs, recruiting and service delivery Show less

  • Client Success Director

    Oct 2015 - Apr 2017

  • Consultant

    Jun 2013 - Sept 2015
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  EY

  Jan 2014 - Sept 2015

  Analyst

  I was part of the IT Risk Advisory team at Ernst & Young catering exclusively to telecom clients. My work involved:- Executed risk optimization strategies and information security reviews for a leading global IT services firm to across 15 clients.- Developed an eGRC platform and devised change management strategies for a global telecom giant in $7Mn project.- Implemented risk frameworks to prevent data leakage for a telecom leader in India., avoiding a loss of $10Mn.

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  Lend A Hand India

  Feb 2017 - Jan 2019

  Skills Specialist

  - Developed curriculum, created monitoring and evaluation tools and devised capacity building measures for anentrepreneurship development program for 140 high school students in 2 public schools in urban Pune, India.- Designed and administered an impact evaluation study with the program using Randomized Controlled Trial.- Co-developed progress monitoring tools for core management officials affecting 150+ schools and 30k+ students.- Applied qualitative research methods such as interviews, focused group discussions and ethnography, to assess people’s willingness to pay for tertiary education in 15 villages and provided recommendations impacting 6k+ recipients. Show less

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  University of California, Berkeley

  Aug 2017 - May 2019

  Graduate Student Instructor

  Teaching Assistant in Political Science department for Prof. Jason Wittenberg, Prof. Kevin O' Brien, and Prof. Darren Zook:PS 3: Introduction to Empirical Analysis & Quantitative Methods; Fall 2017PS 140: Comparative Politics: Extreme Encounters with Power; Spring 2018PS 149: Politics in South East Asia: Fall 2018 & Spring 2019

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  USAID

  Mar 2018 - Jan 2019

  Global Development Fellow

  1. Developed performance indicators for the 30-member management team of India's largest NGO in vocational training, affecting 150+ schools and 30k+ students.2. Developed curriculum, created monitoring and evaluation tools and devised capacity building measures to launch a 21st Century Skills program for 140 high school students in 2 public schools in Pune, India.3. Assessed willingness to pay for vocational training by interviewing over 90 families across 20 villages in western India.4. Strategizing advocacy efforts for tie-ups with local municipal bodies for skill-development initiatives.designed capacity building measures for 14 staff members to run the program. Impact Assessment:1. Conducting and overseeing impact studies of the NGO's flagship programs directed towards employment generation for over 400,000 youth in India.2. Partnered with BRAC Uganda to conduct an RCT for impact assessment of the entrepreneurship development program. Show less

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  Family Office

  Jul 2019 - Oct 2023

  Director, Impact Investments

  - Chief of Staff to the CEO of a $3B revenue company - crafted key presentations, agendas, and speeches, ensuring top-level executive communication and strategic initiative execution.- Established an $12M annual funding process with CRM integration, boosting operational efficiency and enhancing stakeholder engagement across foundation activities.- Led a $2M COVID-19 fund; raised capital and delivered critical care - 13K oxygen concentrators during COVID emergency.- Drove a $5M investment in an EdTech think-tank, driving funding for startups using AI in literacy and numeracy, aligning key stakeholders with strategic educational goals.- Utilized R and Tableau to develop analytical models, measuring and reporting social return or investment at executive levels. Show less

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  Rocket Learning

  Nov 2022 - Oct 2023

  Board Member
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  Upview.ai

  Nov 2022 - now

  Product Manager

  - Led the development of 3 AI-powered products by conducting over 90 content creator interviews, identifying their challenges while improving their content strategy, resulting in $95K ARR.- Developed AI-powered tools for creators to identify monetization and collaboration opportunities, engaging 450 beta users.- Onboarded advertisers for influencer marketing campaigns, generating $140K ACV; created dashboards to launch, monitor and A/B test Ad campaigns, resulting in a 50% decrease in CPMs.- Created a cold email system that generated 50K qualified leads weekly and ran campaigns to gather creator feedback, leading to a 20% increase in retention.- Designed a 4-week YouTuber Accelerator Program for 8 creators with 10K+ followers covering SEO, & monetization strategies; directly impacted a YouTuber's increase in subscribers from 88K to 262K increasing their revenue by 5x. - Managed a cross-functional team of 12 members, including engineers, in-house creators, and UI developers, using JIRA. Show less

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  Berkeley SkyDeck

  Nov 2023 - now

  Batch 17 (Berkeley Skydeck Pad 13 Cohort Participant)

  Upview.ai is part of Berkeley Skydeck's Pad 13 program.