At GS, Simbi is participating in the highly-selective Five-Year Dual Degree Program with the Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA), and will graduate with a Master of International Affairs degree next year. She interns 40 hours per week while maintaining an impressive GPA, splitting her time between two internships—one at Goldman Sachs and one at the UN, where her accomplishments include working in the executive office of Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon.
“GS saw potential in me that nobody in my country saw. Sometimes you just need somebody to believe in you, especially when you have no voice. Now it is my turn to be somebody else’s voice. That’s why my work with the UN is so important,” Simbi said.
After her graduation from SIPA, Simbi plans to continue her involvement at the UN, where she will fight to empower marginalized women.
“I can’t change the whole world. But if I can change just one life, I will have succeeded,” Simbi said.