To contact me, please reach out at rainakadavil@gmail.com.
I am a Manager in Mastercard‘s Center for Inclusive Growth, supporting global volunteerism, disaster response, data for social good and our proprietary Girls4Tech program, now 7+ million girls strong. I was previously a Marketing Analyst in Mastercard’s Data & Services segment for nearly three years, managing marketing for our Travel, Government, Restaurant and Issuer Loyalty verticals as well as our Case Studies discipline. I also serve as the Diversity & Inclusion lead for Mastercard’s Young Professionals program and have been recognized with three CEO Force for Good awards.
I graduated with an MBA from Johns Hopkins’ Carey Business School in May 2023, concentrating in Marketing, Product Development and Executive Leadership. I graduated from Boston University in 2019 with a BA in International Relations. At BU, I served on the Executive Board of the International Affairs Association (the university’s largest student organization), was the Editor-in-Chief of the International Relations Review, and founded Students for the United Nations (the university’s inaugural UNA-USA chapter). I also worked at the Pardee School of Global Studies and the Boston Museum of Fine Arts.
I am the author of “The Voice of Thunder,” a Young Adult Fiction novel. I am currently working on a fledgling writing project that I look forward to sharing with the world in 2026. I freelance in thought leadership and editorial writing on demand.
I serve as President of the Board of Directors (formerly, CEO) of Urban Refuge, a nonprofit that leverages 
Google Street Maps platform to connect refugees living in urban spaces with the necessary aid resources around them by breaking geographic and language barriers. I also serve on the Board of Directors of the United Nations Association of Westchester as the Communications Chair.
I am a trained Disaster Responder with the American Red Cross and have deployed five times to disasters in Texas, Kentucky, Florida, North Carolina and California. I am also a Wish Granter with my local chapter of the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
I was the co-founder and President of Global Ambassadors INTERACT and REACT News, organizations focused on educating students K-12 about the Sustainable Development Goals through art and technology, and raising funds to build fresh water facilities in local Kenyan communities.
I am a global citizen: I have worked in New York, Boston, London, Beijing and Sydney, as well as the United Nations. I have conducted research in Istanbul, Bangkok, and New York. I have run or supported programs in New York, Boston, Sweden, the UK, India, New Zealand, Tanzania, and Kenya. In 27 years, I have traveled globally to 53 countries from Colombia to Cambodia to Zambia.
I have been practicing Indian dance since I was seven years old. I choreographed for White Plains High School’s Jiggy Showcase for two years and danced on Boston University’s award-winning Bollywood fusion team, Chankaar.
I have been recognized for my work by the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation, the United Nations Association of USA, Mastercard, Zonta International, the Walt Disney Foundation and Claes Nobel, among others.
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