Bilal Mahmood
Biology/Economics major at Stanford. Involved in various Biotech and Social-E firms. Currently Operations Director of Gumball Capital, a microfinance-awareness nonprofit. Generally interested in politics, martial arts, and pizza!
| Headline: | Entrepreneur |
| Skills: | English, Languages |
| Groups: | BASES, Gumball Capital, Social e-challenge Competition 2008 |
| Interested in: | Brainstorming, Employment opportunities, Finding business partners, Finding cofounders, Finding team mates, Growing my group, Joining a startup, Meeting new people, Partnering with other groups, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups, Recruiting for my startup |
| Tags: | biotech, Entrepreneurship, Martial Arts, pizza, Social-E |
| Schools: | Stanford University |
FULL BIO
Biology/Economics major at Stanford. Involved in various Biotech and Social-E firms. Currently Operations Director of Gumball Capital, a microfinance-awareness nonprofit. Generally interested in politics, martial arts, and pizza!
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | Gumball Capital, Inc. |
| Position: | Co-Founder, Operations Director |
| Time period: | June 2007 - Present |
| Description: | - Founded a non-profit company that raises awareness and funds for microfinance at US colleges & high schools
- Raised $3000 through grants and donations, while managing 15 student-volunteers in 5 departments - Currently supporting over 250 developing-world entrepreneurs, on $4000 raised through 5 college competitions - Acquired 501(c)3 IRS tax-deductibility status, non-profit bank sponsorship, and pro-bono legal services - Business Plan awarded semi-finalist status in BASES Social eChallenge & UUNI Big Idea Challenge |
| Employer: | Google, Inc. |
| Position: | AdSense Policy Intern |
| Time period: | June 2008 - August 2008 |
| Description: | - Analyzed 150+ AdSense websites for trends in policy violations, & potential revenue impact of increased enforcement
- Proposed 5 new policies to reduce over 50% of spam and content-violating AdSense websites - Assisted 17 AdSense websites with non-targeted ads, reducing the number of ad-calls blocked by up to 100% - Conducted market research into 100+ hospitals and HMOs to assess potential partnerships with Google Health |
| Employer: | Targeted Delivery Systems |
| Position: | Team Leader |
| Time period: | September 2006 - May 2007 |
| Description: | - Assembled 4-member biotech project, focused on improving needle injection efficiency
- Designed a theoretical fiber-optic needle concept under scrutiny of researchers in the Stanford Plastic Surgery division - Personally responsible for outlining fiscal projections, gathering industry expertise, & general management - Executive Summary awarded semi-finalist status in Draper-Fisher sponsored business competition |
| Employer: | Stanford Pediatric Surgery Research Lab |
| Position: | Researcher |
| Time period: | June 2006 - June 2007 |
| Description: | - Identified over 20 genes involved in scarless wound-healing in fetal mice, utilizing microarray technology
- Designed a protocol for testing the effects of animal-free media on the growth of human-fat derived stem cells - Tested the potency of a self-assembling oligopeptide for potential use as an artificial skin graft - Research awarded $10,000 from Stanford VPUE Faculty and Department Grants |
| Employer: | Paly Voice |
| Position: | Editor-in-Chief |
| Time period: | August 2002 - June 2003 |
| Description: | Founded the award-winning online newspaper at Palo Alto High School
Established and managed team of 15+ student-journalists, setting agendas and editing articles Nominated for National Scholastic Press Association Pacemaker in the first year of operation |
EDUCATION
| University: | Stanford University |
| Time period: | 2005 - 2009 |
| Degree: | Biological Sciences, BSc |
PUBLICATIONS
| Papers: | Characterization of a Self-Assembling Oligopeptide for Skin Engineering
Wang Y, Tafti BA, Mahmood MB, Hantash BM. Stem Cell Research and Therapeutics Meeting 2008 Gene Expression Profiling of Wounded Adult and Fetal Skin Using Microarray Analysis Chiang D, Colwell AS, Hantash BM, Mahmood MB, Longaker MT, Lorenz HP. PSRC Meeting 2007 Fractional Photothermolysis: A Novel Aesthetic Laser Surgery Modality Hantash BM, Mahmood MB. Dermatol Surg 2007;33:525-534 |
INFORMATION
| Sports: | Stanford Muay Thai, Boxer Sep 2005 - Present |
| Hobbies: | Video games, movies, comics, martial arts |
| Awards: | Google BOLD Leadership Program, June 2008 - Aug 2008
UUNI Big Idea Challenge: Semi-Finalist, Apr 2008 BASES Social e-Challenge: Semi-Finalist, Mar 2008 mtvU Ashoka Youth Venture Grant, Dec 2007 DoSomething Youth Grant, Sep 2007 Monster.com® Diversity Leadership Program, July 2007 Dermatologic Surgery Review Article Incentive Award, July 2006 United States President’s Award for Educational Excellence, June 2005 |
Bilal 's Startups (1)
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Gumball Capital
A start-up nonprofit that engages students with entrepreneurship for social good through microfinance.
Bilal 's Contacts (14)
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Heesun Lho
Korean, 22, who grew up in the US, currently at Stanford for a Masters of Education, Co-President of BASES
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Rebeca Hwang
Korean-Argentine finishing her PhD at Stanford. Addicted to startups and entrepreneurship. Life ADD & Loves travelling.
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