Isabela U.

Isabela Uribe

5.0

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College Coaching | Undergraduate Scholarships | Ivy League & Stanford Admit

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Studied at Said Business School (Oxford)

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Works at United Nations Advisory Alliance

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Available Friday at 5:00 PM UTC

I also have limited additional availability weekdays around noon, during weeknights, and Sunday evenings, so please message me through Leland to arrange alternate times for sessions if needed!

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Isabela's Coaching Offerings

Custom hourly · $100/hr

Get help with Essays, Secondary Review, and .

Isabela’s College Qualifications

Isabela has helped clients get into these schools:

As an immigrant to the US educated entirely in the public education system, I independently navigated the application and admissions processes for American undergraduate programs (without any coaching!) I applied to twenty universities (Public & Private) and succeeded in being admitted nearly everywhere I applied, including several Ivy League colleges like Brown, Dartmouth, Yale, as well as Stanford. While I was applying to colleges, I was also applying to many scholarships offered by universities and external scholarships, before ultimately deciding to attend Vanderbilt University, where I received a full merit scholarship. During my time at Vanderbilt, I applied to and received various additional scholarships to fund study abroad and international work experiences, including a FLAS fellowship and the Fulbright program (which I declined due to an offer to join the UN). Whether you're refining your strategy for where to apply, preparing applications/essays or prepping for interviews, I look forward to helping you succeed in your academic aspirations and pave your path!

Isabela can help with:

Essays

Secondary Review

Application Strategy

Financial Aid & Scholarships

Resume

Editing

Waitlist Strategy

Supplementary Materials

School Selection

Isabela also coaches for Career Coaching, Prestigious Scholarships & Fellowships, Master’s Programs, and MBA. View all.

About Isabela

Colombian-American with a non-linear trajectory from Nashville to Dallas to Rome to Oxford to Geneva. Currently a Manager at the UN Advisory Alliance (UNAA) and based in Switzerland. Previously, I was part of the Global Fund CFO's Financial Accelerator, or internal strategy team within the Finance Division. Before, I worked as a Consultant at Bain in Texas, where my case experience was primarily in the Retail, TMT (Tech, Media, and Telecom), and Nonprofit sectors. Additionally, I consulted for the United Nations World Food Programme on UN Reform and Common Premises, and for the InterAmerican Development Bank on Gender Policies in Latin America. Proudly an alumna of the University of Oxford, where I completed a Masters in Business Administration (MBA) at Said Business School and a Masters in Public Policy (MPP) at the Blavatnik School of Government. My undergraduate degree was from Vanderbilt University, where I completed a Bachelor's in Arts & Sciences, majoring in Economics and Romance Languages, with minors in World Politics and Corporate Strategy.

Why do I coach?

Mentorship and coaching significantly contributed to my educational and professional successes to date. Since I sought out and was fortunate to find many mentors and coaches along my own journey, now I want to help others in achieving milestones and navigating transitions in their education and careers to pave their individual path. These are immensely important processes, so I am here not only to share my advice but to be your sounding board. Also, I would like to especially support those interested in social impact, because coaching focused on degrees like MPAs, MPPs, etc., and for those working in international organizations or NGOs seems more limited.

Work Experience

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Manager

United Nations Advisory Alliance

September 2025 - Present

Focus on innovative finance Leadership Management, Small Team Management and +1 skill

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Finance

The Global Fund

October 2023 - August 2025

Worked on various strategic, priority projects for the CFO (often cross functional). Projects included leading an operational collaboration initiative with other global health international organizations/partners; organizing a three-day meeting on Public Financial Management in Health with over twenty senior government officials from fourteen countries; designing and launching a new Grant Financial Service Center for Grant Financial Management; performing various grant financial management activities for the Mozambique Country Team

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Consultant

Inter-American Development Bank

January 2023 - July 2023

Analyzed gender parity in private sector enterprises in Panama with UN Women WEPS Tool (Women's Empowerment Principles Gender Gap Analysis Tool), surveys from the Ministry of Labor on corporate policies, and best practices. Co-authored a report on the gender gap in private sector enterprises in Panama and Latin America. (Linked in profile)

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Fellow

INKOMOKO

July 2022 - August 2022

Advised on a potential country expansion for Inkomoko, an advisory firm and impact investor that helps entrepreneurs in Rwanda, Kenya and Ethiopia successfully grow their businesses, with a focus on refugees and internally displaced persons.

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Consultant

Bain & Company

September 2020 - August 2021

Consulted Retail, Technology, Telecom, and Nonprofit clients on growth strategy (geographic expansion, product or service offering, customer targeting, and M&A) and operations (including supply chain).

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Associate Consultant / Senior Associate Consultant

Bain & Company

September 2017 - September 2020

Education

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Said Business School (Oxford)

Master of Business Administration - MBA

2022 - 2023

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Blavatnik School of Government

Master in Public Policy - MPP

2021 - 2022

Isabela was also personally admitted to

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    Harvard Kennedy School

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    INSEAD

  • The Wharton School (UPenn) Logo

    The Wharton School (UPenn)

  • The Lauder Institute of Management & International Studies (UPenn) Logo

    The Lauder Institute of Management & International Studies (UPenn)

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    Columbia University

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    Columbia Business School

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