Anika V.
About Anika V.
Anika V. is an Associate Director of the Sentinel Program at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, where she has worked since 2021. She has a diverse background in public health and management consulting, with previous roles at Accenture, The Task Force for Global Health, and the American Red Cross.
Current Role at Broad Institute
Anika V. serves as the Associate Director of the Sentinel Program at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard. She has held this position since 2021 and is based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. In her role, she is involved in initiatives that focus on advancing scientific research and public health.
Previous Experience at Accenture
Anika V. worked at Accenture in two capacities. She was a Manager from 2019 to 2020 for one year in the Greater Boston Area. Prior to that, she served as a Management Consultant from 2017 to 2019 for two years, also in the Greater Boston Area. Her roles at Accenture involved strategic consulting and project management.
Educational Background
Anika V. holds a Master of Science in Public Health (MSPH) from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, where she studied International Health with a focus on Global Disease Epidemiology and Control from 2010 to 2012. She also earned a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Washington University in St. Louis - Olin Business School from 2015 to 2017. Her undergraduate degree is a Bachelor of Arts in Biological Sciences from Rice University, completed from 2005 to 2009.
Past Roles in Public Health and Nonprofits
Anika V. has held several positions in public health and nonprofit organizations. She worked as a Public Health Surveillance Manager at The Task Force for Global Health from 2014 to 2015. Additionally, she served as a Technical Project Coordinator and Consultant for the American Red Cross in Lima, Peru, from 2011 to 2012. She also contributed as a United Way Board Fellow at Boys and Girls Clubs of America from 2016 to 2017.
International Experience and Study Abroad
Anika V. has international experience, having studied abroad at the University of Melbourne in 2008 for 11 months as part of her Faculty of Science program. This experience complements her professional background in global health and public health initiatives.