I grew up in a household where no two mornings sounded the same. One day I would be singing ABBA and Bollywood music with my mom on the way to school, and the next I'd be listening to Michael Jackson, R&B, and '90s hip-hop with my dad. On Saturday you might have found me at the temple, and on Sunday I would be sitting in the pews at church. I was raised in a religiously and racially diverse household, and my childhood was filled with various viewpoints of the world. I was a student of the cultures, the people, and the politics that I experienced, and my parents made an effort to educate me on everything they possibly could about life around the globe. Growing up around so many different traditions and backgrounds shaped my worldview. I began to notice that no matter where people come from, we seek the same things. That understanding gave me a deep curiosity about the world and an attention to detail that has never left me. I love to learn, and that desire drives just about everything I do.
The best way to know who I am is to know where I come from, my family. Both of my grandfathers lived the "American Dream." My paternal grandfather, born and raised in the Jim Crow-era South, started as a paperboy and went on to become both the first in his family to attend college and the founder of his own business. My maternal grandfather, an accountant born and raised alongside five siblings in rural Sri Lanka, was also the first in his family to attend university and worked hard to move himself and his family to the United States to provide the best possible opportunities for his children. My parents met at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and went on to earn their undergraduate and medical degrees together. My family has a history of grit and tenacity, two qualities that I work to uphold every day.
That foundation is what brought me to The University of Texas at Austin, and it is what kept me hungry throughout my four years there. At UT, I had the privilege of being part of the Canfield Business Honors Program and the Forty Acres Scholars Program, two communities that surrounded me with brilliant, driven people who made me want to be better. And I took that seriously. I have a strong belief in continual, daily improvement. Working to become even 0.01% better each day makes you roughly 32 times the person you were in just one year. Small, consistent effort compounds, and I have seen it play out in my own life.
One of the things I am most proud of is building the Texas Undergraduate Consulting Group from the ground up. What started as an idea became an organization that has placed members across MBB consulting firms, investment banks, Big Four firms, software engineering roles, government, and more. Watching other students step into leadership roles and launch their careers through TUCG taught me as much about myself as it did about building something from nothing. I also spent my summers at McKinsey, where I was pushed in ways that sharpened how I think about problems, people, and decision-making. In the classroom, I constantly explored my love for learning. From valuation and data structures to inequality and violin, I aimed to tailor my classes in a way that forced my methods of thinking to grow. 
I believe that discomfort is the greatest source of growth. It is in that space that we find out who we are and what we are capable of. Traveling through Asia and exploring Singapore during a semester abroad put me in unfamiliar situations that forced me to adapt, and I came out of each one sharper and more self-aware. The mentors I found along the way, professors, professionals, and peers who gave me their time and honesty, changed the trajectory of how I think about my career and my life. I owe them more than I can repay, and that is exactly why paying it forward matters so much to me. If I can be for someone else what my mentors were for me, then I am doing something right.
I am deeply grateful for every opportunity, every challenge, and every person who has played a role in getting me to where I am today. I do not take any of it for granted. Life has a way of rewarding the people who stay curious, stay humble, and keep pushing, and I intend to keep doing all three.

Major
Business Honors and Finance

Honors Program
Canfield Business Honors Program, Titans of Investing

Other Academic Interests
Elements of Computing Certificate, Business & Public Policy Certificate, Pre-Law

Extracurricular Activities
Texas Undergraduate Consulting Group, BGS Research, Undergraduate Business Council, Texas Convergent, Honors Business Association, Black Business Students Association, Asian Business Students Association

What drew you to the Forty Acres Scholars Program?
The Forty Acres Scholars Program, put simply, is the very best of every world. When I was applying to college, I was weighing several important factors: the size of the student body, academic quality, location, networking opportunities, and cost. UT on its own excels in many of these areas, but the Forty Acres Scholars Program elevates each of them and brings its own set of opportunities alongside. Entering a freshman class of about 8,000 students can be daunting, and I think what makes FASP exceptional is that it provides the intimacy that a large university struggles to offer on its own. You begin college with a close group of driven, curious, and diverse students who challenge you from the very start, creating a small college experience within a massive student body. Beyond the community, the program opens doors that would be difficult to access otherwise. The scholarship is sponsored by Texas Exes, UT's alumni association, which connects students to a network that extends well beyond campus. With a fully sponsored undergraduate education, I have had the freedom to think about my future without the weight of financial pressure influencing every decision. But more than any single benefit, what stood out to me from the beginning was the caliber of the people. During Finalist Weekend, I met current and future scholars with remarkable backgrounds, ambitions, and perspectives that genuinely inspired me. The Forty Acres Scholars Program is more than a scholarship. It is an environment that wants nothing but the best for its students and provides the tools to explore any interest with depth and purpose.