Sachi Reddy

New York University, Stern School of Business

“Political drama enthusiast who loves exploring abstract ideas and always staying busy.”

Fun fact about yourself: My first job was making ice cream at Cold Stone Creamery!

Hometown: Newnan, GA

High School: Woodward Academy

Major: B.S. in Business and Political Economy

Minor: Mathematics

Favorite Business Course: Business and Government

Extracurricular Activities, Community Work and Leadership Roles During College:

Extracurricular Activities: NYU Impact Investment Fund (Education Deal Team Leader), Stern Program for Undergraduate Research (2x Research Assistant), Stern Social Impact Fellows Program, Net Impact (Finance Impact Investing Team)

Leadership: Business and Political Economy Program (Student Leader), Stern Street Team (Admissions Ambassador & Study Away Director), First-Year Orientation Leader & Cohort Leadership Guide, PDCE Career Peer Mentor (Investment Banking), Stern Judiciary Committee (Member), Business and Government (Teaching Fellow)

Community Work: International Public Policy Forum (High School Debate Ambassador & Judge), National Speech & Debate Association (High School Debate Coach & Judge)

Honors & Awards: 3rd Place in Turner MIINT Global Finals, 1st Place in Stern Social Impact Fellows Pitch Competition, Beta Gamma Sigma Business Honors Society, Dean’s List

Where have you interned during your college career?

Khazanah Nasional Berhad (Sovereign Wealth Fund of Malaysia), Investments Fall Analyst | New York, NY
PJT Partners, Investment Banking Summer Analyst | New York, NY
American Securities, Private Equity Summer Analyst | New York, NY
Georgia Oak Partners, Private Equity Summer Analyst | Atlanta, GA

Where will you be working after graduation? Investment Banking

What is the biggest lesson you gained from studying business? The importance of mentorship. Beginning in my first week at NYU, I witnessed the deep-rooted practice of Stern upperclassmen giving back by speaking to new students and sharing their experiences. This culture of mentorship, embodied through coffee chats taking place in every corner of Tisch Hall, persisted throughout my time at Stern. I’ve benefited enormously from these conversations and strived to contribute to the Stern community as an upperclassmen orientation leader and peer mentor.

I’ve also realized that embracing mentorship in all forms is critical to succeed in a business career. In all of my internships, I attribute my accelerated learning in a short few months largely to this apprenticeship model, where senior colleagues passed down their years (or even decades) of knowledge to me.

What advice would you give to a student looking to major in a business-related field? Pursue academic research. An often underrated feature of attending business school is the enormity and diversity of research conducted by world-class faculty. At NYU Stern, I was fortunate to have assisted two professors in their work on sustainability and venture capital, while applying what I had learned to research on my own through my senior thesis.

While in an academic setting, research is an incredible opportunity to stay abreast of, and even contribute to, new sources of knowledge and innovative developments in any subfield of business. In my experience, this skill set has been transferable to any professional setting I have entered. After all, research is at the heart of business, whether you are conducting due diligence on a company as an investor or analyzing a new customer segment as a marketer. The insights gained from participating in research transcend any one role or industry.

Looking back over your experience, what is the one thing you’d do differently in business school and why? I wish I would have expanded my social circle to include more students outside of the business school. Due to NYU’s large class size, there is an incredible diversity of thought, backgrounds, and experiences across the student body. I could have benefitted from exposure to the creativity of a film student, the analytical prowess of a computer science major, and the empathy of a psychology student. These friendships would have required initiative on my part, but it would have been well worth it.

What is one way that your business school has integrated AI into your programming? What is one insight you gained from using AI? In Stern courses like Data Bootcamp and BPE Senior Seminar, I learned how to deploy artificial intelligence tools to more efficiently analyze and visualize data in Python and R. This enabled me to spend less time number crunching and more time drawing novel insights from data, an important skill applicable to any business profession. AI tools proved to be instrumental as I formulated my senior thesis, which highlighted the positive impact of government financing on global startup success. I realized that artificial intelligence, when utilized appropriately, can enhance my learning and ability to think independently, especially when pursuing self-driven projects.

Which academic, extracurricular or personal achievement are you most proud of? Leading my NYU team to win 3rd Place in the Turner MIINT Finals, a global impact investing competition for graduate students.

Through the NYU Impact Investment Fund, I was the only Stern undergraduate selected to lead a deal team of MBA, MPA, and NYU Abu Dhabi students, a testament to NYU’s commitment to forming interdisciplinary teams. This opportunity was exciting, albeit a little intimidating, as I learned how to manage and collaborate with peers with significantly more professional (and life) experience than me and also draw on their diverse backgrounds.

In addition to my individual learnings, this year-long process also generated successful outcomes. It was gratifying to raise $25,000 in venture capital funding on behalf of Mosaic Instructional Planning, a mission-driven education technology startup founded by former teachers. Interacting with Mosaic IP’s leadership team and dissecting their impact-focused business model inspired my passion for investing through the lens of social impact.

Which classmate do you most admire? My close friend and BPE classmate, Jonathan Cao. As a friend, Jonathan’s sense of compassion and warmth is profound. As a leader, his ability to make new students feel like they belong on day one is impressive. As a student, his capacity to deliver a superior work product in record time is the epitome of “grace under pressure.” Most importantly, Jonathan’s seemingly infinite knowledge of the world around him has been a constant reminder that intellectual curiosity has an important place in a business school.

Who would you most want to thank for your success? My mother. Her unwavering commitment to excellence in every aspect of her life, personal and professional, is what I seek to emulate every day. I am forever grateful that she raised me with strong values such as ambition and discipline, to which I credit much of my success thus far.

What are the top two items on your professional bucket list?

Start an impact investing fund
Teach debate to undergraduate students

What made Sachi such an invaluable addition to the Class of 2025?

“Once, in a meeting with staff, I characterized Sachi as “scary smart.” I had just met her and I was amazed at how quickly and thoroughly she mastered new concepts in class. With time, I came to appreciate that her skill set extends well beyond her cognitive ability. Sachi is always eager to make new experiences, demonstrating an uncommon intellectual curiosity. Sachi is everywhere, all the time. I suspect she may be literally ubiquitous!! But perhaps what is most remarkable about her from my vantage point is her approach to leadership. Sachi is the prototypical servant leader, who gets things done quietly for the sake of her people.”

Gian Luca Clementi
Professor of Economics

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