Delhi, India
I am the co-founder and CEO of Greengrahi, a startup that exists to close the loop between food waste and food, and to sustainably feed our future generations while ensuring that we leave the environment in a better shape than it is today. With over eight years of experience in technology and business development, management consulting, and venture capital, I have gained a deep understanding of market opportunities, product development, project and financial management, team building and leadership, and investment and fundraising strategies for our innovative and impactful solution. I have an MBA from Kellogg School of Management, where I deepened my competencies in entrepreneurship, innovation, and social impact. I have a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from BITS Pilani. I also have a certification from the Indo-German Managers Training Program, where I learned about the geo-political and economic trends and opportunities in Germany and Europe. I am passionate about solving the world's most complex challenges through sustainable intersections of technology and business.
As the co-founder, I'm a part of most of the activities of the startup. It is a dynamic role with responsibilities, including identifying market opportunities for our products and services, managing product development, developing business plans and forecasts, managing projects and finances, building and leading teams, and participating in investment and fund-raising opportunities.
Reallocating corporate resources, building strategic capabilities at key places in the organization, identifying business-development opportunities, and providing insights on the basis of external geo- political forces and long-term market trends.
1. Manage cross-disciplinary team of Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) to deploy state of art IT infrastructure and software solutions for institutes of national importance. 2. Manage strategic projects supporting Indian government’s flagship programs: “Make in India-Defense”, “Smart cities mission”, and “Skill India mission”. 3. Supported establishment of technology training centres (curriculum development, workshops, business incubation, and academia-industry collaboration) in Geospatial and engineering simulation technologies.
1. Developed customized tools and implemented advanced analytical techniques for pharmaceutical companies in US 2. Devised an innovative sales and marketing strategy to improve drug sales of a top pharma company
Worked on territory planning to develop a model that helped allocate distinct sales regions to different sales representatives. This model eliminated the cross segment and cross territory sales and at the sametime reduced selling costs, ensured better coverage, gave a better evaluation of the performance and improved relationship with the customers.