I continue to work with Albright students. I introduced one of the Albright Institute Fellows I mentored, Maheen Akram, to Empower alumnus Gaurav Tiwari. Maheen, who intends to work towards socio-economic development in her native Kashmir, is graduating from Wellesley this year, and seeking mentorship as she begins her professional trajectory in finance and business strategy.

**Empower with Muhammad Yunus, Gaurav second from right**

It was a pleasure to introduce Maheen to Gaurav, who has a remarkable background as a strategic thinker and practitioner. As an Empower Fellow during his time at Fletcher, he won Tufts’ $100,000 social entrepreneurship prize, as well as $100,000 from both MIT and USAID, for Sanergy, a firm Gaurav co-founded that provides sanitation and waste management in under-developed areas.

Gaurav is now at State Street, and has enthusiastically agreed to advise Maheen on her future, as well as other students as a mentor for Convisero.