Ginu (she/her) is a management consultant and social entrepreneur with 15 years of international professional experience spanning four continents and over a dozen countries. Unsurprisingly, as a Shad Alum, Ginu attended Shad’s first ever international program (at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland) back in July 2000. She is passionate about the economic and social empowerment of youth globally, as well as equipping young people to become their nation’s future leaders.

Ginu completed a Bachelor’s of Commerce at the University of Toronto with a major in economics and a minor in psychology. She began her career in human capital consulting, and then moved into international development, spending a year working for a microfinance not-for-profit in Cape Town, South Africa. She then spent a year working for an international microfinance charity based in Paris, France. There, she worked on a number of global projects, including raising over a million dollars to help establish and scale an innovative women-owned social enterprise in northern Ghana to empower poor women in remote villages. Ginu spent several more years working in management consulting for Accenture and Dalberg, on projects ranging from corporate strategy, to child health advocacy in the least developed countries, to global youth unemployment. Her particular interest is in how the public, private and non-profit sectors can work to together to accelerate innovation and social progress.

Ginu also holds a Masters of Business Administration from the University of Oxford, and currently runs a social enterprise that enables collaboration and skills transfer between large corporations, governments, and charities. 

Ginu is a hobby enthusiast with interests ranging from hip hop and salsa dancing, to knitting, singing opera, and learning to play the guitar. Her top interest however is exploring new countries and cultures.