Aryan Kothari
Associate @ BCG | Duke CS + Energy '25
About
I'm an Associate at BCG working at the intersection of Climate & Sustainability and GenAI. Duke CS grad with a soft spot for energy and the environment. I've built products at YC startups, crunched data for climate orgs, and now I get to think about big problems for a living. When I'm not working, I'm probably watching Arsenal, reading an autobiography, or planning my next backpacking trip.
Work Experience
Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
Associate
- Supporting early case work with research, financial modeling, and insights in Climate & Sustainability and GenAI
- Selected into BCG's highly competitive Associate program, building expertise in strategy, analytics, and problem-solving
Appian Corporation
Product Manager Intern
- Spearheaded end-to-end integration of the document peek feature, driving an 80% engagement rate within the first month
- Drove 8% growth in organic user acquisition by delivering feature enabling users to share, modify, and delete collections
- Led the winning hackathon team, creating JESS — a Chrome extension that automates Jira tickets, boosting efficiency by 15%
Raptor Maps (YC S16)
Product Manager Intern
- Led cross-functional teams to integrate the solar financial tracker, enhancing product and achieving 25% user engagement
- Identified opportunity in secondary solar market through customer discovery, leading to launch of a 30+ vendor directory
- Streamlined backlog and sprint planning by leveraging product frameworks and feedback from 10+ clients
Education
Duke University
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science; Energy & the Environment Certificate
GPA: 3.87
Skills
Technical
Product
Interests
Projects
Energy Terminal
Founding team member of energy community and media platform. Published 13 podcasts and weekly newsletters to 500+ individuals. Awarded 2022 Duke Clean Energy Prize ($10,000 grant).
Circular Carbon Network
Data analyst for XPRIZE-backed network. Scraped and processed data on 1000+ climate firms, contributing to the leading 2022 report on climate financing.
OOGASalad
No-code 2D board game editor enabling personalized game piece design, rule arrangement, and more.
SolarPredictor
Support Vector Machine model for predicting solar energy output using Python and scikit-learn.
DukeDines
iOS app for Duke students to read and review on-campus dining options. Used by 100+ students.