Ata Chowdhry

Ata Chowdhry

Summer Legal Intern

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  • About me

    Senior Analyst, Strategy & Transactions- Real Estate, Hospitality & Tourism @ EY-Parthenon

  • Education

    • Doha College

      2010 - 2017
      GCSE's and A-levels

      Activities and Societies: Secretary General- DC Model United Nations, President-Student Council, President-Debate Society, Finance Manager-Business and Economics Society, Founder-Public Speaking Club Deputy Secretary General - The Hague MUN Qatar Qatar National Debate League- Top 10 Speakers

    • King's College London

      2021 - 2022
      Master's degree International Political Economy
    • Boston College

      2017 - 2021
      Undergraduate Economics (Econometrics), International Studies (Political Economy and Development Studies) Graduated with Honours

      Activities and Societies: Model United Nations (Security Council Chair, DUSG of PR), Club Table Tennis (Founder and Vice-President), Parliamentary Debate Union (Associate Student Debate Coach), Excel Program (Leadership Coach), South Asian Student Association Culture Show (Choreographer), Muslim Students Association, South Asian Students Association

    • King's College London

      2019 - 2019
      Study Abroad Political Economy

      Activities and Societies: Political Economy Society

  • Experience

    • White & Case LLP

      Jul 2015 - Aug 2015
      Summer Legal Intern

      Shadowed legal associate at the Qatar office working specifically on mergers and acquisitions. Drafted documents and helped update contact system.

    • Human Rights Law Network, Andhra Pradesh

      Jul 2017 - Aug 2017
      Summer Legal Intern

      Worked with human rights lawyer in the Hyderabad chapter of the Human Rights Law Network of India. Drafted petitions to high court on behalf of victims of domestic violence & terror accusations. Interviewed lawyers/rights activists; met victims of caste-based violence and wrote a paper titled Dalits and Protective Discrimination. Wrote research report on transgender rights in India.

    • MIS Human Rights Conference

      Jul 2017 - Aug 2017
      Student Reporter

      Helped set up World Social Forum. Theme: ‘dignity, democracy & diversity’; in charge of inviting speakers across India; reported on victims for UNHCR.

    • Museum of Islamic Art, Doha, Qatar

      Jul 2018 - Aug 2018
      Research Intern

      Interned in the curatorial department to gather references and bibliographies for the museum rehang project of 2019. Contacted publishers and gathered research information while keeping museum databases up to date and accurate. Worked in a team to produce summaries and descriptions for objects that are to be displayed while fact checking previously written descriptions.

    • The Eagle Institute, Inc.

      Sept 2018 - May 2020
      Undersecretary General of Public Relations

      Led the marketing division of Public Relations focusing on the website and social media accounts for a conference of over 800 high school students. Communicated with advisors and delegations of schools before and during the annual three day conference regarding financial and logistical information.

    • Boston College

      Dec 2018 - May 2019
      Excel Leadership Coach

      Facilitate select leadership workshops as part of the mandatory Excel Curriculum of Boston College as well as working with student organizations as a Leadership Coach and acting as a resource to help with conflict resolution and organization success.

    • EY

      Jul 2019 - Sept 2019
      Advisory Intern - Performance Improvement

      Focused on government sector projects across the Middle East including the UAE Ministry of Finance. Worked alongside the QRM team in conducting background research on clients and closely with the General Counsel’s Office to review contracts, deviation forms and mitigation plans focusing on the legal aspect of engagements and the basics of efficient project management.

    • Boston College

      Aug 2020 - May 2021
      Student Ambassador at McMullen Museum of Art

      • Conduct research, copy edit records and update museum database on permanent collection as part of the collections management committee• Man front desk and guide visitors to exhibitions, collections or catalogues• Manage social media platforms and create graphic design for advertisement purposes as part of the marketing committee• Research and present to the public works from the Museum's permanent collection through the ‘Into the Collection’ events

    • Atheneum

      Nov 2022 - Feb 2024
      Associate - Global Market Insights
    • EY-Parthenon

      Apr 2024 - now
      Senior Analyst - Strategy & Transactions

      Real Estate, Hospitality & Tourism

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Duke of Edinburgh International Award- Bronze

      The Duke of Edinburgh's International Award Foundation
      May 2015
    • THIMUN Qatar 2017

      THIMUN Qatar
      Feb 2017
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  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Ata Chowdhry
      Qatar National Debate Championship Top Speaker Award Qatar Debates Jun 2017 Top 10 speaker award in the Qatar national annual debate championship of over 150 participants.
    • Awarded to Ata Chowdhry
      Exemplary Economics Student Award Georgetown University Qatar Aug 2015 Award of recognition at the Georgetown University Qatar summer program.
    • Awarded to Ata Chowdhry
      Dean's List *First Honors* Boston College
    • Awarded to Ata Chowdhry
      Duke of Edinburgh International Award - Bronze -
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Student Volunteer

      Issued by Rainbow Foundation India on Jul 2016
      Rainbow Foundation IndiaAssociated with Ata Chowdhry
    • English Second Language Teacher

      Issued by Boston College on Oct 2018
      Boston CollegeAssociated with Ata Chowdhry