Sombit Mishra
Economics/History graduate from Northwestern University, with MSc from The London School of Economics and Political Science. Currently pursuing MBA at MIT. Worked 4 years at Globalgiving.
| Headline: | Club Leader |
| Skills: | Business, English, Entrepreneurship, Languages, Spanish, SQL, Web Development |
| Groups: | BASES |
| Interested in: | Growing my group, Helping members of my groups, Meeting new people, Partnering with other groups, Professional opportunities, Sharing my projects |
| Schools: | London School of Economics and Political Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Northwestern University |
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | Globalgiving, Washington, DC |
| Position: | Marketing & Analytics Manager, 2006-2008; IT Associate, 2005-2006; Program Assistant, 2004 |
| Time period: | December 2003 - November 2008 |
| Description: | Emerging Internet startup that has created an eBay-like marketplace for international development
Analytics, Communications, and Strategic Planning • Prepared and delivered weekly revenue forecasts and strategic analysis to team of 20, guiding organization to $2M in revenue in 2006 and $3M in 2007 • Pioneered and deployed scalable client landing page platform, enabling GlobalGiving to attract over 20 new client partnerships and generate over $1M in revenue at low marginal cost • Developed and managed search-engine optimization strategy to improve brand visibility; generated 10% user clickthrough on top-performing Google ads, far above the industry clickthrough average of 1% • Increased e-newsletter subscriptions 30-fold in three years by introducing robust analytics and e-Marketing tools Client Relationships and Teamwork • Generated over $2M by building and servicing cobranded web-giving platforms for corporate and institutional partners, including eBay, AOL, The Gap, Hewlett Packard, Pandora, the Skoll Foundation, and USAID • Negotiated deal with The Case Foundation and Parade Magazine to launch America’s Giving Challenge, which received national press coverage and generated over $600K in revenue in 2 months • Developed and implemented workflow plan for CRM system Salesforce.com with team of 4, enabling GlobalGiving to retain customers more effectively and generate over 100 new leads in 6 months • Collaborated with cross-functional team of 6 to engineer, brand and launch new features for donors and social entrepreneurs, including peer-to-peer gift certificates, progress reports, blogs, and widgets • Mentored several marketing and IT interns, successfully training and recruiting 2 for full-time hire |
EDUCATION
| University: | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Time period: | 2010 |
| Degree: | Entrepreneurship & Innovation Program, MBA |
| University: | London School of Economics and Political Science |
| Time period: | 2004 |
| Degree: | International Relations, MSc |
| University: | Northwestern University |
| Time period: | 2003 |
| Degree: | Economics/History, BA |
INFORMATION
| Hobbies: | Ran 2006 Marine Corps Marathon; enjoy tennis, basketball, web design, and filmmaking |
