Shal Ahmed, (AB - Princeton, MBA - Harvard, CFA) is a coach, mentor, investor, business owner and published author. She is the founder of Ivy Elite Prep, a college admissions consulting company with the mission of guiding students and helping them navigate their college applications journey.

Shal understands what it takes to get into the best college that you can, including the elite universities. Shal is a graduate of Princeton University and Harvard Business School and she was accepted to all the colleges she applied to, including Stanford, Harvard and the Brown PLME program. Shal has extensive experience in finance and was the Co-President of the Women’s Student Association, the largest student organization at HBS. While a student at HBS, Shal worked with the Harvard Business School Admissions Office.