Bio

Rashmeen recently joined Innovate as a Manager of Research and Policy.

She completed her M.S. in Public Policy and Management with a focus in Data Analytics from Carnegie Mellon University. Prior to Innovate, she worked at Downtown College Prep as a Data and Assessment Analyst.

Born in India and raised in the Bay Area, her passion for educational inequities began through her work with local non-profits focused on improving STEM education for first-generation and underserved students. In junction to addressing educational inequities, she is interested in using data as a resource for access and informative change.

She is also a Board Member at Elevate Tutoring and a member of the Bay Area Youth Seva Group (BAYSG) a start-up non-profit serving the homeless community in the Bay Area. Rashmeen holds a B.A. in Political Science from San Jose State University.

…sparked my passion for educational equity and social justice.

Being a first generation student …

Inspiring Quote

“Take the first step in faith. You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.” – Martin Luther King Jr.