Program Director

Riya Chhabra

Growth Strategy - Facebook Inc


From dreaming of becoming a filmmaker to making it to McKinsey as a strategy consultant, Riya Chhabra has proved….

”You don't need to follow the traditional career paths to make it to the world's top consulting firms”


In 2009, after completing her Bachelor's in Mass communication, Riya went on to set up a marketing consulting firm for start-ups and NGOs.

It was from there that she developed an interest in all things business and consulting.

But…after one year in 2010…she had to shut down her startup and got a job at J.P. Morgan Asset Management in Mumbai.

It was in 2015 that Riya then decided to pursue an MBA at INSEAD France and Singapore to get a global perspective into the business world.

In 2016, after putting in the work, acquiring the knowledge and developing the right mindset…Riya Chhabra joined McKinsey & Company as a strategy consultant in New York City.

In her role as a strategy consultant at McKinsey, she has led teams & strategized with the CEOs of large global companies.
Currently working as a Growth Strategist @Facebook Inc. (now Meta) in London, Riya has been the first one in her family to build a global career.

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Do you think you need to be an economics graduate to become a successful management consultant?

Watch Riya Chhabra prove you wrong.From studying mass communication & dreaming to become a successful filmmaker, to having worked at McKinsey & now working as a growth strategist at Facebook Inc. Riya has done it all!

All you need is resilience, the right knowledge and a learning mindset to work at one of the big 3s & lead a global career

2006

Bachelors in Mass Communication @ Delhi University, with the goal to become an advertiser/ filmmaker

2009

Started up; set up a marketing consulting firm for start-ups and NGOs; clients included the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

2010

Shut down start up; got a job at J.P. Morgan Asset Management in Mumbai

2013

Joined Milaap Social Ventures, Bangalore to grow the start up

2015

Started MBA at INSEAD in France and Singapore

2016

Joined McKinsey & Company as a strategy consultant in New York City

2020

Started working @Facebook Inc. (now Meta) as a growth strategist in London