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Virgilia Singh

Headline: Entrepreneur
Work status: Employed Full-Time
Website: http://genjuice.com
Industries: Biotech, Computing, Education, Internet
Skills: Business, Editing, English, Entrepreneurship, Event planning, Languages, Leadership, Management, Negotiation, Public Relations, Spanish, Writing
Location: DC
Groups: HeadStart Ventures, Jumpstart Your Startup, Women 2.0
Interested in: Brainstorming, Consulting opportunities, Finding business partners, Finding cofounders, Finding experts, Finding mentors, Finding team mates, Getting press, Giving back, Helping friends, Joining a startup, Meeting new people, Mentoring, Offering Expertise, Participating in a competition, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups, Providing services to startups, Raising money, Receiving feedback, Recruiting for my startup, Sharing my projects, Starting a company
Tags: entrepreneur, non-profit, public/private partnership, women in tech
Schools: Arizona State University, Thunderbird, The American Graduate School of International Management

WORK EXPERIENCE

Employer: Booz Allen Hamilton
Position: Consultant
Time period: March 2008 - Present
Description: Cloud computing, Program management, Organizational restructuring, Change management, Business process re-engineering

Employer: Growth Science International
Position: Extern
Time period: January 2009 - March 2009
Description: Strategy and product development, Emerging markets, Biotech, Product launch

Employer: New Global Citizens
Position: Consultant
Time period: August 2008 - December 2008
Description: Business development, Non-profit growth, Knowledge management, Change management, Gap analysis

Employer: Frost & Sullivan
Position: Competitive Intelligence/Biz Development Analyst
Time period: May 2008 - December 2008
Description: Market research, Competitive Intelligence, Portfolio analysis

Employer: Ambassador Barbara Barrett
Position: Project Manager
Time period: May 2007 - January 2008
Description: Wrote policy briefs, speeches, and correspondence on topics in education, healthcare, financial, monetary, public policy, transportation, and global women’s rights for Former Ambassador of Finland, Barbara Barrett.

Employer: Department of State
Position: Senior Research Coordinator
Time period: May 2007 - January 2008
Description: Appointed senior research coordinator by Ambassadors Barbara Barrett and Shirin Taher-Kheli to a conduct a global initiative project on women’s microfinancing for former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice’s Women’s Empowerment Action Team.

EDUCATION

University: Thunderbird, The American Graduate School of International Management
Time period: 2007 - 2009
Degree: Global Management/International Business, MSc

University: Arizona State University
Time period: 2003 - 2007
Degree: Political Science, International Studies, BA

PUBLICATIONS

Articles: Singh, Virgilia K. & Thurston, Thomas. “Disrupting the Consultants.” Thunderbird International Business Review, Wiley & Sons Publishing Vol. 52. Jan 2010.

INFORMATION

Sports: Soccer, Rock climbing, Football, Anything outdoors!
Hobbies: I like doing anything and everything! Travelling, music, sports, charities, new ventures
Memberships: National Association of Women MBAs, Toastmasters, Pi Sigma Alpha

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  • GenJuice

    Connecting and highlighting Generation Y Trendsetters across the nation

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