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Startups Intern
Sol was an intern in the Research, Analysis and Policy team. In this role, she supported research focused on the field of startups and entrepreneurship.
Sol is a master's student at the LSE, where she studies social innovation. Prior to this, she worked for international development and research organizations in Argentina, Benin, Guatemala, Honduras, Uganda, the United States, and Zambia. She graduated from UPenn in 2015.
In a previous life, Sol dedicated 10,001 hours to tennis, managing to disprove Malcolm Gladwell’s 10,000 rule.
When she is not at Nesta or LSE, Sol enjoys listening to podcasts and working on making her effective altruism idea a reality.
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