Aakriti Agrawal
About Me
Aakriti Agrawal, pronounced like "Socrates without the S's", focuses on empowering others to create organizational and community change through numerous initiatives in her life. As a data and financial services nerd, during the week, she helps internal departments manage data effectively through her role as Senior Manager of Data Governance at a global Fortune 100 company. Through her work in Data Governance, she has developed the ANCHOR Framework for Change Leadership.As a self-taught computer programmer, she co-founded Girls Code Lincoln, a grassroots nonprofit based out of Lincoln, Nebraska, that aims to bridge the gender gap in technology by teaching a diverse group of middle school girls how to computer program through fun and creative custom curriculum. She now serves on the boards of numerous nonprofits to help them grow into sustainable organizations, as well as is starting a new nonprofit called The Nonprofiting Org which helps other founders and executive directors grow their own impact on the world.Aakriti is constantly looking for interesting and innovative ways to use her skills and knowledge to better communities. She has been nominated to the Forbes 30 Under 30 List in 2022, as well as received The 2021 Lincoln Emerging Young Leader Award and the Inspire Founders Award 2021 for her philanthropy. She has an MBA from the University of Nebraska - Lincoln with a focus in Nonprofit Management, and a Bachelors Degree in Actuarial Sciences and Finance.Gallup Strengths: Woo | Communication | Includer | Positivity | Developer
ANCHORing Resilience:
A Toolkit For Leading Data Change
The ANCHOR Framework provides a 6-stage model for leading Change in your enterprise.
The Nonprofiting Org
The Nonprofiting Org is a nonprofit that aides nonprofit founders and aspiring nonprofit founders start their venture, through free-of-cost training, resources and education.
Girls Code Lincoln
Girls Code Lincoln is a grassroots nonprofit based out of Lincoln, Nebraska, that educates 4th-9th grade girls in areas of STEM, particularly computer programming.
TEDx Talk: Closing the Gender Gap in Tech
Watch Aakriti's TEDx Talk about closing the gender gap in STEM, through lessons learned via Girls Code Lincoln.
Catalog and Cocktails Podcast | Change Management with Aakriti
Listen to Aakriti, Juan and Tim talk about Change Management and the ANCHOR Model (1 hour).
My Career in Data Podcast | Dataversity
Listen to Aakriti's career journey, how she got to where she is, and lessons she has learned along the way (31 minutes).
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