Malini Srikrishna
Entrepreneur • Storyteller • Social Worker
My life's work is helping leaders transform revolutionary thoughts and ideas into evolutionary outcomes.
I have always gravitated towards visions and tools that I believe will uplift the human condition. Through my experiences working with diverse sectors and teams, including as the Vice-President of Global Operations at NxGen COACH Network™, Founder of Milan Global, Director of Harvard GSAS Business Club Social Impact Initiative and Harvard Divinity Scholar, I have explored entrepreneurship as a vehicle for evolutionary change.
My Experience
My work experience spans community organising, conflict resolution, entrepreneurship, media, skill development, and storytelling. I've executed projects in these fields alongside leaders and entrepreneurs in Asia, Africa, North America and the Middle East. As VP of Global Operations at NxGen COACH Network™, I utilise my experience to enable leaders and teams across cultural contexts and sectors to achieve ambitious goals.
I earned a full scholarship for my Bachelor of Science in Social Work from The Ohio State University through the Morrill Scholarship Program by the Office of Diversity and Inclusion. During my time in Ohio, I conducted research on identity and access, organised for better legislation, facilitated social dialogues around polarising issues, wrote for local newspapers, organised in community centers and prisons, and developed cross-cultural collaborations.
I continued my education with a Master’s degree in Theological Studies at Harvard Divinity School specialising in Leadership, Entrepreneurship, and Liberation Studies. While at Harvard, my leadership roles included being elected President of the Harvard Divinity School Student Association and Director of the Harvard GSAS Business Club Social Entrepreneurship Initiative. As part of the Crossroads Emerging Leaders Program started by the South Asia Institute, I extended access to Harvard's resources to low-income, first-generation students globally.
My Harvard Innovation Lab venture, Milan Global, is a consultancy that helps entrepreneurs and leaders make slow change happen faster through the power of storytelling and collaboration. We also have run a variety of skill development programs for underserved youth to learn by solving real world problems. In 2023, I was honoured as one of the "Top 10 Women Leaders in Bangalore" by Women Entrepreneur Magazine. In 2024, I recieved an IRE (Innovation, Research & Entrepreneurship) Excellence Award from GIBS (Global Institute of Business Studies) Business School.
Highlights
Over the past decade, I have worked across contexts and geographies to tell stories, build diverse teams, and push forward the human condition. This has spanned sectors, including education, health, finance, media, and technology.
Recent Roles
NxGen COACH Network
May 2023 -
Milan Global
May 2019 - May 2023
Harvard Divinity School
May 2020 - May 2021
Pavilion Industries Inc.
May 2018 - May 2019
Vice-President of Global Operations
Overseeing global operations and programming for NxGen COACH Network™, a leadership development firm Creating Opportunity And Cultivating Humanity.
Founder
Founded consultancy to help entrepreneurs, innovators, organisations and leaders make slow change happen faster. Through our work with visionary leaders across continents, we have cultivated numerous multidisciplinary cross-cultural teams who incorporate global tools to scale grassroot ideas. On the backend, we are building the workforce of the future through the creation of various 21st century upskilling programs.
Student Body President
Was nominated and elected as President of the Harvard Divinity School Student Association (HDSSA) for the 2020-2021 academic year. Primarily served as a liaison between the faculty and administration, and student body while experiencing and transitioning out of the global pandemic.
Executive Director
Established collaborative space intended for community organizing and empowerment in Columbus Ohio. Worked to raise funds and awareness for a fully-functioning empowerment center for locally underserved communities. Planned and executed team building, program development and networking strategies. Co-created short and long-term goals with leaders to develop community, including community policing models, healing and reconciliation spaces, and an education to employment pipeline. Solidified partnerships with organizations, experts and leaders.