A global platform for business families to learn from and inspire each other about how to guide family involvement in the business.• Selected into this community of international business families. Attended regular events and the 2019 Global Summit.• Developed a global network spanning 65 countries to learn from peer companies’ experiences in balancing family and corporate governance; leveraged this network to grow client base and establish business partnerships in Brazil and Italy.

Lifelong Online is a leading, digital first, consumer durables brand. It designs home and wellness appliances with a vision to create durable, quality and long lasting products for the modern Indian household. Started in 2015, with just the Mixer Grinders’ category, we have grown to now include more than 160 products in five categories. The products are sold through multiple online and offline partners. Our presence on online retail platforms include Amazon, Flipkart, Tata Cliq, Nykaa, PayTM, Snapdeal and 1Mg. Founded Lifelong Online International LLC, a subsidiary of LORPL in the UAE, to leverage a $5B opportunity to sell variants of the product range globally, supplement the India business and reduce tax on international income by 75%.o Identified opportunity and led launch of a branded personal massager product line in the US, offering a unique price-value proposition in the fragmented $400M market. Estimated revenue is $5M per year.o Secured exceptional shipping terms with the international logistics partner, facilitating direct shipments to Amazon US warehouses, the only exclusively-online brand in India to do so. Reduced shipping cost by 35% and shipping time by 15%.

Lifelong India, which is the auto component manufacturing company specializes in injection molding components and assemblies, aluminum pressure die casting, metal stampings and multiple commodity assemblies. Lifelong India is a key supplier to Hero MotoCorp (which is the world’s largest 2 wheeler company with revenues in excess of $3 billion) and GM and has also won GM’s global best supplier awards in various years. In addition, Lifelong India also supplies parts that get fitted in BMW, Audi, Ford, Skoda, Renault, Peugeot and Hyundai. Lifelong India manufactured components are exported to North America, South America, France, Spain, Italy and South Korea. Lifelong India has 2 manufacturing facilities, one in Daruhera – an industrial estate in the progressive state of Haryana and the other one in Haridwar, Uttarakhand.Led a 6-person team to introduce a new product, Brake Shoes for motorcycles, and enter a $500M market. Executed a business plan to manufacture and supply the part, increasing annual revenue by $10M.o Negotiated a technology partnership with a US firm to develop the lowest-cost high-quality product for the Indian market. o Vetted a production team for the new factory and leveraged common resources to reduce administrative costs by 20%. o Designed and implemented a plan to backward integrate the base of the brake shoe, increasing part profitability by 8%.o Achieved $4.2M in first year sales, with projected sales of $30M in 3 years, resulting in a 10% topline growth for Lifelong India during a time when the automotive market shrunk by 14%.

In 2005, the Lifelong group diversified into manufacturing and marketing of medical devices and disposables. Thus Lifelong Meditech Private Limited was created for manufacturing of Sterile Hypodermic Single Use Syringes, Sterile Hypodermic Single Use Needles and Infusion Sets. Lifelong Meditech Private Limited markets its products under Safeway & Lifelong brands and is the second largest producer of syringes in India with an installed capacity of 900 million syringes per annum.Executed site-location study as part of strategy to capture share of $5B medical disposables export market that China controls.o Finalised site for a new efficient unit to reduce cost by 10%, making us price competitive and increasing capacity by 300%.o Identified new IV sets & cannulas, which will be sold through existing distribution channels globally, adding $6M annually.

Developed 5-year business plan and go-to-market strategy for the $2.5 billion rooftop solar installation business for an Indonesian Solar Energy company to achieve revenue of $84 million within the first 5 years.o Conducted a market assessment study to establish the addressable market size and critical success factors.o Pitched monetary and environmental advantages of solar installations to create initial, key customer list. Led a pan-India study and developed a linear optimisation program to evaluate 52 locations and select optimum factory location for world’s largest aluminium rolling company, ensuring easy transportation and minimising manufacturing cost.

Led a 4-person team on a Customer Satisfaction Assessment Study and helped build a proprietary model for one of India’s top Mechanical Power Transmission and Sealing Solutions brands to enter new territories in the automotive aftermarket. o Conducted interviews of industrial customers to develop competitive positioning. Recommended the strengthening of their QC division and R&D facilities to drive 15%YOY growth and capitalise on emerging opportunities. o Won repeat business for this study for the next 5 consecutive years. o Awarded a fast-track promotion, making me the youngest-ever Consultant at Avalon Consulting.Analysed customer satisfaction and developed competitive benchmarking model to recommended entry into sleeper seats for long haul journeys, a 15% projected revenue increase, for India’s leading Automotive Seating System Company.o Developed and implemented plans to counter regional competition by strengthening OE relationships and regain 6% of lost market share by launching a low-cost seating line.Delivered a Market Assessment and Entry Strategy into the pre-owned 2-wheeler business for the only structured company that specialised in financing of pre-owned 2 wheelers. o Conducted research to flesh out key trends in the market and concluded that the market for pre owned 2-wheelers was growing at an impressive CAGR of 20%.o Developed a study to capture buyer and seller behaviour and suggested a hybrid solution that eliminates the difficulties and makes for a smooth experience for all parties involved in the transactiono Recommended that the client open 35 outlets in 12 different cities to showcase inventory and hit a volume of 63,000 bikes per annum.

Cohort of faculty, scientists, designers and economists who engineer cost-effective medical devices for developing countries.• Led a team to innovate a ‘Safety Needle’ that transforms any syringe into a non-reusable device to protect against contamination. • Modified the prototype for commercial use; starting production at Lifelong Meditech in 2021 with projected revenue of $1.3M/year.• Developed a plan to donate ‘Safety Needles’ to Indian government hospitals with limited budgets as part of CSR initiatives.

An on-campus student organisation conceived with the objective of representing India & the Indo-American community by promoting Indian culture.• Planned and hosted the largest event on campus, Holi, with an attendance of over 4000 people at UC Berkeley.• Raised $15,000+/year and obtained sponsorship from several local restaurants for cultural events.

• Worked with PM team of this 140-person startup focusing on Hyper-Converged Secondary Storage, Test/Dev and Analytics.• Created a Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Calculator in Excel, demonstrating TCO comparisons against competitors• Built Monte Carlo Simulations using MTBF to determine data loss and data availability between various replication paradigms• Worked on getting Cohesity to the India market by introducing Cohesity to HDFC Bank and Apollo Hospitals in India