Shivani Desai

Shivani Desai is an accomplished professional currently serving as a Snider Consulting member at Venture Lab and a Program Scholar at PhelpsForward, while also holding the position of Senior Peer Educator for Financial Wellness at the University of Pennsylvania. With a solid academic foundation in Economics from The Wharton School, coupled with an exchange program at HEC Paris, Shivani has gained extensive experience through various roles such as Private Equity Analyst at LGT Capital Partners, Summer Investment Analyst at Industry Ventures, and Venture Fellow at Pear VC. Additional impactful experiences include positions as a Private Credit Summer Analyst at Brinley Partners and a Teaching Assistant for Strategic Equity Finance. Shivani also developed analytical skills as a Summer Analyst at Forerunner Ventures and engaged in the Girls Who Invest Online Intensive program. Leadership was demonstrated in high school as Student Body President, complemented by dual enrollment in Mathematics at Georgia Institute of Technology.