Meghana Gaur
Meghana Gaur is a 19 year old Rice student working as a Research Assistant for the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy's McNair Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation. She is a sophomore at Rice University and a member of Lovett College. Originally from Austin, Texas, Meghana graduated from Lake Travis High School in 2015.
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| Meghana Gaur | |
| Staff Information | |
| Name | Meghana Gaur |
| Degree | BA |
| Major | MTEC; Statistics Minor; Politics Law and Social Thought Minor; Pre-law |
| Class of | 2019 |
| Join Date | Fall 2015 |
| Skills | Excel, R, Writing, Java |
| Interests | Economics, Law, Public Policy, Soccer |
| Fun Fact | I hate chocolate |
| mg62@rice.edu | |
| McNairCenterⓂ | |
Early Life
Meghana was born in Chicago, Illinois to parents Sunita Gaur and Yogesh Gaur. Sunita is an internal medicine physician for Austin Regional Clinic, and Yogesh is a software engineer for Eyelock. Meghana moved from Chicago to Austin, Texas when she was only two months old and has lived in Austin for the rest of her life with her family. Her older sister Priyanka graduated from Lake Travis High School in 2012 and received her BS in Brain and Cognitive Sciences from MIT in 2015. Currently Priyanka is attending Southwestern Medical School and a first year medical student.
Education
Meghana graduated second in her class from Lake Travis High School (as did her sister Priyanka) in 2015. Meghana is studying Mathematical Economic Analysis, and pursuing minors in Statistics and Politics, Law, and Social Thought. Upon graduation, Meghana hopes to attend law school, either in the areas of international law, corporate law, criminal law, and civil rights law. Meghana is always interested in exploring consulting.
Organizational Involvement
Meghana is involved in a variety of advising roles on campus and holds positions including:
- Rice Orientation Week Advisor
- Peer Academic Advisor
- Lovett College Night Coordinator
- Rice Habitat for Humanity Fundraising Chair
- Rice Best Buddies Co-Vice President
- 2016-2017 Gateway Study of Leadership Fellow
- Undergraduate Representative University Standing Committee on Undergraduate Curriculum
- Board Member of the Social Sciences Student Advisory Board
- Baker Institute Student Forum General Board Member
- Fondren Library Student Ambassador
- Impact Rice
- Rice All Stars
Work Experience
Meghana worked as intern for the McNair Center throughout the 2015-2016 academic year. Meghana also worked as a legislative intern for State Senator Judith Zaffirini (D-Laredo) this past summer.
