Pooja Mehta, the daughter of Indian immigrants, was born and raised in Minnesota. She studied finance and economics at Boston College, reconnected with her roots through community work in rural Rajasthan, and pursued law in DC on a social justice scholarship.
As a child welfare attorney, restaurant owner, and workforce development advisor, Pooja witnessed poverty’s devastating effects and how employment and entrepreneurship can drive economic mobility.
Drawing from her family business experience and its sale, Pooja founded The Marigold Effect, a firm dedicated to closing opportunity and wealth gaps. Her work explores strategies for reducing racial wealth disparities within frameworks of inclusive capitalism, the solidarity economy, and regenerative economics.
Pooja is Of Counsel at a solidarity economies law firm, mentors entrepreneurs, and serves as a board member of a nonprofit advocating for change to the juvenile legal system. She finds joy in concerts, cooking, photography, and hiking.