Rituparna Jawahar
Drives cross-campus strategic initiatives at PES University, bringing a background in data science and public policy from Carnegie Mellon and industry consulting.
About
Rituparna Jawahar has served as Director, Strategic Initiatives at PES University since 2019, a role focused on shaping and driving projects that support the university's growth across all campuses.
Her path to PES combined research, industry and academia: she began as a Research Assistant at the PES Centre for Pattern Recognition, later working as a Graduate Teaching Assistant in Database Management Systems at Carnegie Mellon University, a Student Consultant at A.T. Kearney, and a Data Scientist at Raymond James — experience that brings an analytical, data-informed approach to institutional strategy.
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Background
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2016–2018Earned a Master's degree from Carnegie Mellon University's H. John Heinz III College, while working as a Graduate Teaching Assistant in Database Management Systems.
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IndustryWorked as a Student Consultant at A.T. Kearney and a Data Scientist at Raymond James before returning to PES.
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Since 2019Serves as Director, Strategic Initiatives at PES University, guiding cross-campus growth projects.
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