Ria Puri

Education: Pursuing a BBA in Finance and BAS in Philosophy, Politics and Law at Emory University

Recent projects include: MIT CoLab

Personal interests include: Coffee, Social Justice and Sustainability, Traveling and trying to find the best restaurants around me!

Ria is an undergraduate student at Emory University majoring in Business with a double major in Philosophy, Politics and Law. She has spent her previous semester researching with the Goizueta Social Enterprise Center in the intersection of Business and Ethics, a field she is passionate about.

Ria has spent her time at Emory as VP of Diversity and Inclusion at the Women's Network. During her tenure, she organized numerous events that allowed female classmates to meet with successful women in their desired industries. Her goal is to reimagine the workplace to be more inclusive and intersectional.

For fun, Ria is involved in the Student Programming Council where she recently served as Homecoming Chair. She focused on creating inclusive programming while also ensuring students stayed safe during the pandemic.

Although born in Atlanta, Ria spent some time living internationally in China and India, all places which she considers home.