Abi Ridgway
Pursuing MBA/MPH from University of California, BA in Economics from Dartmouth College (2005), Post-Baccalaureate Health Careers Program at Harvard University, Fulbright Scholar, Coordinator at Ashoka Social Entrepreneurs (2008-09).
| Headline: | Entrepreneur |
| Skills: | Business, Languages, Leadership, Management, Spanish |
| Groups: | 2011 UC Berkeley Business Plan Competition, 2012 UC Berkeley Startup Competition, UC Berkeley Business Plan Competition 2009-2010 |
| Interested in: | Brainstorming, Finding business partners, Finding cofounders, Finding team mates, Meeting new people, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups, Recruiting for my startup |
| Schools: | Dartmouth College, Harvard University, University of California System - Berkeley |
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | Ashoka Social Entrepreneurs |
| Position: | Fulbright Scholar, Coordinator of Social Entrepreneur Search and Selection |
| Time period: | January 2008 - December 2009 |
| Description: | Evaluated creativity, potential social impact, and sustainability strategy of leading social
entrepreneurs in Mexico and Central America Launched marketing campaign that yielded over 225 applications from 6 countries |
| Employer: | Harvard School of Public Health |
| Position: | Research Assistant |
| Time period: | January 2006 - December 2008 |
| Description: | Managed research projects, conducted quantitative analysis and published journal articles
concerning hospital governance, quality, efficiency, racial disparities in health care, electronic medical record adoption, and patient safety Coordinated multifunctional teams of doctors, economists, statisticians and computer programmers Led nation-wide survey of one thousand hospital board chairpersons to investigate the relationship between hospital governance and quality. Achieved over 75% response rate |
| Employer: | Federal Reserve Board of Governors |
| Position: | Gross Domestic Product Research Assistant |
| Time period: | January 2005 - December 2006 |
| Description: | Assisted in forecast of the gross domestic product for the Federal Open Market Committee
(FOMC) meetings Wrote and ran UNIX programs that operate the Federal Reserve’s largest macroeconomic forecasting database, which aggregates many sectors’ inputs into three-year forecast of the gross domestic product |
EDUCATION
| University: | University of California System - Berkeley |
| Time period: | 2011 |
| Degree: | Masters of Business Administration, Masters of Public Health, MBA |
| University: | Dartmouth College |
| Time period: | 2005 |
| Degree: | Economics, BA |
| University: | Harvard University |
| Degree: | Post-Baccalaureate Health Careers Program |
INFORMATION
| Sports: | Skiing, Tennis |
| Hobbies: | horseback riding, backpacking, international travel (including seeing six total solar eclipses)
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