On June 9th, our campus streets were adorned with little kei trucks and a grand congregation of our alumni and donors. Established in 1874, Macalester College marks its 150th anniversary this year, making it a special year not just for the college but for me as well.
My home is Nepal and for economies like ours business activities are significant. To understand business growth in its early stages, I founded Altruistic Footsteps, a non-profit focused on online education and collaborated with startups in the education sector in 2018. This summer, through the MACNEST program and my internship at Cloud Court, Inc., I am gaining invaluable insights into the operations and achievements of a late-stage startup. Next summer, as an Investment Banking Analyst intern at TD Securities, I will further deepen my understanding of critical business decision-making.
My internship at Cloud Court, Inc. is supported by our MACNEST program. MACNEST is a 10-week initiative that provides MAC students the opportunity to work closely with founders in demanding startup environments within the Twin Cities. The E&I department funds these internships, along with offering career development and cohort workshops. Our MACNEST cohort is specially supportive; we share reflections, tackle challenges, and encourage each other as we learn from our experiences.
Cloud Court, Inc. is a LegalTech software company based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, founded by a team of litigators and in-house counsel in 2016. Cloud Court, Inc. has been helping clients extract ROI from historical knowledge to empower litigation teams to make more informed decisions. As an Azure Artificial Intelligence Engineer, I develop prompts and custom GPT models. True to a startup, I wear multiple hats in my role. The scope of my work spans across other areas of our business including marketing and research.
At the heart of our innovation is Gibson, our premier AI-driven testimony intelligence solution. Gibson transforms written testimony from multiple sources into actionable reports, enabling litigators to anticipate adverse strategies, identify their own strengths and weaknesses and much more. Ask Gibson to review a hundred past transcripts or just one current hearing. Task Gibson to help a taking attorney devise an effective questioning strategy or assist a defending attorney in better preparing a witness.
My internship here has been an incredible journey. My supervisor, Milena, who also serves as the CTO, supports me daily and facilitates my learning. Beyond that, we have grand plans to make dumplings together. Misti and Michael infuse the team with their ideas and energy, while Uncle Joe takes care of us like family. At Cloud Court, Inc., we are concurrently supporting and learning from each other creating a forward-thinking and supportive environment while building cool solutions to everyday problems.
