Kartik Sahni
Harvard MBA & MPP | Helping clients break into global top 10 B-schools
Studied at Harvard Business School
Worked at Omidyar Network
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Kartik's Offerings
Custom hourly · $210/hr
Get help with Application Strategy, Cover Letters, and .
Kartik’s MBA Qualifications
10+ people coached for MBA
I hold an MBA from Harvard Business School and a Master's in Public Policy from Harvard Kennedy School. I've coached 10+ clients into MBA programs including HBS, Wharton, Stanford, Oxford, LBS, and INSEAD. Having navigated roles across strategy consulting, finance, VC and impact myself, I work with you to decode unconventional career paths and turn them into a sharp, coherent and distinctive MBA narrative. I specialize in helping you build the genuine story that ties your career trajectories, values, and ambitions into a compelling case for why you belong at a top program.
Kartik can help with:
Application Strategy
Cover Letters
Ding Analysis
Editing
Essays
Financial Aid & Scholarships
General Exploration
Interviews
Networking Strategy
Recommendations
Resume
School Selection
Secondary Review
Supplementary Materials
Testing & Assessments
Waitlist Strategy
About Kartik
Harvard Business School MBA and Harvard Kennedy School Masters in Public Policy (Joint Degree), with a background in education, consulting, impact investing and public policy. I help clients apply and get accepted to the world's most competitive graduate school programs.
Why do I coach?
Having successfully navigated some of the world's most competitive grad school applications, I understand how confusing but also exciting this process can be. I enjoyed the experience of reflecting, goal envisioning and storytelling involved through this process, which is something I enjoy doing with my clients. I have a passion for mentoring and helping others succeed, having myself benefited from the guidance of several mentors during my academic and professional journey.
Work Experience
Climate Tech Investor
Harvard Business School
June 2025 - Present
Helping move climate solutions to real-world deployment. Areas of expertise: • Methane detection, abatement and removal. • AI-led climate resilience for critical sectors: financial services, supply chains, infra, grids, agriculture. Reach out if you are an entrepreneur, investor or policymaker working to advance these areas. Finance, Climate Change Adaptation and +6 skills
Investments
IFC - International Finance
June 2024 - August 2024
• Blended Finance Transactions (Energy Transition): Evaluated $150M blended finance investment in an electric vehicle platform operating in India and Africa. • Govt. Co-Investment Partnerships: Engaged sovereign investors and donors to source co-investment partnerships and blended finance syndications. • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to support IFC's Global South-South strategic goal. Capital Markets, Climate Finance and +6 skills
Chief of Staff
Omidyar Network
September 2020 - September 2022
• Overall fund strategy and operations for Omidyar Network India, a $400M AUM impact investment fund focused on tech-led early-stage businesses and non-profits impacting India's "Next Half Billion" • Managed investor relations, portfolio management, and collaborated with the Managing Partner and Leadership Team on new initiatives and stakeholder engagement. Project Management, Stakeholder Management and +7 skills
Consultant
EY-Parthenon
July 2016 - October 2020
Consultant in Emerging Markets Private Equity & Education Practice. • Advised leading private education operators on corporate/BU strategy, growth strategy, strategic initiatives. • Advised private equity clients on commercial due diligence and value creation of education assets ($150-200M M&A transactions in consumer eduction, healthcare, technology). • Collaborated with non-profit and public sector clients to design and implement large-scale public service delivery programs. • On-ground project experience: 15+ countries across APAC, MENA, India, Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America. • Education sub-sector experience: EdTech, K-12, Higher Ed, Early Childhood Education, and Test Prep.
Education
Harvard Business School
Master of Business Administration - MBA
Activities and societies: Impact Investing; Finance; Energy & Environment, Consulting Co-Chair, India Conference Course Tutor: Business, Government and the International Economy (BGIE) David M Rubenstein Fellow Finance, Business Management and +1 skill
Harvard Kennedy School
Master's degree, Public Policy
Final Policy Consulting Project/Thesis: "Building India's Innovation Economy". Policy advisory project for Office of Principal Scientific Advisor, Government of India. Developed policy recommendations and strategic recommendations for India's Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF). Advisors: Prof. Venkatesh Narayanamurti (Harvard University School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Prof. Tarun Khanna (Harvard Business School). Published as a Harvard Working Paper. Teaching Fellow - Finance (Prof. Akash Deep); Introduction to Budgeting and Financial Management. Researcher and Podcast Producer, "Reimagining the Economy" Project (Faculty Co-directors: Profs. Dani Rodrik, Gordon Hanson) Policy Analysis, International Development and +2 skills