5 Most Impressive Students of Indian Origin at Harvard Business School
4. Prita Kumar:
26 year old Prita Kumar is a first year student at Harvard. She has an undergraduate degree from New York University. Prita was a top-rated analyst at Morgan Stanley, and later became the solitary female investment professional at Irving Place Capital when she was hired by the firm, prior to joining HBS.
Prita was passionate about fitness since a very young age and her passion propelled her to come up with an idea to launch Booya Fitness Inc, which is an online platform that screened on-demand videos related to fitness created by high profile instructors and high-end gyms.
At Harvard, Prita won a contest at an Entrepreneurship conference, which rewarded her with necessary funding and mentorship to put her idea into motion. She also got a Rock Accelerator Prize and a reward of $5,000 this January. She is currently engaged in building up Booya.
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