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(1974 - 1988)
2018
2018
Varroc Engineering Ltd. (NSE : VARROC). A global tier-1 automotive component firm with multiple world-class manufacturing facilities and R&D units. Guiding the company on its digital journey; Member of select board committees; Chairman CarIQ, a Telematics firm
2021
Teaching - my own way of contributing back to the ecosystem through educating and mentoring the next set of leaders. Visiting Faculty at IIITD, Human-Centered Design Department. Floated two new courses for undergraduate and graduate students - Design of Artificial Intelligence Products and Business of Artificial Intelligence. Guest Faculty at IIM Amritsar, FMS (Delhi University) and IIFT. Courses taught to full time, executive and healthcare MBA students - Product & Brand Management, Competitive Marketing, Digital Marketing, Market Research, Strategic Management of startups, Healthcare Entrepreneurship and Innovation.
2018
2018
Investor in multiple global ventures in digital, mobile and AI. Partner with enthusiastic entrepreneurs looking to disrupt the status quo through Artificial Intelligence. Mentor at Google Launchpad and Nasscom Deep Tech Club
2015 - 2020
2015 - 2020
RANK was a VC backed venture that leverages Big Data, Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in $160 billion Cyber security industry. Acquired by Arctic Wolf, the leader in Cybersecurity operation and one of the unicorns in security space Co-led the development of the firm from a concept to an organization with tangible revenue and product, technology leadership, global customers, partners, strong team, investors, board members and advisors.
2011 - 2019
2011 - 2019
Member of Indian Angel Network, India's leading angel network. Angel Investor and Mentor in Digital, Mobile & Big Data
2012 - 2015
2012 - 2015
Privileged and proud to have led Digital Quotient, a Digital Marketing venture and subsidiary of HT Media (publisher of Hindustan Times & Mint), to 3X revenue growth in 3 years while maintaining a high energy startup culture. Led the transformation from a JV with also-ran positioning and negative EBITDA to a self-sustained business unit with technology, solutions & business leadership, premium customers, strong team and positive cash flow Drove Strategy & Execution around 3 pillars o Concepts – Enlarged solution set to Mobile, Social Media and Entertainment o Competency – Acquired a social media firm plus recruited premier technical talent from IITs o Culture – High Energy & rewarding startup culture Developed Big Data solutions around Mobile Analytics and Multi-Channel consumer engagements Most importantly, added value to digital journey of our customers and partners. Go Mobile, Get Social.....
2011 - 2012
2011 - 2012
Spearheaded Ericsson's Consumer and Business Applications Portfolio for Indian Market. Leading the development of multiple offerings in Mobile Value Added Services sector across 2G, 3G and LTE domains to bring Rich User Experience to masses.
2008 - 2010
2008 - 2010
Spearheaded strategic initiatives across voice, data and next-generation service needs of carriers, enterprises and consumers. Led the setup of business partnerships and teams across Mobile Internet / 3G, Enterprise VAS, Mobile Commerce, Mobile Governance, Mobile Advertising and Retail VAS.
2005 - 2007
2005 - 2007
Develop and execute product, technology & marketing strategies to drive increase in traffic, retention and revenue at the search engine. Metasearch offering won JD Powers Award.
2001 - 2005
2001 - 2005
Server & Tools and Services Finance. Learnt from some of the best in the field to strive for excellence. Business Management, Business Development, Finance. Finance Manager role for a 2,000 people organization included co-writing the plan for global support operations. Helped set up and manage a startup global technical sales and pre-sales team for emerging products