Meera Baswan

Experience

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  The Indigenous Foundation

  Nov 2020 - now

  Director and Founder

  Co-founder and co-director of The Indigenous Foundation (TIF), a collective of young Indigenous/POC women, 2S, and non-binary folk, striving to bring awareness to indigenous issues and rights. Through TIF, have:• Directed TIF's 4 sub-teams, with 30+ team members.• Led TIF's social media platform of over 68 thousand, with a reach of over 1 million. • Led the design of TIF's official website (over 100K views), designed and written various posts, articles, and infographics for The Indigenous Foundation, co-hosted 2 podcast episodes (18K+ listeners).• Led TIF's Orange Shirt Day and Red Dress Day fundraisers with co-founder Sena, raising over $10,000 in funds toward the IRSSS, NWI, and Coalition to Stop Violence Against Native Women.• Been awarded the Kurt Hahn Prize Show less

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  Round Square

  Sept 2021 - Sept 2021

  Round Square International Conference: Student Delegate

  Selected as one of school's representatives for the Round Square International Conference in 2021. Participated in and led breakout discussions with students across the globe in a virtual environment, and learned about relevant topics in today's society through various keynote sessions.

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  Expani Tutoring

  Mar 2022 - Dec 2022

  Expani: English Tutor

  Volunteered as an English Tutor for Spanish-speaking children from single-mother households in Colombia. Led weekly sessions on different English topics to enable tutees (aged 6-11) to gain the confidence and knowledge to become fluent or proficient in English.

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  ClearPoint Neuro, Inc.

  May 2022 - Jul 2022

  Cooperative Education Student

  ClearPoint Neuro is a global therapy-enabling platform company based in CA, United States that is focused on providing stereotactic navigation and delivery to the brain. As a Cooperative Education Student at ClearPoint Neuro: • Worked alongside the Marketing Team, reporting directly to the VP of Marketing.• Worked on Biologics and Drug Delivery market research for ClearPoint's partners, target partners, and competitors. Analyzed aspects of companies including their market capitalization growth/decline, current clinical trials, and vector therapies. Processed these statistics using Excel to create graphical analyses.• Presented findings to Marketing Team to provide an analysis of which companies would be best-suited for ClearPoint to partner with.• Helped develop an online database project for ClearPoint by assisting in compiling information on its partners and partners in discussion.• Launched a new social media campaign for ClearPoint focused on direct product outreach, specifically within Biologics and Drug Delivery. Created an in-depth plan of action for posting on social platforms, including LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram. One such campaign post outline can be found here: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cf4Ow6pls5U/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link. • Utilized Photoshop to create infographics on ClearPoint's products and services. Show less

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  St. Mildred's-Lightbourn School

  Aug 2022 - May 2023

  Global Citizenship/Diversity Prefect

  • Represented Round Square, Global Citizenship, Diversity, and Inclusion initiatives throughout school community, including hosting cultural events, Round Square conferences, and social/racial justice initiatives. • Led the Global Citizenship/Diversity Committee, with 60+ members. • Led 10+ events/initiatives (2022-2023), which notably included assemblies on Black History Month, Diwali, Pride Month, Asian American Heritage Month, Indigenous History Month, Eid, and Ramadan.• Launched school's very first full-day event focused on diverse community (Multicultural Day)• Lobbied for students to wear their cultural outfits for certain events (such as Diwali, and Multicultural Day), and for students to be given clear notice that they are permitted to wear cultural clothing. Show less

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  Civics Unplugged

  Jun 2023 - Jun 2023

  '23 Civic Innovation Academy Fellow

  • 1 of 75 fellows selected nationwide to attend Civic Unplugged's Civic Innovation Academy at Georgetown University on a full scholarship (11% acceptance rate). • Attended discussions and met with members of Congress (such as Congresswoman Alana Marsili, Senator Chris Murphy, and Congressman Maxwell Frost), Fortune 100 entrepreneurs, and others involved in work surrounding civic engagement. Learned about and engaged in topics including gun control, foreign policy, the threat of AI, and American democracy. • Conducted research and proposed solutions to challenges within the United States Department of Education, specifically surrounding the Affordable Connectivity Plan and potential improvements. Met with members of the Department of Education in the Office of Educational Technology. Show less

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  Pod Save the Youth

  Jan 2024 - now

  Co-Host

  Co-host of Pod Save the Youth, a political podcast focused on empowering youth in social justice and politics. Pod Save the Youth hosts guest speakers, from fellow youth advocates to government officials who can speak to their experiences in politics.

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  The Women's Network

  Jan 2024 - now

  Co-Director of DEI at TWN - Wellesley College

  TWN is the largest collegiate networking organization for young women, and non-men identifying individuals. As Co-DEI chair at Wellesley College, have spearheaded DEI panels that share the perspectives of diverse individuals with careers in fields including biotechnology, management consulting, and finance.

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  Lift Every Vote Org

  Jan 2024 - May 2024

  Social Media Intern

  Helped develop the social media presence of Lift Every Vote by creating graphics proposals to optimally draw in viewers, utilize AI platforms such as Loomly to work across social media platforms, and create engaging infographic-style content on current projects, such as Lift Every Vote's "The Largest Generation Project."

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  Wellesley College

  Jan 2024 - now

  1 of 9 Case Fellows appointed by Wellesley's Economics Department for the Summer of 2024. Selected to continue research as a fellow in the 2024-25 academic year. Analyzing the College Board and ACT, Inc. as firms with major market power. Working on a 75+ page literature review and data collection of the qualitative and quantitative socio-economic implications of their major influence on the US education system. Assisting with curriculum development for Wellesley's Introductory Microeconomics and Macroeconomics courses.Working directly with Professor Rachel Werkema in Wellesley's Economics Department. Show less Student researcher at Professor Arumainayagam's laboratory with the overarching goal of investigating whether photons or electrons have created life using radiation chemistry and photochemistry. Work with 2 ultrahigh vacuum chambers designed to simulate interstellar conditions to: measure the yield of product molecules per incident photon/electron, understand the dependance of reaction cross section on electron/photon energy, and investigate the influence of ice/temperature on photochemistry and radiation chemistry.Results guide NASA's flagship Europa Clipper mission launching in late 2024. Show less

  • Case Economics Fellow

    May 2024 - now

  • Researcher at the Chris Arumainayagam Lab

    Jan 2024 - now

  • Upskill Entrepreneurship Fellow

    Jan 2024 - Jan 2024
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  Civics Unplugged

  Aug 2024 - now

  Selected as a 2022 fellow for the Civic Innovators Fellowship, a three-month intensive civic leadership program that prepares civic-minded students with the knowledge and skills to produce novel solutions to well-defined community and societal problems. Sponsored by The National Geographic, Blue Star Families, The Rhodes Trust, Schmidt Futures, and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. Helped organize the 2024 Civic Innovation Academy at UCLA in collaboration with the Ellison Institute of Technology. Led a team of high school students.

  • Civics Unplugged Fellow

    Sept 2022 - now

  • Group Leader

    Aug 2024 - Aug 2024
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  Ellison Institute of Technology Los Angeles

  Aug 2024 - Aug 2024

  Project Collaborator for Civics Unplugged x Ellison Institute
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  RBC Capital Markets

  Oct 2024 - now

  Women's Advisory Program