Student Board 2023-24
Jai Malhotra
President
Jai Malhotra is a senior at Riverdale Country School in The Bronx, New York. He discovered microfinance by working with Zawadi By Youth, the Kiva lending club at his high school. He was inspired by Zawadi’s work in empowering unbanked female entrepreneurs around the world, and realized that microfinance would enable him to combat economic inequality on a global scale. Throughout his high school career, he has gained extensive experience in microfinance outside of Zawadi. As a rising Junior, Jai interned at Entitled Solutions, a microfinance organization that provides financial, health, and government benefits to the workforce in India. As an intern, he created a benchmarking system for Entitled, which helped them to refine their market strategy and gain more funding. This year, Jai is serving as a Co-President of Zawadi By Youth, which — under his leadership — has been ranked as the #1 Kiva youth lending group in the world for the first time. He hopes to foster connections with other high schoolers interested in using microfinance to make a large-scale impact at the NHSMC, while bringing in experts in the microfinance industry to educate our members.
Mia Patel
Vice President and Director of Communication
Mia Patel is a senior at Harvard-Westlake School in Los Angeles, California. She first learned about microfinance when researching different methods of sustainably reducing economic inequality. She realized that providing grants as small as $10 could kickstart an entrepreneur’s journey. As her interest grew, Mia listened to a series of lectures hosted by the NHSMC from experts all across the field of microfinance. As a member of the student board, Mia is excited to learn more about microfinance, as well as help give that same knowledge to others. She will serve as the liaison between the Student Board and NHSMC members. Apart from her involvement with microfinance and the NHSMC, Mia is the co-president of her school's Financial Technology Club, co-leads a non-profit aimed at ending food insecurity, and is on her school's debate team. Mia is passionate about computer science, quantitative math analysis, and finance, and will utilize her skills in these areas as the Vice President and Director of Communications at the NHSMC.
Dillon Ring
Director of Operations and Media
Dillon Ring is a senior at Harvard-Westlake in Los Angeles, California. He has managed his own funds in the stock market since age 13, but was introduced to microfinance in high school through the HW Economics and Fiscal Policy Club, where he now serves as Co-President. After attending speaker events hosted by the NHSMC, he recognized the potential for improving the lives of people all around the world and sought to get involved. Dillon now serves as Director of Operations and Media. He hopes to grow the NHSMC’s presence to share the vital information it has to offer to as many people as possible, while also providing a compelling message that inspires the leaders of the next generation to become involved in microfinance. He currently leads a team for the Wharton Global Youth Investment Competition whose portfolio is ranked in the top 1% of 4100 teams internationally. Outside of the NHSMC, Dillon is a saxophonist, arranger, and composer. He is very interested in music, leading his school’s radio station, their community service music club, and participating in several bands in and out of school. He is also interested in philosophy, photography, and geography.
Clark Cheung
Head of Internship Program
Clark Cheung is a senior at Riverdale, deeply engrossed in carving a niche for himself within the world of finance. With a keen interest in statistics and economics, he extends his academic pursuits to Columbia University. Clark thrives in underwriting, due diligence, and excels in collaborative environments, believing strongly in the power of teamwork and social connections to foster an inspiring work atmosphere. He co-leads Zawadi-by-youth Microfinance this year, and has doubled its member count, tripled its loan efforts, and hosted a speaker event for 600 attendees. Zawadi by Youth is ranked as the #1 Kiva youth lending group in the world. He runs NHMSC’s Internship Program, mentoring interns across the country from publishing research papers to creating a website and social media campaign for microfinance.