Anuranjita (Anu) Tewary

Current

• Sr. Data Scientist at LinkedIn
• Founder, Technovation Challenge at Iridescent

Past

• Product Manager/Decision Support at AdMob
• Program Manager at Microsoft
• Photonics Technology Lab Intern at Intel Corporation

• Research Assistant at Stanford University

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Education

• Stanford University
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• Fairview High School

• Birla Shishu Vihar, Pilani

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Anuranjita (Anu) Tewary’s Summary

I am a data scientist at LinkedIn.

Prior to that, I did product management and analytics at AdMob, which was acquired by Google. I joined AdMob at an exciting time and enjoyed the experience of working towards helping the company grow.

Before joining Admob, I was a Program Manager at Microsoft with MSTV. I worked with a very talented cross-functional team to develop exciting new features for Microsoft Mediaroom.

Prior to joining Microsoft, I was a PhD student in Applied Physics at Stanford. As a graduate student, I gained a lot of experience in tackling challenging problems. I designed and built an experimental apparatus from scratch and developed mathematical models to simulate the data I collected. I also developed the software for doing instrument control and data acquisition. The PhD experience helped me to develop a broad set of skills.

I have a strong interest in the merger of entrepreneurship and technology. I have started a non-profit program called the Technovation Challenge to share this interest with girls in high school. The program teaches girls how to program mobile apps and trains them in entrepreneurship.

Anuranjita (Anu) Tewary’s Specialties:

* Analytical skills--synthesizing analyses, often from vast and sometimes disparate data sets.

* Communication skills--developing the best way to explain complex concepts verbally or graphically and delivering actionable insights.

* Problem-solving skills--figuring out how to accomplish goals by asking the right questions, learning whatever I can, and bringing together all the right people to find creative solutions to tough problems.

* Technical skills--SQL, Excel Whiz, some Python

Anuranjita (Anu) Tewary’s Experience

• Sr. Data Scientist

  LinkedIn

  (Privately Held; Internet industry)

  June 2010 — Present (2 months)

• Founder, Technovation Challenge

  Iridescent

  (Non-Profit; Education Management industry)

  2009 — Present (1 year )

  I've developed a non-profit program to teach girls in high school about high-tech entrepreneurship. Girls learn to program mobile apps and work in teams with mentors to write business plans for their app ideas. Each session of the program culminates in "Pitch Night", during which the students pitch their ideas to VCs for a chance to win prizes and have their apps developed into products.
  
  Our pilot program received great coverage in TechCrunch: http://techcrunch.com/2010/04/22/fixing-silicon-valleys-gender-gap-one-pitch-at-a-time/
  and it was also covered by vidSF: http://vidsf.com/2010/apr/26/technovation-challenge-honors-female-entrepreneurs-of-tomorrow/
  
  We are growing at a fast clip and are always looking for women mentors to join the team: www.iridescentbayarea.org.

• Product Manager/Decision Support

  AdMob

  (Privately Held; Wireless industry)

  August 2007 — May 2010 (2 years 10 months)

  * Analyzed performance of products and prescribe actions to optimize product performance.
  
  * Formulated and developed a set of key metrics by which to track AdMob's performance.
  
  * Performed scenario analysis on revenue drivers and deliver actionable recommendations for optimizing network health
  
  * Developed visualizations of data sets for use in marketing materials, internal tools, and for the AdMob Mobile Metrics Report (www.admob.com/metrics)

• Program Manager

  Microsoft

  (Public Company; MSFT; Computer Software industry)

  August 2006 — August 2007 (1 year 1 month)

  * Managed and shipped media sharing feature for Microsoft Mediaroom (IPTV).
  
  * Worked with a team of software developers, testers, UI designers, and user experience researchers to develop, test, and further enhance the media sharing product.
  
  * Presented product features to key customers.
  
  * Filed patent for a system to deliver content recommendations.

• Photonics Technology Lab Intern

  Intel Corporation

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; intc; Semiconductors industry)

  February 2006 — July 2006 (6 months)

  Worked in Mario Paniccia's group conducting research in silicon photonics. Performed optical measurements on silicon waveguides.

• Research Assistant

  Stanford University

  (Educational Institution; 5001-10,000 employees; Nanotechnology industry)

  September 1998 — February 2006 (7 years 6 months)

  Completed PhD in the field of nanotechnology. Studied light emission from silicon nanostructures. Developed an all-optical switch using a silicon nanocrystal-coated dielectric resonator.

Anuranjita (Anu) Tewary’s Education

• Stanford University

  PhD , Applied Physics , 1998 — 2006

  Activities and Societies:

  BASES Social e-Challenge, Undergraduate Academic Adviser

• Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  BS , Physics, Mathematics with Computer Science , 1994 — 1998

  Activities and Societies:

  Asha for Education, Next Act, Musical Theater Guild, SAAS

• Fairview High School

  1991 — 1994

  Activities and Societies:

  National Forensics League, Timberline Symphony Orchestra, Boulder Youth Symphony

• Birla Shishu Vihar, Pilani

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