Lolita Tiwari, a Pace University alumna, credits her upbringing in New York City and her education at Pace for shaping her professional journey. Tiwari, who completed a BA in Economics and Statistics from the Dyson School of Arts and Sciences in 2016 and an MS in Enterprise Analytics from the Seidenberg School of Computer Science and Information Systems in 2021, emphasized the university’s integration with the city as pivotal to her experience.
“I always felt that whatever I wanted to learn or experience, I could start in one of the five boroughs around me. Since I went to elementary school in Brooklyn and high school in Queens, it only made sense for Manhattan to be my borough of choice for college,” said Tiwari.
She highlighted how Pace’s campus merges with its urban surroundings: “Pace stood out in the way where you couldn’t tell where the campus ended and where the city began; they are so beautifully integrated. I could step out of a 3-hour economics class and see City Hall and the Brooklyn Bridge. It felt as if the city was built around Pace, so I didn’t have to wait until after graduation to start building my career since some of the most exciting companies were a few blocks or train stops away from campus.”
During her undergraduate studies, Tiwari worked as a student assistant at Seidenberg, which influenced her decision to pursue graduate studies there. She recalled: “I was exposed to an environment that opened doors to a world I didn’t know existed. At Seidenberg, students gathered to play video games, build apps, start their own companies, and solve real-world problems. All of that between classes. The spirit of innovation of 20-year-olds lit a spark in me that still lives on today.”
Tiwari described Seidenberg’s collaborative culture: “It was an environment where there was no ego—just passion, curiosity, and connection. Whoever you were, you were welcome and you were equal. Anyone could create, anyone could build, anyone could solve. The value of connection and relationships showed me that the return from investing into building community is priceless and time spent this way is the best investment we can make. I’ve taken this with me into my career: in every room I walk into, I know and expect everyone to treat others as equals. If there is a room or situation where this isn’t the case, I know with certainty that isn’t the right room for me.”
Reflecting on her academic background’s impact on her approach to problem-solving at work she said: “In both of my degrees, I learned that as a society we can’t solve anything in a silo. In my economics program, I learned that to understand and solve societal problems we have to follow and understand many changes on both the federal and global level. In my enterprise analytics program, I learned the importance of inclusive and thorough data collection to understand and solve problems. Both degrees shaped me to have a lens of asking the right questions to build, fix, and innovate.”
After graduating from Pace University, Tiwari spent ten years working with media companies such as Fox Corporation and Hulu/Disney before joining Google. She contributed three years working on partnerships for Google Ad Manager’s platform supporting News and Weather publishers’ monetization efforts online.
Currently serving on Google’s Global Product Partnerships team for North America covering Google Maps, Google Earth, and Waze partnerships she noted: “In my career today I still use the lens and skill of asking the right questions and collecting the right data to make informed decisions.”
Tiwari remains involved with Pace through mentorship roles including co-chairing Seidenberg Alumni Committee since 2023 as well as serving on its Advisory Board since 2022.
Her advice for current students is straightforward: “Take the time to learn about yourself and understand what brings you joy. There are things in life that are decided for us but for the things we do have a say in like our careers it is important to remember that we get to make decisions and shape our own path.”
