Maha Khalid

Maha Khalid

Class of 2019
BSc (Honors) Social Development & Policy

Aspiration Statement

I want to pursue a graduate degree in economics and political economy so that I am able to work as a policymaker in the future.

Core Skills

  • Microsoft Excel
  • Python (Programming Language)
  • Data Analysis
  • Quantitative Research
  • Econometrics
  • LaTeX, EViews
  • Qualitative Research
  • Economic Policy
  • Communication

Academic Awards / Achievements

  • Merit Scholarship - Habib University [Aug 2020]

Experience

Leadership / Meta-curricular

  • Habib University - Sports Club member

Internship / Volunteer Work

  • Product Manager - Abhi (YC S21) [Sep 2021 - Present]
  • Growth fellow - Venture for Pakistan [Jun 2021 - Sep 2021]
  • Teacher Assistant - Lahore University of Management Sciences [Jan 2021 - May 2021]
  • Marketing Intern - Engro Polymer & Chemicals Ltd [Aug 2020 - Sep 2020]
  • Habib University DSSE - CS department, Student Employee, 2015
  • Stimulus, Intern, 2015
  • International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), Intern, 2017
  • FindMyAdventure, Intern, 2017
  • Collective for Social Science Research (CSSR), Intern, 2018
  • Robinhood Army - Volunteer [Sep 2017 - Mar 2019]

Final Year Project

Project Title

A Sweet Crisis: Exploring Sugar, Power and Markets in Sindh

Description

My research paper explores the politics of the sugar industry in Pakistan and the uneven distribution of production amongst the stakeholders. There has been little to no research on the production of sugar in Sindh and the manifestations of power that dictate the sugar industry of Pakistan.