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Alumni Trivia
Krish graduated from DAIS in 2021 & is
currently a senior at The Leonard N. Stern
School of Business at NYU in the inaugural
class for Business, Tech & Entrepreneurship
(a four-year STEM certified degree for the
next generation of business leaders). Krish
KRISH BAJAJ has also founded Roam, an impact driven
initiative to provide international students
with a marketplace for any & all student
Class of 2021 required services (loans, banking, data, etc)
to bridge the information gap between
them & the local student population.
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READING : TALENT : LIST :
The Alamanack of Taught himself how to Opening a hotel
Naval Ravikant play the piano earlier
this year
Educational Experiences experience as an American citizen with no visa or
Krish feels the best part of DAIS was resource issues was tedious but relatively smooth.
unquestionably the people – being surrounded by However, the time he spent with other international
people as driven (if not more!) than himself. Whilst students opened his eyes to the myriad challenges
that can lead to a competitive environment, he felt faced by them for basic lifestyle requirements like
that the student body’s drive and focus pushed phone or data services, and banking. Of the
them each to pursue their own goals in a very approximately 1 million international students
supportive way; rather than competitively. The IB at coming to the US annually, 40-50% of them are
DAIS was definitely more challenging than any first generation college students from families
academic environment he’s been in since, but also earning 10-12,000 USD a year, where English isn’t
the most exhilarating. their first language. With no context or information;
they gravitate to the most popular service
Spending fourteen years at DAIS (an experience provider; a choice that often comes at a
not all alumni were lucky to have), Krish feels disproportionately high cost to an international
especially strongly about school spirit and what it student already struggling to make ends meet with
meant to be a part of DAIS. The pride when you a high interest student loan.
share your alma mater with someone; how the
school motto ‘dare to dream, learn to excel’ has To combat this, Krish founded Roam in May 2024
been ingrained into his internal monologue so – an online marketplace that is completely free for
much so that he felt his potential was limitless students, providing direct access to better,
during his time at school. cheaper alternatives for these services. Roam is
Being encouraged to pursue any interest or built by students, for students – a team of 10 where
discipline, in an environment where excellence was every person is either a current or ex-international
student. Roam is currently working on its beta
the baseline, is something that has never left him, release with an improved UI and aesthetic.
and never will.
His time at Stern has been heavily focused on A message to fellow alumni and current students
experiential learning and entrepreneurship. His Krish feels keenly that coming from priviledged
degree is essentially a blend of Business, backgrounds we have a moral obligation to give
back to society and leave it better than we found it.
Technology and a computer science degree. He
applied to NYU specifically to this program, and Not just something we as students and alumni are
uniquely equipped to do; but something the ethos
whilst it wasn’t the path he’d initially chosen as his
of the school enshrines in us right from the efforts
first choice; he is so grateful for this experience, for of the Founder and Chairperson, to every member
his time in New York; and how it has led to the
creation of Roam. of faculty and student. Krish hopes his journey
inspires us to take the opportunities we’ve been
Professional Experiences given to uplift those less fortunate than us –
When Krish moved to the US for university, his because it’s something we all can and should do.