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Medford, Massachusetts, United States

Digital Planet

Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

Medford, Massachusetts, United States

Delhi, India

- Advised a leading public sector bank in India on building the short and multi-year financial inclusion(FI)strategy presented by the Board at the G20 meeting; Key activities included ecosystem analysis, review of the existing systems and processes, conducting field studies, and providing design inputs of a revised FI solution- Led the project implementation with a Women’s Association to support and strengthen the women collectives in the areas of training and capacity building, access to market linkages, access to credit and other financial services, and building an effective community of practice- Financial inclusion lab: Advised early-stage FinTechs on go-to-market strategies, enhancing product design, expanding product offerings, and incorporating consumer preferences

Mumbai Area, India

- Developed and executed new initiatives on digitization of the customer onboarding process, digital loanrepayments, collection process, and risk management processes for the Financial Inclusion (JLG-Joint Liability Group) business segment- Managed a team to execute the initiatives that included- brainstorming with different departments (sales, finance, operations, risk, and admin), designing the solutions and processes, documentation, preparation, and review of SOPs, training materials, and roll out management

Chennai Area, India

- Conceptualized and designed impactful financial solutions for the financially excluded, addressing core life goals like Maternity, Higher Education, Child Marriage, and Small Business/Livelihood- Successfully onboarded and nurtured relationships with leading financial players. Spearheaded partnerships with 3 Asset Management Companies, 2 Insurance Firms, 3 Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs), and multiple banking partners, creating a powerful ecosystem for our clients

Mumbai Area, India

H & A - Agri and Mass Underwriting- Responsible for product development and pricing of Multi-Peril Index based and Yield based Crop Insurance Products for Government schemes(RWBCIS and PMFBY)- Handling Communication, Data management and analysis of Crop Cutting Experiments(CCE) monitored by Government for Crop Insurance- Developed Comprehensive Health Product of Cattle Insurance for Commercial Dairy Farms- Analyse the proposals of Cattle Insurance from Banks/Broking Agencies and manage the product portfolio

Bhubaneshwar Area, India

Ekutir has tied up with Grunfos Lifelink to provide drinking water solutions to rural as well are urban market of Odisha.Worked with the team to conduct market research and prepare a plan for selling AQPure(Water Purification System) and AQTap(water dispenser which also acts as water ATM) to the institutional buyers and developed a financial model through which water can be directly sold to end consumers in the form of jerry cans.

Ahmedabad Area, India

Explore and understand the value chain of road waste recycling and establish marketing channels for selling the waste collected from rag-pickers directly to recyclers, Also helped in producing marketing collaterals of water bottle flower pot made by local ragpickers for alternate source of income.

Palampur, Himachal Pradesh

Conducted exploratory study of village 'Sedhoom' in Palampur as part of Fieldwork segment. Did research on identifying the reasons for migration inspite of many developmental opportunities and government schemes. Also conducted study on the idea of home and homeyness for rural people in the village.

Master Of International Business - Stem

Activities and Societies: - Turner Impact Portfolio Challenge 2024 - Secured Runner-up - Graduate Research Assistant: Digital Planet.

Master’S Degree, Rural Management

Organised and coordinated Social entrepreneurship B-Plan competition "Udyami" for National B-School fest of IRMA "UDAAN 2015"

Bachelor’S Degree, Mechanical Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

High School, Science

Cfa Candidate, Passed Level 2

Social Entrepreneurship And Systems Change

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