Preksha Chowdhary

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Director

Jobs for the Future (JFF Labs)

Jan 2021 - Current (5 years 7 months)

Program Lead and Business Development Lead: $1.9M virtual reality (VR) program for building human skills and career readiness • Program execution: Led design and multi-state scale of VR learning initiative across 8 states and 850+ youth/adult learners, managing full lifecycle from planning and prototyping of a new learning model to execution; developed and executed complex project plans and oversaw resource/budget management, partner contracts, KPI and impact dashboards development • Strategic business development: Secured $1.3M in multi-phase funding by aligning funder priorities with strategic vision • Relationship building: Directed and provided coaching to cross-organizational team of 12; cultivated long-term strategic funder partner

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Innovation Strategist

Jump Associates

Feb 2020 - Jan 2021 (1 year)

$35 Billion Canadian Food Retailer: • Developed 3-year strategy to build post-pandemic resiliency in retail and health using deep ethnographic and market research • Planned and facilitated 2 sessions with C-level execs and managed cross-functional engagement for 25 stakeholders $20 Billion U.S. Manufacturer of Paper Products: • Designed daycare and household diaper recovery model through analysis of consumer, partner, tech and regulatory landscape • Facilitated weekly concepting sessions with product design, marketing, and technology leads to align on two pilots to scale

Senior Analyst, Strategy and Operations

Ross Stores, Inc.

Jul 2018 - Oct 2019 (1 year 4 months)

Process Improvement Design • Delivered $10M in annual payroll benefit using operational process improvements and engineering labor standards • Conducted pilot and control store tests to measure impact of operational process improvements on sales and shrink metrics Implementation Strategy and Change Management • Managed program design, budget, and communications workstreams for a $500K process improvement/compliance initiative • Coached executives for a state-wide training with 500 Store Managers on change management strategies and eLearning tools

Strategy Consultant

A.T. Kearney

Feb 2017 - Feb 2018 (1 year 1 month)

$115 billion U.S. retailer • Trained 30 buyers on effective negotiation strategies used to drive $11 million in cost savings for $1 billion apparel business • Assessed brand performance by determining productivity metrics for 60+ brands in 285 stores based on independent analysis $25 million U.S. regional material handling equipment dealership • Collaborated with CEO, CFO, VP of Strategy to communicate 5-year growth strategy and digital transformation opportunity • Conducted 20 interviews with key stakeholders and experts to provide holistic view of customer insights, key industry trends

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Project Lead

The Nari Project

Oct 2014 - Feb 2017 (2 years 5 months)

• Pitched to Chelsea Clinton as part of Clinton Global Initiative program (among 25 innovators chosen from 80 countries) to secure funding and scale social impact nonprofit creating crisis kits for survivors of domestic abuse in the U.S. and India.

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