Ramakrishnan M Email & Phone Number

Bangalore | Chandigarh | Chennai | Delhi | Kolkata | Mumbai , In

Working on a combination of #Agriculture and #Climate agendas:- Policy and framework around #sustainability- "Green" debt- ESG reporting- Reducing GHG emissions- Carbon accounting and trading- DEIB (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging)- Reducing usage and cost of water + inputs in farming- Reviving soil health

I invest in early-stage start-ups and also help them raise funds through larger groups.Sector Agnostic. Ping me if you have an interesting business.

Jaipur, Rajasthan, In

- Working towards UNSD Goals of - No Poverty, Zero Hunger, and Decent Work and Economic Growth- Drove sustainable farming, with thrust on improving farmer income and optimizing water/input use- Responsible for overall P&L of all farming projects- As Chief of Staff, worked with leadership team across functions, and ensured smooth collaboration- Clear documentation + roll out of process-flow/templates for every single activity across all farming activities- Deployed digital tools and technology (IoT sensors, drones, farm management software) for monitoring- Shut down initiatives that were not working - e.g. Shrimp Farming

Gurgaon, Haryana, In

Running an Agritech Focused cohort within Pedalstart

Gurugram, Haryana, In

- Worked towards UNSD Goals of - No Poverty, Zero Hunger, and Decent Work and Economic Growth- Helping farmers with affordable credit for buying quality agricultural inputs- Incubated #agrifintech from scratch and distributed ~1.2 Cr loans across ~100 farmers and 200 retailers- Built Product Roadmap for managing internal processes + plug-ins into partner APIs- On-boarded credit partners for Farmer Credit (Jai Kisan) as well as retailer Credit (Saraloan, Rupifi).- Initiated discussions with banking partners for credit both on Agri input business and market linkage business – Yes Bank, Axis Bank, RBL, etc.- Initiated Farmer Insurance program, mitigating their risks - Engaged with overall Agriculture supply chain – Input retailers, last mile logistics partners, sales team, etc.

Pune, Maharashtra, In

- Incubated a new practice around Agtech / Agritech; responsible for overall P&L- Worked closely with Sustainability team, to develop digital / technology offerings around irrigation management, carbon credits, sustainable sourcing, etc.- Won one new client logo (for Carbon)+ won business from an existing client for new product offerings (for Blockchain / NFT)- Built a pipeline of $30mn

Gurgaon, Haryana, In

- Worked on UNSD goal of Responsible Production- Worked on AI + Computer vision digital tools for Quality Assessment of food items, and reduced food loss across the supply chain- Scaled Intello Labs from product concept ...to getting first Agri client... to $0.7mn ARR- Built the end-to-end digital auction Platform for cardamom; helped farmers earn a fair price- Launched “sorting machine” Product – the first hardware offering from Intello Labs; won the first paid pilot + built a pipeline for 100 machine orders. Worked closely with Agriculture supply chain partners to refine the product; helped cut down food loss- Handled due diligence and investor management during fundraise process - including impact assessment reporting- Added value across multiple roles, as required – Business / Product / Finance /COO ; set up goal-setting and performance management system; designed the website; launched new products

London, Gb

Part of the Global Delivery Leadership team at The Smart Cube . Managing ~350 Research and Analytics FTEs across India, China, Romania, etc.We deliver high-end research and analytics solutions for a wide range of businesses. Our clients act with more confidence, owing to the expertise of our analysts, acting as natural extension of their internal teams.

Alameda, Ca, Us

Seasoned Sales & Marketing Professional leading multiple initiatives in Absolutdata.1. Spearheading content-based digital marketing- Driving the overall content strategy for the firm- Shaping global digital and social media strategy- Complete digital platform(s) management - Website, LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, Blogs, etc.- Designing and optimizing digital marketing campaigns across all digital channels. Includes newsletters, social media blitz, email campaigns, etc.- Driving client acquisition across owned, bought and earned digital channels. - Combining strategy with creative inputs2. Driving the Go-to-Market strategy for Products evolving through Decision Engineering. Decision Engineering is a new Philosophy - shifting the focus from Insights to Tactical Business Decisions. The first Product in this series is Navik Converter (http://www.absolutdata.com/navik/ ) that helps SaaS and Subscription firms rapidly convert free users to paid subscribers.3. Set-up and scaled the global sales team, based in India.

New York, Ny, Us

Managed research capabilities - across KPMG service lines, global teams, speialised sectorsManaged multiple stakeholders across the globeDeveloped muti-location, multi-partner, global delivery platform

Zug, Ch

Feb 2009 - Sep 2010Managed Pre-Sales team; collaborated with global sales forceClosely involved with overal sales strategy planning as well as account level business development activities. Responsible for multiple MIS/Dashboards/Analytics for senior management - sales productivity, proposal conversions, cost of sales, etc.Additionally involved with Knowledge Management (KM) team - increasing inter-team collaboration, sharing of best practices, organizing events such as Knowledge Olympics, Operations Meet, etc.June 2006 - Jan 2009Worked in Shanghai (China) officePart of the research team; worked across industry segments on industry reports, financial analysis, procurement support, market studies, expert opinions,etc.Ramped up the China team from 30 to 150 peopleManaged cross-cultural, globally-dispersed teamsSep 2004 - June 2006Part of the Business Research team in IndiaWorked across industry segments on industry reports, financial benchmarking, rapid research, etc.

Dublin 2, Ie

Armonk, New York, Ny, Us

As PwC's Consulting business became part of IBM, joined IBM Global services and continued to work as a Consultant in their ERP Consulting practice

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Mumbai, Maharashtra, In

Mba, Marketing, It

Be, Mechanical Engineering

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