• Provided consultation to 25+ AI, Blockchain, Cybersecurity, SpaceTech, HealthTech, and other start-ups (from Pre-seed to Series C) on Go-to-Market, Funding, Corporate Innovation, and Business Development • Developed financial models, determined funding needs, and created investment decks for 15+ start-ups • Identified monetizable assets, created a selling proposition, marked receptive corporate buyers, and managed outreach for buyout exit of Cybersecurity and IoT start-ups in Silicon Valley• Mentored and coached 5+ early-stage founders on validating their ideas and finding problem-solution fit • Collaborated with Equinix USA team in evaluating new blockchain product ideas against Equinix’s values and capabilities, leading to the selection of 3 blockchain products for future development• Advised Microsoft Azure, UK Team in charting future evolution of cloud services sales, leading to early engagement with computer science students of 4 leading UK Universities as Brand Ambassadors

• Acting as the Global Lead for operational execution and risk management of Creative Destruction Lab’s entrepreneurial programming for 13 affiliated universities in Canada, USA, Europe, and Australia• Developed and implemented a Risk Management System & Risk Mitigation Plan for $15 million programming serving 670+ ventures, 1200+ mentors, and 50+ strategic partners• Developed evaluation framework and processes to collect, analyze, and report on risk exposure and key performance metrics of the entrepreneurial programming of all the affiliate universities• Collected, analyzed, and interpreted operational performance and risk exposure of the entire network for presentation to the Executive Director and the Strategic Advisory Board• Liaised with and nurtured relationships with key stakeholders from affiliate universities and influenced their decision-making - in the absence of any formal authority - towards a common shared goal• Developed new operational policies, procedures, and guidelines for effective cross-site collaboration• Managed and balanced competing demands from the affiliate universities on the Global team’s time, resources, and budget so that a shared understanding of goals, priorities, and actions is achieved• Facilitated regular meetings, workshops, and networking events to encourage cross-collaboration and knowledge sharing among staff from affiliate universities• Designed, managed, and delivered training plan for 30+ operations staff with a Net Promoter Score of 9• Spearheaded resource planning, role training, vendor relationships, and financial management for the annual $1 million flagship event with 1200+ attendees • Developed an Operations Knowledge Hub (of standard operating procedures, templates, and resources) transforming the new staff onboarding and training from an instructor-led model to a self-serve model

• Led full lifecycle of start-up accelerator programs (including funding proposal, curriculum design, delivery plan, recruitment, execution, impact evaluation, and refinement), serving 30+ ventures & 60+ foundersResponsible for a $300,000+ program budget and a team of 15+ co-workers, contractors, and volunteers• Boosted program awareness by 350%, applications by 200%, and women participation by 400% in 1 year• Managed engagement with 80+ volunteer mentors, with 85% of them returning for the next cohort• Generated innovation performance reports and collateral for 5+ government and private funders• Established and nurtured partnerships with other ecosystem players, including entrepreneurship hubs of 9 universities, 4 venture capital funds, 5 next-stage accelerator programs, and 6 supporting partners• Mentored 3 team members in becoming familiar with the entrepreneurial journey, understanding the entrepreneurial mindset, delivering entrepreneurial courses, and designing entrepreneurial programs • Designed, launched, and managed a social innovation program targeting existing gaps in the University innovation ecosystem (a participating venture won the international World’s Challenge Challenge)• Built entrepreneurial culture in the university student community by conducting multiple awareness workshops, pitch days, startup embedment matching, networking events, and entrepreneur socials

• Founded the start-up services unit, scaled team by 500%, and increased services revenue by 600%• Led service delivery team of 5 employees and 10+ contractors working on 4+ simultaneous projects• Analyzed the ecosystem for services offered by the competition, developed unique positioning and founder-friendly value proposition of the service offerings, and increased the number of clients by 500%• Acted as a Chief Strategy Officer and managed business strategy, digital transformation & cultural change for a client start-up as they scaled from a revenue of $100k per month to $1 million+ per month • Tracked key metrics of start-up services (in terms of customer desirability, financial viability, and delivery feasibility) and delivered quarterly offering reviews to the founding team for a go/no-go/iterate decision • Streamlined account management by creating standard onboarding procedures, devising capability roster for skill-based project team selection, and implementing milestone-based project tracking• Build three-year financial plans for 4 consumer brands, raised funding of $1 million for them, developed and managed KPI driven monthly targets, and did monthly financial reporting to investors • Reduced incidents of stock-outs by 65% through adoption of automated inventory planning tool and training inventory planning personal on it

• Managed an independent business location with complete P&L responsibility of $8 million per annum• Directly managed full staffing lifecycle of 25+ salaried employees and 10+ contingent workforce • Accomplished 33% time saving in operational time through redesigning and optimization of process flow saving $300,000 in each operational cycle• Increased asset uptime from 93% to 98% through rigorous application of manufacturer recommended preventive maintenance procedures

• Promoted as operations-in-charge within 3 months of joining and started managing 15 team members• Institutionalized standard operating procedures resulting in record nil loss time for 12 months• Mentored 2 junior engineers and enabled them to qualify for independent engineer status

• Responsible for the overall workplace safety, quality of service, and time performance of operations• Reduced fuel spent of the location by 10% after discovering and eliminating fuel theft using automated real-time fuel monitoring and recording system in the fleet trucks • Increased top-line revenue of the company by 20% after delivering on-time high quality service on a high-stake trial project and converting that trail project into a long-term commitment