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[[Image:pic2{{Team Member|Has team sponsor=McNair Center|Went to school=Rice|Has team position=Student|Has job title=Researcher|Has name=Meghana Gaur|Has headshot=meghanagaur.jpg|200px]]Has or doing degree=Bachelor|Has academic major=MTEC, Mathematics|class=2019|join_date=Fall 2015|Has skills=Excel, Writing, Python, Some Stata/Matlab/R|interests=Economics, Public Policy, Soccer|Has email=mg62@rice.edu|Has team status=Active}}Meghana Gaur is a 20 year old Rice student working as a Research Assistant for the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy'''Name''': s McNair Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation. She is a junior at Rice University and a member of Lovett College. Originally from Austin, Texas, Meghana Gaurgraduated from Lake Travis High School in 2015.
'''Major''': Mathematical Economic Analysis, Minor in Politics, Law, and Social Thought, Pre-Law==Early Life==
'''Year''': FreshmanMeghana was born in Chicago, Class 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 2019her 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.
'''College''': Lovett==Education==
'''Contact''':*Email: mg62@riceMeghana graduated second in her class from Lake Travis High School (as did her sister Priyanka) in 2015.edu*Phone: 512-739-7105*FacebookMeghana is studying Mathematical Economic Analysis, Slackand pursuing a minor in Statistics. Upon graduation, Meghana hopes to attend a graduate program in economics.
'''Current projects==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 Society of Academic Fellows**Rice Best Buddies Peer Buddy**Undergraduate Representative University Standing Committee on Undergraduate Curriculum**Chair of the Social Sciences Student Advisory Board**Member of the Economics Department 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 and 2016-2017 academic years. Meghana worked as an intern for Duty to Serve Program in the Office of Housing and Community and investment at the Federal Housing Finance Agency this past summer. ==Time at McNair==[[Presidential Candidate PlatformsMeghana Gaur (Work Log)]]*TBD (something with policy)*'''Work log'''[[Category:McNair Staff]]
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