social entrepreneur

 

Shabnam Aggarwal designed and implemented a mobile phone solution for the Ujjivan microfinance institution when she was an intern with Microsoft Research India’s Technology for Emerging Markets group. After completing her undergraduate degree, she joined Wall Street to build her corporate skills. During this time, she spent time as a volunteer with Women’s World Banking and discovered her passion for educating underprivileged but highly deserving women. That led her to quit her high-paying job and move to Cambodia to work with a non-government organization called Digital Divide Data. During her tenure with DDD, she developed a program with Transitions Global, a shelter for young women who have been rescued from brothels, to promote employability skills through English and computer literacy skills. Shabnam holds a B.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University.