Harsh Jawharkar
MBA, Class of 2006 - University of Chicago - Graduate School of Business
500 S. Clinton St. Unit 521
Chicago, IL 60607
(312) 502 5030
hjawhark@ChicagoGSB.edu

Resume
Experience Portfolio

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SYNOPSIS AND BACKGROUND

Academic:
• M.B.A., University of Chicago, Concentrations in Finance and Marketing
• Winner: 1st Place – Kellogg Motorola Marketing Case Competition (2004)
• Co-Chair – Chicago Consulting Club (2003); Volunteer - Marketing Club

Professional:
• 6+ years in strategy & research roles at Consulting and Fortune 500 firms
• Generated $20 MM in cost avoidance for senior management at HSBC by modeling consumer behavior
• Built an internal consulting team from 3 people in one location to a global 30-person team in 3 locations
• Reengineered global product development processes at Pfizer/Searle by managing a cross-functional R&D team
• Won a $100K contract by starting a small business and successfully pitching a project at Household Intl.

Extracurricular:
• Broadcast/Theatre – Appearance on PBS/WTTW Check Please; Improvisational Comedy at Second City Training Center
• Guest Lecturer - Institute of Design, Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) – Prototyping and Ethnographic Research.
• Speaker – Institute of Design (IIT), International Institute for Information Design, Usability Professionals Association’.
• Avid Traveler - Crawled into a pyramid in Giza, stood atop the world’s tallest hotel in Dubai, and enjoyed haggis in Edinburgh.