Rohit Saxena Email & Phone Number

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

https://anotheraxis.ca/For-purpose Consulting: Another Axis Consulting works with nonprofits, charities and social-enterprises to provide a range of services from strategic planning and program evaluation to board governance and fund development.Examples of projects include:•Development and execution of program evaluations for harm reduction and mental health programs at Community Health Centres in Ottawa•Development of fundraising strategy for a leading association in Canada's refugee support sector•Strategic development and planning for a Toronto-based social enterprise•Strengths-based research for communities tackling food insecurity issues in Toronto•Planning projects for multiple groups working on addressing food insecurity in Ontario•Business planning for childcare and children's services centers based in Toronto•Needs assessment and market research for arts programming in Torontohttps://anotheraxis.ca/

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Untold Unknown partners with emerging Toronto artists to create limited edition, beautifully crafted, sustainable apparel. Our designs acknowledge social and environmental themes that are often ignored by the status quo.https://untoldunknown.ca/

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Project Esperance is a non-profit that manages over 350 rental units across two housing communities in Toronto. The organization primarily serves persons of low or modest income. Tenants at Project Esperance include women and children fleeing violence, senior women and women with disabilities.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

The G20 YEA is a global network of nongovernmental organizations, located in each of the G20 countries, that support and encourage young people to start their own businesses.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Mendicant Group is a collection of management consultants providing services to Nonprofits, Charities & Social Enterprises. Types of projects undertaken include the areas of strategic planning, board governance, program evaluation, needs assessment, financial modelling, risk assessment, social-enterprise planning, environmental scans and research/planning for the establishment of new initiatives in the social sector. Clients included:• Canadian Feed The Children• Child & Community Resources, Sudbury• Community Living Ontario• Directors Guild of Canada• Earthroots, Toronto• Empowered Kids Ontario• Etobicoke Children's Centre, Toronto• Etobicoke Network of Refugee Sponsors, Toronto• FIREFLY, Kenora• Five Counties Children's Centre, Peterborough• George Jeffrey Children’s Centre, Thunder Bay• Grandview Kids, Oshawa• Learnography, Toronto• pointA/Smart Commute, Toronto• Prince's Trust Canada• Raw Carrot Soup Enterprise (Paris Presbyterian Church)• Robert Gannicott Foundation, Vancouver• Ryerson University, Toronto• Scarborough Community Legal Services, Toronto• Shift (Action for Pension Wealth and Planet Health), Toronto• St. Stephen's Community House, Toronto• THRIVE Child Development Centre, Sault Ste. Marie• Toronto Accessible Sports Council• Toronto Enterprise Fund, United Way Greater Toronto• Trans Canada Trail Ontario• UforChange, Toronto

Indian political blog.wahsarkar.com- Wah Sarkar has been featured by The Guardian and Al-Jazeera for being a source for alternative views on Indian news, elections and politics.https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/apr/11/india-political-parties-quality-rohit-saxena-wahsarkar- Wah Sarkar was awarded as the best blog in the Citizen Responsibility category at The Indian Blogger Awards 2017 from over twenty nominees. https://www.indiblogger.in/iba/2017/winners/society-good-living-and-india

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

- Creation of a guidance and mentorship system for startup cleantech firms in Ontario in partnership with The National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC IRAP).

Greater Toronto Area, Canada

- Exploration of new markets for fee-based projects for the Business Development team and assessment of prospective opportunities for SickKids’ Global Child Healthcare Program;- Formulation of overall strategy for entry into new markets

New Delhi Area, India

- Political Party Watch Program Management: Managed a 6 member research team which worked on projects that increased transparency in the Indian political system by bringing about critical legislative changes. Projects included (1) bringing national political parties in India under the purview of the Right to Information (RTI) act. (2) making income tax returns of political parties and elected representatives accessible to the public. - Election Watch Projects: Collating and analyzing information pertaining to criminal, financial and educational backgrounds of candidates contesting elections in India. This information was then shared with the media and with the public to help India's electorate make informed voting choices. Elections worked on include Lok Sabha (General/National) Elections 2009 and Assembly elections in Jharkhand, Bihar, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Assam, Puducherry and West Bengal. - ADR won a NASSCOM Social Innovation Honor (2011) for usage of Multiple Stakeholder Partnerships to help India’s electorate make an informed choice

Bengaluru Area, India

- Management of Information Security compliance of 6 projects and 60 staff- Responsibilities included internal auditing of Corporate Security, Information Security, Business Continuity Planning and Disaster Recovery, Tool Development, Policy and Process Creations- Helped increase Client Audited Compliance Score significantly, which led to the avoidance of a US$ 7 million penalty- Received a Certificate of Recognition for Outstanding Contribution towards Fidelity Account (Infosys) for the year 2008-09- Adjudged ‘Best Defender of the Tournament’ at Plaspo Inter Corporate basketball Tournament, Bangalore (Sep 2009)

Mba, Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management

Activities and Societies: Vice President Nonprofit Management Association (2012-13), Executive Member Healthcare and Biotechnology Forum.

B Tech, Biotechnology

Activities and Societies: Captain - University Basketball Team; Certification in Molecular and Microbiological Diagnostics from an ISO.