Aneesh Sohoni
One Million Degrees
Austin, TX USA
"When you look at how much our students are capable of and then you think about all the opportunities they don't have access to that they deserve, it’s hard to turn the other way."
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Aneesh's work combines: Education, Non-Profit Organizations, and Helping People
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Day In The Life
Skills &
Education
Here's the path I took:
High School
Bachelor's Degree
Political Science
University of Minnesota
Graduate Degree
Public Policy
Vanderbilt University
Life & Career Milestones
I've taken a lot of twists and turns
1.
Education has always been significant in my family, as both of my parents immigrated to the U.S. for educational opportunities.
2.
I studied political science in college and thought I’d go on to become a lawyer, but I had a change of heart and decided to pursue teaching.
3.
I started my career as a high school English teacher, and primarily taught the East African refugee population—this was close to my heart as English wasn’t my first language either.
4.
After teaching for a couple of years, I got the opportunity to work for the Tennessee Department of Education, where I started working in education policy.
5.
While I loved the experience, I realized that doing work at the state policy level was a bit too removed from the students and educators for me.
6.
I moved to Chicago, Illinois, and got a job with TNTP, where I worked with different school systems to help them set themselves up for success to better support students.
7.
I learned that while I liked policy, it wasn’t exactly the angle I wanted to steer my career—I found that I was actually interested in helping nonprofits run effectively to achieve missions.
8.
I then spent about six years running the Chicago office for Teach for America before getting the opportunity to join One Million Degrees, where I currently work as the CEO.
