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Meera Desai

Energizer · DISC type I
Data Science at SurgoCap Partners
📍 New York, New York, United States

Meera Desai is a Data Scientist at SurgoCap Partners, leveraging a background in Mathematics and Computer Science from Stanford University. Her experience includes data science internships at Sequoia Capital and investment internships at ValueAct Capital and Coatue Management, where she applied data analysis to evaluate investment opportunities.

Outside of work, Meera is a passionate advocate for increasing female participation in mathematics. She founded AwesomeMathGirls. org to support middle and high school girls in the field. Her personal interests include dancing and skiing, which she enjoys in her free time.

She founded AwesomeMathGirls. org, an initiative to support girls in mathematics, when she was in the eighth grade.

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Experience
3 Years
Current Role
Data Science
Location
New York, New York, United States
Personality Overview

How Meera shows up

Relationship Oriented
Enthusiastic
Informal

They excel at seeing the bigger picture, and the long-term impact of their decisions. Unlike C or D types, they are vocal with their opinions but not so much with their questions. They are people oriented, friendly and like creating new connections.

Priorities

Topics Meera cares about

Girls in STEM
Founded AwesomeMathGirls. org and is a vocal advocate for increasing the presence and visibility of girls in math competitions.
Data-Driven Investing
Her roles at SurgoCap and Sequoia Capital involved using data science for due diligence on investments and identifying standout companies.
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Career

Work history

7-2023
Data Science
SurgoCap Partners
6-2022 - 9-2022
Data Science Intern
Sequoia Capital
6-2021 - 8-2021
Investment Intern
ValueAct Capital
3-2020 - 6-2021
Associate
Stanford Women on Boards
6-2020 - 8-2020
Investment Analyst Intern
Coatue Management
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Media appearances

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Education
9-2019 - 6-2023
Bachelor's
Stanford University
2015 - 2019
Education details unavailable
Crystal Springs Uplands School
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Influence (I)

Influence (I) reflects the degree to which a person prefers to work by influencing or persuading others. Those scoring high tend to be people oriented, motivated by social recognition and building relationships.

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