Gauraang Biyani
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Studied at Stanford Graduate School of Business
Hiring Manager at Varaha ClimateAg Private Limited
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About Gauraang
I was admitted to Stanford GSB and Harvard Business School with scholarships. I was chief of staff at a climate-tech startup in India and a strategy consultant at Dalberg before that.
Why do I coach?
I applied for my MBA without a professional MBA coach, but it was the advice of a trusted few who had successfully navigated the same process that ultimately made the difference for me. I'm keen to give back now with direct, unstinted advice and feedback, drawing from my successful application cycle.
Work Experience
Lead - Founders Office
Varaha ClimateAg Private Limited
January 2025 - March 2025
Hiring Manager
Building out the Founders Office team.
Chief of Staff
Varaha ClimateAg Private Limited
July 2023 - January 2025
Hiring Manager
- Helped sell carbon credits by pitching business proposals, negotiating, and managing due diligence. - Helped raise >$8M Series A from 8 global VCs. Managed investor relations. - Won $150K prize to implement a novel blended finance instrument. - Spearheaded recruitment for senior management positions. - Elevated Varaha’s brand as a panelist and workshop convener at the United Nations ESCAP and FAO in Bangkok, World Bank, FCDO (UK Foreign Aid Office), FICCI (India’s chambers of commerce), and CGIAR (global agri research consortium).
Senior Consultant
Dalberg
July 2023 - July 2023
Hiring Manager
- Developed a prioritization tool to guide allocation of $200M to youth mental wellbeing NGOs by Silicon Valley philanthropists - Managed a mini-project to structure a $2M innovation challenge incentivizing district educational outcomes
Consultant
Dalberg
July 2022 - July 2023
Hiring Manager
- Guided the >$250M Environmental Defense Fund’s advocacy by advising agricultural policy reforms in India, USA, China & the EU - Co-created a World Bank program to electrify all Sub-Saharan African households by 2030
Associate Consultant / Senior Associate Consultant
Dalberg
July 2021 - July 2022
- Shaped an energy company’s global social investment strategy by recommending clean energy-driven technologies & business models in India & Africa - Identified climate financing gaps & pathways for P4G to address them in 9 African countries by collaborating with 6 DFIs
Analyst
Dalberg
August 2020 - July 2021
- Catalyzed the formation of the ‘Cleaner Air Better Life’ working group, the Confederation of Indian Industries’ national initiative to tackle air pollution, by co-publishing a report quantifying air pollution’s $95B annual cost to businesses. - Crafted pitch-deck and narrative for Indian Institute of Science’s deep-tech start-up incubator.
Gauraang was also given offers to work at
Roland Berger
PwC
Community Jameel
Teachmint
Education
Stanford Graduate School of Business
MBA, Business
2025 - 2027
New York University, Abu Dhabi
Bachelor of Arts, Political Science
2016 - 2020
- Grade: 3.98; Summa Cum Laude; University Honors Scholar - Awarded full scholarship (~$300,000) Activities and societies: - Intercollegiate long distance runner - Green House Climate Think Tank President - Boys' Education Network (BEN) Workshop Leader - Writing Centre Peer Tutor - Internships in consulting at PwC, diplomacy with the Sri Lankan UN Ambassador in New York, climate philanthropy at Community Jameel, creating education curriculum for underprivileged Delhi slum children with Pratham NGO - Studied abroad for 1 semester each at NYU’s main campus & Madrid center (advanced Spanish coursework), short-term courses in Ghana (rural development economics) & Morocco (Arab political theater)
Dhirubhai Ambani International School
International Baccalaureate Diploma
2003 - 2016
- Activities and societies: IB Diploma: 44/45 (English, Math and Visual Art at the Higher Level; Biology, Spanish and Economics at the Standard Level) - ACT: 35 - SAT 2: Math Level 2 800, Literature 790, Biology 800 - Model UN Secretary-General - House Sports Captain - TEDx Youth@DAIS Speaker - Class-elected Graduation Speaker - Head’s Award for Greatest Contribution to the School
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