**Growth Consultant and Ecosystem Enabler:-Specialize in growth strategies, business planning, and process improvement for established enterprises.-Expertise in setting up and scaling innovation centers (GICs/GCCs) in India.-Supporting numerous Indian Startups and Founder Entrepreneurs with the most desired investor connects & access to customers.**2024 - Ongoing:-Advising a Dutch-based transformation consulting and leadership development firm, specializing in organizational, digital, and sustainability strategies and transformations for global corporations. Working with India leadership to build & deploy new solutions and market expansion plans including GCCs. G-T-M strategy, partnerships & alliances.-Partnering with a professional services firm recognized for serving global clients and GCCs.-Establishing a Private Lab specialising in AI research to solve large enough problems for social good.**2021-2024-Supported a Virginia-based tech company with 20+ years of experience in public/private sectors and deep-tech startup investments to scale its GCC presence in India.-Guided an Illinois-headquartered tech services company with global offices and Indian Offshore Development Centers (ODCs) to streamline internal processes and create a post COVID (hybrid) way of working.**Earlier Projects:-Set up an ODC for a UK-based tech company using a Build-Operate-Transfer (BoT) model.-Established a back-office operations center for a Boston-based IT consulting firm.**Mentoring and connecting startups with markets and funding since 2008.-Worked with Wadhwani Foundation, TiE Bangalore, TiE Hyderabad, and T-Hub in various capacities.-Served as Executive Director of TiE Hyderabad (2018), earning the prestigious Global Best ED Award and Best Chapter Award.-Board Member, HYSEA (2024).-Building Innovation communities and Entrepreneurship Ecosystems.-Advisor, mentor, speaker, and jury member for incubators, educational institutions, and angel investment networks.

-Lead India operations-Steered the 'enabling services group' in India, partnering with global tech, offshore delivery, and sales operations.-Pioneered a hybrid operational approach through innovative systems & policies.-Crafted organizational structures for all service lines, mentoring senior leaders for growth alignment.-Elevated the Bourntec brand's market presence in India.-Enable process automation to resource optimisation-Org restructuring implemented during an M&A activity-Invested in senior leadership talent-Established hi-performance culture to transform the company into next orbitFounded in 1994, Bourntec Solutions is a trusted name for global IT management, technology advisory & IT strategy consulting space, offering digital transformation solutions to its clientele in 4 continents. HQ in Chicago, USA we have offices in Dubai, Hyderabad, Kochi and Bhubaneswar. (https://bourntec.com)

-Architecting Global Excellence: Piloted the chapter to a prestigious Global Award for Best Chapter & Best Executive Director amidst 61 cities across 14 countries.-Enabling Innovators: Orchestrated key startup programs, mentoring initiatives, and investor connects, fostering a vibrant entrepreneurial ecosystem.-Global Collaboration: Played a pivotal role during the TiE Global Summit, spearheading the launch of the successful TiE Global Entrepreneurship Awards program.-Coached fellow Executive Directors, steering many chapters to success.-Fostered innovation & entrepreneurship through signature TiE activities and collaboration with other ecosystems.About: The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE), founded in 1992 in the Silicon Valley by a group of successful entrepreneurs, corporate executives, and senior professionals with roots from the Indian Sub-continent. https://youtu.be/juMkKDFzy1kToday, TiE is one of the largest entrepreneurship network of 15,000+ members, from 60+ chapters across 14 countries.

Randstad is #2 Global staffing major, 56 year old Dutch Co, USD 22Bn enterprise, presence in 39 countries.P&L head- Bangalore, Hyderabad locationsBusiness Transformation agenda from Volume to High-Value biz....Trained & Certified 'Total Talent Architect'

In 2013 worked in Leadership and retained executive search practice, associated with Cornell International. Won a very large assignment from a modern B-school to Headhunt for their #1 head/dean of institution. Permanent Recruitment, RPO, Executive/Leadership Search, business head.Delhi NCR, Mumbai, Bangalore, Hyderabad markets.Trained career transition (outplacement) coach.

India Leader for global project transitions & Exec manager for country head's new initiatives, due-diligence M&A targets, monitored leadership transition phase. India Lead for special projects assigned by 2 Global BL/BU Presidents

Adecco is #1 Global staffing org, a Swiss based, USD 26Bn fortune 500 enterprise, presence in 60 countries.To establish, grow & lead pan India IT recruitment solutions practice from almost no base.Responsible for India-global talent mobility projects. In year 2 of operations, managing 42% of Company's P&L grown from 26 to 200+ team, expanded to 7 GEOs, created 7 Senior leaders in 3 years.

Very-large National Account Management, Corporate Channels & Alliance Partner Management. Handled largest order book national portfolio, based in Mumbai

Indian ODC/RPO for Boston based IT consulting co. Built a ZERO - to - 300 people company - India to US talent outsourcing in 2 years time. Year 2 revenues reached $1Mn (Aug 2000), Aqui-hired by larger firm.