Shveta Raina Email Address

Founder

Talerang is committed to solving the work-readiness crisis in India that students and organizations face through a unique transformation model.

Shveta​ ​Raina​ ​is​ ​the​ ​Founder​ ​of​ ​Talerang​ ​with​ ​a​ ​vision​ ​to​ ​create a work-ready India. ​Talerang gets India’s most ambitious students and young professionals ready for their careers through high quality training, mentorship and access to internships and jobs with 350+ corporate partners. Talerang​ ​has​ ​impacted​ ​over​ ​2​ ​million​ ​students​ ​in​ ​the​ ​past​ 5​ ​years,​ ​through partnerships​ ​with​ ​colleges,​ ​corporates,​ ​the​ ​media​ ​and​ ​the​ ​United​ ​Nations​ ​Development Program. Shveta​ ​is​ ​a​ ​graduate​ ​of​ ​Harvard​ ​Business​ ​School,​ ​where​ ​she​ ​graduated​ ​with​ ​Honours​ ​(~top 15%​ ​of​ ​her​ ​graduating​ ​class)​ ​and​ ​the​ ​Horace​ ​Goldsmith​ ​Fellowship​ ​for​ ​Social​ ​Enterprise.​ ​She led​ ​an​ ​independent​ ​research​ ​project​ ​under​ ​the​ ​guidance​ ​of​ ​Professor​ ​Das​ ​Narayan​ ​Das​ ​to​ ​find​ ​a solution​ ​to​ ​India’s​ ​employability​ ​crisis,​ ​which​ ​grew​ ​into​ ​Talerang.​ ​Her​ ​pilots​ ​were​ ​funded​ ​by​ ​a grant​ ​from​ ​Harvard's​ ​Social​ ​Enterprise​ ​Initiative.​ ​She​ ​also​ ​graduated​ ​Magna​ ​cum​ ​Laude​ ​from Brown​ ​University​ ​in​ ​Applied​ ​Mathematics,​ ​International​ ​Studies​ ​and​ ​Economics. Shveta​ ​has​ ​been​ ​recognized​ ​as​ ​one​ ​of​ ​India​ ​Inc’s​ ​Rising​ ​Women​ ​Leaders​ ​by​ ​the​ ​Economic Times,​ ​and​ ​a​ ​Woman​ ​of​ ​Courage​ ​by​ ​India​ ​Today.​ ​She​ ​has​ ​been​ ​a​ ​speaker​ ​at​ ​TedX,​ ​the​ ​Harvard India​ ​Conference,​ ​UN​ ​Young​ ​Changemakers​ ​and​ ​the​ ​Women​ ​Economic​ ​Forum.​ ​She​ ​writes​ ​a weekly​ ​column​ ​in​ ​India's​ ​most​ ​circulated​ ​paper​ ​(Dainik​ ​Bhaskar)​ ​on​ ​student​ ​issues. She​ ​is​ ​part​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Mumbai​ ​Youth​ ​Forum,​ ​The​ ​IMC​ ​Start-up​ ​Committee​ ​and​ ​IMC​ ​Skill Development​ ​Committee. Previously,​ ​Shveta​ ​was​ ​a​ ​Director​ ​on​ ​the​ ​start-up​ ​team​ ​of​ ​Teach​ ​For​ ​India.​ ​She​ ​was​ ​a consultant​ ​at​ ​McKinsey​ ​New​ ​York​ ​City​ ​office​ ​where​ ​founded​ ​and​ ​ran​ ​the​ ​Female​ ​Business Analyst​ ​Mentorship​ ​Program​ ​(North​ ​America).