10 years in Marketing and Sales of Auto components. Started own Company in 1987 to manufacture zippers. Tex Corp today is India’s second largest manufacturer of zippers and its leading exporter. Founding President of IIMPACT.

Over 30 years experience in industry and consulting. Previously, Partner/Executive Director of IBM Business Consulting, PricewaterhouseCoopers Consulting and A F Ferguson Consulting (now part of Deloitte Touche).

Specializes in strategic management consulting. Experience extends for more than 33 years. Has been actively involved in project financing/structuring activities for large manufacturing concerns such as Kirloskar Bros. Ltd, United Ink Limited and Hindustan Organic Chemicals Limited.

Actively involved in the academic domain in the following capacities:
1) Visiting faculty for management courses
2) Senate member of National Institute of Technical Karnataka, Suratkal
3) Faculty Member, INDSEARCH Pune

Served in the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) from 1981-91 in the Maharashtra Cadre; Entrepreneur since 1991, co-founded Temptation Foods Ltd. and Algorhythm Tech P. Ltd. Currently Director & CEO of Algorhythm Tech P. Ltd., Pune.

Experience includes Blue Star, Blowplast, Ciba Geigy and Kodak, both in India and abroad. Was based in London for 6 years. Currently with Pidilite Industries. His multinational, muticultural and multifunctional experience spans over 30 years.

Experience of over 25 years in the development field. Initiated and mentored several national level NGOs including PRADAN and GDS. Advisor to UNICEF in African and Central Asian countries, to the Government of Switzerland Aid in India and the McArthur Foundation.

Experience of 30 years in consumer products marketing and setting up of new businesses, including joint ventures. This work experience is across diverse industry groups in India and overseas with companies like Eureka Forbes Ltd., The UB Group, Hindustan Unilever Ltd, etc. Active involvement at Adayana with Human Capital Development and soft infrastructure development.

Worked at Bank of America for over 20 years in India, Asia and the United States. Managing Director, Oracle India from 2005 to 2010.
President, IIMPACT 2010-2012.

Over 30 years experience in industry- on the Board of number of companies including Henkel India Ltd, Henkel Marketing India Ltd, Amrutanjan Healthcare Ltd, First Leasing company of Inda Ltd and Royal Softservices Ltd. A person with over 20 years of Senior management experience, he advises number of groups like Elgi group, XS real group, Hemas Corporation (Sri Lanka) etc and is a member of a number of professional bodies.

Over 20 years of experience in global financial and securities markets including as Vice President, Citibank/Salomon Smith Barney, and Principal Financial Officer at the World Bank. Faculty member at several business schools, including the Stern School of Business (NYU), McGill University (Montreal), the University of Wisconsin (Madison), and Georgetown University (Washington D.C)

Over 20 years experience in Finance, Planning & Marketing in the Corporate Sector in Wimco, SRF and Wipro Finance, followed by over 10 years Consulting to Companies as strategic Financial Advisor including M &A, Private Equity transactions. Visiting Faculty in leading Business Management Schools, has interests in Renewable Energy and Rural BPOs.