Our Goal
41% of young women fear investing because they fear they don’t know enough.
43% of women wish they were more confident in making financial decisions.
Only 37% of Fortune 500 companies have women CEOs.
Women are 18% less likely to speak up in public than men.
Our goal is to instill young women with a sense of purpose and skills for a financially independent future.
These statistics and too many more like them demonstrate the clear gender disparity in economics, finance, and leadership for women. We, at Invest in Her, are trying to change that.
Our team
Katelyn Cai: Co-Founder
Katelyn Cai is passionate about women's rights, politics, and speech and debate. In her free time, you can catch her reading the news or running with her puppy Stella!
Neha Basu: Co-Founder
Neha enjoys competing in economics challenges and started Invest in Her to make the field of economics more inclusive for everyone. In her free time, she loves drinking coffee and working out.
Janvi Srivastava: Co-President
Janvi loves economics and runs her school's Economics and Finance Club, where she competes in economics tournaments. She loves all things neuroscience and plays the violin in her free time.
Meenal Srivastava: Co-President
Meenal Srivastava loves competing in Academic Decathlon tournaments and conducting medical research. In her free time, she writes science fiction short stories, rides her skateboard, and plays the violin.
Micah Shin: Head of Outreach Team
Micah Shin is interested in finance, management, and intersectional feminism. She enjoys playing lacrosse and the piccolo in her free time.
Kovida Peram: Head of Social Media Team
Kavita is deeply interested in finance, economics, and both fields' societal and global impacts. At her school, she is president of the Investment Club and a senior officer of DECA. Kavita can be found baking or spending time with her dog in her free time!
Kavita Kohli: Head of Competition/Instructor Team
Jocelyn Yuan: Volunteer Coordinator
Jocelyn is passionate about economics, math, and everything numbers-related. She enjoys competing in academic challenges and can be found playing volleyball or napping with her cat in her free time.
Phuong (Paislie) Tran: Outreach Coordinator
Phuong is deeply motivated in serving her community. She is interested in neuroscience, economics, and biomedical engineering. Some of her favorite activities include hiking, playing tennis, and reading.
Kovida is interested in animation, digital design, and sustainability. In her free time, she loves watching Pixar movies, reading graphic novels, and listening to music.
Jasmine Lo: Instructor and Board Member
Jasmine Lo is passionate about global gender equality, financial literacy, and STEM education. In her free time, you can find her trying new foods and stepping out of her comfort zone.
Misbah : Co-Head of Social Media Team
Misbah has an interest in creative writing and corporate law. In her free time she loves to read or write essays. She's created a new initiative as an academy at her school for junior reporters where she mentors younger year groups.