Varna Vasudevan

Sen. Varna Vasudevan is an MBA student at Columbia Business School, where she focuses on social enterprise, innovation, and early-stage venture capital. Originally from Northern California, she studied Mechanical Engineering at UC Berkeley, where countless hours spent prototyping in the campus makerspace sparked a career at the intersection of design, technology, and business. Sen. Vasudevan began her career in product strategy and user experience design at Ford, Lyft, and creative agency Instrument - helping imagine autonomous vehicle concepts, launch CitiBike and multimodal transit products, and lead design for the reimagined Oura App and Fortnite’s first loyalty program. At Columbia, she serves as a VP of Education for the Venture Capital Club, VP of Admissions for Columbia Women in Business, a Nonprofit Board Leadership Fellow, and an Orientation Leader for the Class of '27. She’s currently an MBA Associate at Female Founders Fund, supporting early-stage VC investments across healthcare, deep tech, and consumer sectors. Varna hopes to bring a creative, cross-disciplinary perspective to the University Senate - drawing on the open-minded, collaborative spirit of her alma mater and previous organizations to strengthen connection across Columbia’s diverse schools. In her free time, she loves exploring new matcha cafes, hip-hop dancing, traveling (country #37 this year!), and tinkering in the campus woodshop!