Shatakshi is a first-year MBA candidate at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. Previously, Shatakshi was a Senior Consultant at Clarkston Consulting where she led the Consumer Products Sales and Marketing practice and managed implementation, operations, and strategy projects. Shatakshi grew up in Raleigh, NC, and holds a B.A. in Global Studies and Peace, War, and Defense with a minor in Neuroscience from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She enjoys dancing, gardening, hiking, and trying international cuisines. Her favorite National Park is Great Smoky Mountains National Park.