Shanthi Purushotham Email & Phone Number

New York, NY, US

Voi is a new highly performant layer-1 blockchain network that is truly owned, managed, and built by its community, leading the next generation of community-driven and builder operated blockchains.

Boston, MA, US

Managed a 50-person team through a high-growth phase of product development and launch. Ensure teams from marketing to engineering to product development and design are achieving the OKRs necessary to achieve company goals. Directly worked with The CEO, CTO and CFO to manage the budget and determine overall company strategy.

Boston, MA, US

Chief of Staff to Reach's CEO. Supported CEO through Series-B raise including investor outreach, developing pitch decks, creating the data room, etc. Supported CEO, CTO, and COO with developing Reach's story to pitch for our Series B. Worked closely with the product development and design team to launch the service arm of Reach (builder and design services).

Boston, MA, US

Managed multiple teams across the company, ensuring OKRs were achieved. Supported the C-suite with launching and securing funding for multiple subsidiary companies leveraging the Reach technology - a blockchain gaming platform and a decentralized exchange called Humble.

Boston, MA, US

First non-engineer hire. Supported Reach with all business and operational tasks. This included preparing the C-suite with developing pitch decks, investor readiness, marketing, managing Reach's budget. Designed and managed Reach's hiring process (grew team from 4 to 50 people over a year) from recruitment to employee onboarding.

Toronto, Ontario, CA

Toronto, Ontario, CA

Toronto, Ontario, CA

Developed a global expansion strategy for e-Zinc into Nigeria. e-Zinc is a startup that utilizes zinc metal to provide a more durable, low-cost, energy storage solution.

Cambridge, MA, US

• Conducted a needs assessment on value of creating a local innovation eco-system to give youth refugees opportunities to acquire design skills and better co-create solutions with aid workers
• Assessed modalities for implementation

Mohammadpur - Dhaka, BD

• Streamlined drug procurement and inventory tracking at OBAT’s primary health clinic
• Developed KPIs to measure clinic’s quality of care, performance, and cost effectiveness overtime
• Guided a team with starting a digital learning program for Rohingya women, a host-community youth training program, and a community kitchen with a food distribution service for 150 families

Boston, MA, US

• Managed finances and operations including grantees/implementing partners for a portfolio of international health projects valued at over $100 million; traveled to project sites to provide technical assistance with.
• Primary point of contact for donor and field-based teams; managed submission of deliverables
• Led the start-up of a $15 million program in Ghana and a $14 million program in Pakistan.
• Planned a 3-day strategy meeting for JSI and six partners in Egypt; JSI won bid for new business
• Developed a training entitled “Why Program Finances Matter” for field staff in collaboration with JSI’s Capacity Development Center to support integration between finance and technical teams
• Contributed to over 20 new business proposals: equivalent to ~$500 million in donor funding

Washington, District Of Columbia, US

• Implemented HIV/AIDS education programs for over 100 teachers and students; interventions showed a 25% improvement in HIV/AIDS prevention knowledge for 90% of these initiatives
• Won two $5,000 USAID grants to start six small enterprises in collaboration with 50 members of local HIV/AIDS community; five out of six of these income generating activities (IGAs) were profitable after one year.
• Organized financial literacy trainings for HIV/AIDS victims, sex workers, and orphans
• Raised $17,148 for non-profit, Charity: Water to develop clean water systems in Ethiopia

New York, NY, US

• Wrote content and copy edited collateral for pharmaceutical, biomedical, healthcare technology and government clients’ marketing campaigns
• Analyzed data and created visuals on drug efficacy for clients’ marketing materials
• Briefed the 6-person Ogilvy Health team daily on current events related to healthcare, emerging technologies, medical technology, and cancer in Southeast Asia to ensure team stayed abreast of trends for enhanced client.

Brunswick, ME, US

Brunswick, ME, US

US

Received a competitive Bowdoin grant to work with MoSoNex Inc., a start-up software technology company in India that specializes in the use of cloud computing technologies.- Conducted a feasibility study in the field to determine if MoSoNex technology could potentially facilitate access to medical consultation and provide health information to rural.

Received a competitive Bowdoin grant to work for the Oasis Health Network, a free community health clinic in Maine that serves the needs of locally uninsured patients. - Created a training program to improve the communication between the clinic's medical staff and illiterate patient population. - Wrote grant proposals to fund the development and.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba

Bachelors Of Arts, Neuroscience

Course In Business Transformation, Innovation & Entrepreneurship