ESP Biography
NITA SINGH KAUSHAL, Stanford EE grad dedicated to empowering women
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Major: Electrical Engineering College/Employer: Stanford Instructor Year of Graduation: 2003 |
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Brief Biographical Sketch:
Nita Singh Kaushal is passionate about helping students discover their leadership potential. She teaches popular leadership and negotiation courses at Stanford University and is the Founder of Miss CEO, an organization that has trained over 200,000 students worldwide in leadership, mentorship, and career exploration. Nita also leads NSK Leadership LLC, where she works with top companies and organizations around the world to help their teams grow, collaborate, and make a real impact. Before founding her own companies, she held leadership roles at Yahoo! and Intel, and earned her degree in Electrical Engineering from Stanford. Her work has been featured in Stanford Magazine, Women of Silicon Valley, and Yahoo! Entertainment, and she has spoken at events including TEDx and the Stanford Women’s Leadership Conference. Above all, Nita loves teaching and inspiring students to lead with confidence, creativity, and purpose. Past Classes(Clicking a class title will bring you to the course's section of the corresponding course catalog)X8185: Lead the Way: Essential Skills to Become a Confident and Impactful Leader in Splash Fall 2025 (Nov. 15 - 16, 2025)
The world needs bold, thoughtful leaders to tackle its biggest challenges—and that starts with YOU. In this engaging and interactive session, you’ll discover what it truly means to lead and how to start doing it now—at school, in your community, and beyond.
You’ll learn practical leadership skills like effective communication, confident negotiation, and strategic decision-making—and see how these tools can open doors to new opportunities. Together, we’ll explore how to find mentors, land internships, stand out in college applications, and set yourself up for long-term success—all while staying true to who you are.
Taught by instructors who have led teams, launched initiatives, and trained thousands of emerging leaders through Miss CEO, this workshop will help you develop the mindset, confidence, and toolkit to make an impact—starting today.
X8192: Leadership Skills: Advocate for Yourself in Splash Fall 2025 (Nov. 15 - 16, 2025)
Negotiation and self-advocacy are important skills for achieving your goals—whether in school, sports, clubs, or future careers. Even small requests—like asking for more responsibility on a project or negotiating roles in a team—require confidence, preparation, and clear communication.
In this workshop, students will learn practical strategies to advocate for themselves effectively and respectfully. We’ll cover how to:
-Approach requests with a confident and positive mindset
-Gather and use information to support your goals
-Communicate clearly and persuasively
-Handle common scenarios, from team projects to leadership opportunities
Through interactive discussions, examples, and real-world exercises, students will gain actionable tools to speak up, solve problems creatively, and navigate opportunities with confidence. By the end of the session, students will leave with a practical skillset they can apply immediately in school, clubs, and beyond.
H8084: Miss CEO: Becoming an Effective Leader in Splash Fall 2024 (Nov. 16 - 17, 2024)
The world needs great leaders to tackle its biggest problems… and that starts with YOU! This class will inspire and teach you how to position yourself as a leader in high school, college, and beyond. Come learn about relevant leadership skills such as effective negotiation and clear communication that will help you excel in a variety of academic, personal, and professional situations. More importantly you will also learn how to put these skills into practice starting today --including securing dream mentors, finding internships, navigating the college application process, and getting on the right trajectory for career achievement early on. The instructors for this class have extensive experience leading and making innovative contributions to their fields. They also have a passion for helping students achieve their leadership potential, which you can learn more about at www.missceo.org.
L4822: Miss CEO: Becoming An Effective Leader in Splash Spring 2016 (Apr. 09 - 10, 2016)
The world needs great leaders to tackle its biggest problems… and that starts with YOU! Although women are underrepresented in today's leadership ranks, this class will inspire and teach you how to position yourself as a leader in high school, college, and beyond. Come learn about relevant leadership skills such as effective negotiation and clear communication that will help you excel in a variety of academic, personal, and professional situations. More importantly you will also learn how to put these skills into practice starting today --including securing dream mentors, finding internships, navigating the college application process, and getting on the right trajectory for career achievement early on. The instructors for this class feature women from the Stanford community who have extensive experience leading and making innovative contributions to their fields. They also have a passion for helping students achieve their leadership potential, which you can learn more about at www.missceo.org.
L4464: Miss CEO: Becoming An Effective Leader in Splash Fall 2015 (Nov. 07 - 08, 2015)
The world needs great leaders to tackle its biggest problems… and that starts with YOU! Although women are underrepresented in today's leadership ranks, this class will inspire and teach you how to position yourself as a leader in high school, college, and beyond. Come learn about relevant leadership skills such as effective negotiation and clear communication that will help you excel in a variety of academic, personal, and professional situations. More importantly you will also learn how to put these skills into practice starting today --including securing dream mentors, finding professional opportunities, and getting on the right trajectory for career achievement early on. The instructors for this class feature women from the Stanford community who have extensive experience leading and making innovative contributions to their fields. They also have a passion for helping students achieve their leadership potential, which you can learn more about at www.missceo.org.
L4233: Miss CEO: Becoming An Effective Leader in Splash Spring 2015 (Apr. 11 - 12, 2015)
The world needs great leaders to tackle its biggest problems… and that starts with YOU! Although women are underrepresented in today's leadership ranks, this class will inspire and teach you how to position yourself as a leader in high school, college, and beyond. Come learn about relevant leadership skills such as effective negotiation and clear communication that will help you excel in a variety of academic, personal, and professional situations. More importantly you will also learn how to put these skills into practice starting today --including securing dream mentors, finding internships, navigating the college application process, and getting on the right trajectory for career achievement early on. The instructors for this class feature women from the Stanford community who have extensive experience leading and making innovative contributions to their fields. They also have a passion for helping students achieve their leadership potential, which you can learn more about at www.missceo.org.
L3962: Miss CEO: Becoming an Effective Leader in Splash Fall 2014 (Nov. 08 - 09, 2014)
The world needs great leaders to tackle its biggest problems… and that starts with YOU! Although women are underrepresented in today's leadership ranks, this class will inspire and teach you how to position yourself as a leader in high school, college, and beyond. Come learn about relevant leadership skills such as effective negotiation and clear communication that will help you excel in a variety of academic, personal, and professional situations. More importantly you will also learn how to put these skills into practice starting today --including securing dream mentors, finding internships, navigating the college application process, and getting on the right trajectory for career achievement early on. The instructors for this class feature women from the Stanford community who have extensive experience leading and making innovative contributions to their fields. They also have a passion for helping students achieve their leadership potential, which you can learn more about at www.missceo.org.
L3436: Miss CEO: Becoming an Effective Leader in Splash! Spring 2014 (Apr. 12 - 13, 2014)
The world needs great leaders to tackle its biggest problems… and that starts with YOU! Although women are underrepresented in today's leadership ranks, this class will inspire and teach you how to position yourself as a leader in high school, college, and beyond. Come learn about relevant leadership skills such as effective negotiation and clear communication that will help you excel in a variety of academic, personal, and professional situations. More importantly you will also learn how to put these skills into practice starting today --including securing dream mentors, finding internships, navigating the college application process, and getting on the right trajectory for career achievement early on.
The instructors for this class feature women from the Stanford community who have extensive experience leading and making innovative contributions to their fields. They also have a passion for helping students achieve their leadership potential, which you can learn more about at www.missceo.org.
L3173: Miss CEO: Becoming an Effective Leader in Splash! Fall 2013 (Nov. 02 - 03, 2013)
The world needs great leaders to tackle its biggest problems… and that starts with YOU! Although women are underrepresented in today's leadership ranks, this class will inspire and teach you how to position yourself as a leader in high school, college, and beyond. Come learn about relevant leadership skills such as effective negotiation and clear communication that will help you excel in a variety of academic, personal, and professional situations. More importantly you will also learn how to put these skills into practice starting today --including securing dream mentors, finding internships, navigating the college application process, and getting on the right trajectory for career achievement early on.
The instructors for this class feature women from the Stanford community who have extensive experience leading and making innovative contributions to their fields. They also have a passion for helping students achieve their leadership potential, which you can learn more about at www.missceo.org.
L2672: Miss CEO: Becoming an Effective Leader in Splash! Spring 2013 (Apr. 13 - 14, 2013)
The world needs great leaders to tackle its biggest problems… and that starts with YOU! Although women are underrepresented in today's leadership ranks, this class will inspire and teach you how to position yourself as a leader in high school, college, and beyond. Come learn about relevant leadership skills such as effective negotiation and clear communication that will help you excel in a variety of academic, personal, and professional situations. More importantly you will also learn how to put these skills into practice starting today --including securing dream mentors, finding internships, navigating the college application process, and getting on the right trajectory for career achievement early on.
The instructors for this class feature women from the Stanford community who have extensive experience leading and making innovative contributions to their fields. They also have a passion for helping students achieve their leadership potential, which you can learn more about at www.missceo.org.
L2471: Miss CEO: Becoming an Effective Leader in Splash! Fall 2012 (Nov. 03 - 04, 2012)
The world needs great leaders to tackle its biggest problems... and that starts with YOU! Although women are underrepresented in today's leadership ranks, this class will inspire and teach you how to position yourself as a leader in high school, college, and beyond. Come learn about relevant leadership skills such as effective negotiation and clear communication that will help you excel in a variety of academic, personal, and professional situations. More importantly you will also learn how to put these skills into practice starting today --including securing dream mentors, finding internships, navigating the college application process, and getting on the right trajectory for career achievement early on.
The instructors for this class feature women from the Stanford community who have extensive experience leading and making innovative contributions to their fields. They also have a passion for helping students achieve their leadership potential, which you can learn more about at www.missceo.org.
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