ABOUT THE MILLENNIUM FELLOWSHIP - CLASS OF 2024
United Nations Academic Impact and MCN are proud to partner on the Millennium Fellowship. This year, 52,000+ young leaders applied to join the Class of 2024 on 6,000+ campuses across 170 nations. 280+ campuses worldwide (just 5%) were selected to host the 4,000+ Millennium Fellows.
UNITED NATIONS ACADEMIC IMPACT AND MCN PROUDLY PRESENT RONIL AWALEGAONKAR, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2024.
Columbia University | New York, United States | Advancing SDG 9 & UNAI 9
" As a Millenium Fellow, I hope to expand on my vision of impact investing. "
Millennium Fellowship Project: Columbia University Impact Investing Network
Currently, I am the President of Columbia University Impact Investing Network (CUIIN), where I lead 14 executive board members to teach an ESG and impact/infrastructure investing training program for 30 students. Additionally, I organize board meetings, manage club recruitment and budget, and oversee all of
CUIIN’s operations. My project goal is to expand CUIIN's mission—building a supportive community of finance students who possess a desire to make a positive societal and environmental impact in the world through sustainable financial investments—to more people on our campus and spreading our vision
to other college campuses. I seek to do so by (1) recruiting a larger class size so we will be able to educate students on the power of sustainable forms of investing to more undergraduates, (2) forming collaborations with similar clubs at other
undergraduate campuses in order to connect students with mentors, industry professionals, and internship opportunities in the sustainable finance field, and (3) encourage ethical and impact-driven financial decision-making.
About the Millennium Fellow
Ronil Awalegaonkar is a senior at Columbia University studying Financial Economics and Mathematics. He is very passionate about the intersection of finance and impact, which is shown through his professional experiences, his work at the forefront of the sustainability industry through research, and his leadership on campus. He hopes to enter the finance industry after graduation and make positive change and social impact through meaningful capital allocation.
