Ved Narayan

Investor

2020

Exiger (Growth Buyout) Jasper (Series A) Coreview (acq. Simeon Cloud) Cycode (acq. Bearer) OpenEyes (Series A) Capacity Bio (Series A) Cirsium Biosciences (Seed)

Co-Managing Director

2018

- Founding team member of VWV, a student-run micro VC that invests at the seed stage in Brown and RISD affiliated companies - Conduct sourcing, due diligence, deal execution, and post-investment management - Work closely alongside an Investment Committee of industry leaders

Undergraduate Finance Board - Board Member

2018

- Manage and distribute $3,000,000 of student activities fees each school year - Liaise with business managers of 35 student groups on campus to discuss funding and patronage of events - View and vote on various budget proposals from over 350 student groups on campus

The Brown Daily Herald - Strategy Team Leader

2017

- Work as Internal Strategic Consultant with other BDH teams (Sales, Edit, Business) - Led Price Comparison and Ad Pricing Project which compared prices of online and print ads to those of other newspapers - Lead team of 5 to revamp and rebrand the POST division of the Brown Daily Herald - Completed redesign efforts of local and national media-kit - Worked to redesign the website using Django and other implementation methods

The Brown Derbies - Tour Manager

2017

- Reach out to potential clients, secure gigs, manage finances and operate social media presence - Perform locally around Rhode Island as well as regionally around New England - Lead efforts to organize and monetize annual international tour (Europe, China)

Brown Biotechnology Investment Group (BBIG) - Small Cap Pharma Portfolio Analyst

2017

- Give weekly pitch presentations on stocks that SRIF is looking to buy - Work closely with both the Financial Analytics Team and the ESG Team - Analyze and build mathematical models to sustain growth

Brown Speaks - Co-Founder and Co-Host

2018

- Seek out and interview successful and interesting members of the Brown community - Aim to share unique and meaningful stories of peers, faculty, and mentors with the Brown Community - Named 'Initiative of the Year' by Brown's Nelson Center for Entrepreneurship

Brown Undergraduate Research Journal - Editor In Chief

2018

- Promote the new journal to faculty and student leaders of STEM departments at Brown - Manage a team of 10 individuals who meticulously screen for quality research on campus - Publish a bi-annual research journal of the best STEM research completed by undergraduates at Brown University

Founder

2016

- Manage a business with contracted student tutors and tutees - Manage budget, schedules, and outreach - Created College Counseling and Essay Editing Program for high school seniors

Product Management Intern

2019 - 2020

Project Leader - BCBI-SBHF Initiative

2018 - 2018

- Coded prototype medical record systems with OpenMRS (Java based), Julia, and R using machine learning algorithms - Created workflow models and data visualizations for the largest hospital in Haiti - Studied and produced thorough literature review of workflow analyses of obstetrics practices in LMICs - Gained in-depth and hands-on experience with Public Health and Clinical Informatics

Paid Research Intern

2016 - 2017

- Lead group of undergraduate and high school researchers developing new clinical methods for treating children with rare neurological diseases - Author of publications to F1000 Research and European Genetics Journal (forthcoming) - Presented at 2 national research meetings (Genetics Society of America, National Organization of Rare Diseases)

Research Intern

2016 - 2016

Worked as an Academic Year Intern in the Spinal Biomechanics Laboratory under Dr. Brian Kelly

Research Intern in the Research In Biological Sciences (RIBS) Program

2015 - 2015

A Study on Bacteriophage λ’s Transition from Lysogeny to Lytic Development in the Presence of Environmental Stress Factors