Diva Sharma is a Stanford graduate who is extremely passionate about global trade, financial technology & healthcare. Most of Diva's early work has been focused on developing innovative remote patient monitoring devices for patients in India. Her work has been recognized by the President of India, the European Union Commission on Science & Technology, the World Bank, Intel National Science Fair, and Forbes Magazine’s 30 Under 30 Feature on the Healthcare & Sciences and Youngest List.
Born and raised in New Delhi, the capital city of India, and having lived on Stanford's campus in Palo Alto for the past few years, Diva has been involved with a number of efforts on campus, including leading course curriculum for 60+ startups tackling COVID-19, researching closely with Professor Susan Athey, Professor of Economics of Technology, and Professor Ilya Strebulaev, Professor of Venture Capital, at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, and developing projects for companies like Ancestry.com, Facebook, Johnson & Johnson, Apple and the Stanford School of Medicine.
Outside of work, Diva is enthusiastic about long distance running, movies, singing blues and jazz, and science fiction. She’s excited to impact the fields of global trade, financial technology, and affordable drugs.
Awarded by the President of India for my contribution to remote-patient monitoring solutions in India
Featured on Forbes Magazine's 30 Under 30 List in the Healthcare Sciences & Youngest Category
Honored by the Department of Science & Technology & Confederation of Indian Industry | Featured as Time of India's Student of the Year
Selected amongst 1 million entries Asia-wide to compete and win a laurel at the Intel Science Fair
Invited by the European Union's Commission on Science & Technology to present at the Horizon 2020 Conference as the only non-European presenter. I presented among European leaders like the head of the CERN, Nobel Laureates and other thought leaders.
Invited by the World Bank Group to present to a global audience of 100+ C-Suite Executives, Chief Economists, and other entrepeneurs.
My talk was selected by the Gates Foundation and CNN-IBN to featured as 1/8 talks on the TEDx Girl Empowerment List
Invited by the Nexus Global Summit in New York City to present amongst ESG investors and leaders
501(c) non-profit to help Americans build credit history
Movement in the city of San Francisco to encourage residents to "Grab the Mic" and get singing
Actively worked with the Indian Department of Science & Technology and built tools for Stanford hospital