Sep 2022 – Jun 2024 · 1 yr 9 mos · Ottawa, Ontario, Canada · Hybrid

• GTM strategy and product development advisory: Worked on product development and formulated go-to-market (GTM) strategy for a wealth-tech platform specializing in international remittances, foreign real estate transactions, loans, and tax management.
• Value chain transformation and finance: Provided subject matter expertise to an Indian consulting firm on the design and execution of programs in partnership with government institutions and non-profit organisations for promoting sustainability in agricultural value chains, introducing innovative finance structures and promoting exports.
• Innovation led growth strategy: Formulated an innovation framework and growth strategy for tripling revenues of an Ottawa based internet and information technology services company.
• Blended finance for small and medium businesses: Collaborated with a Belgian innovative finance firm and a Dutch social enterprise for developing a USD 15 million blended finance platform to enable ecosystems for sustainable food production.
• Small business advisory: Engaged by a Kingston, Ontario, based social enterprise to provide business consulting services to black entrepreneurs with small businesses located in Southwestern Ontario.
• Government policy formulation: Guided an American Nobel Laureate and his team at a U.S. development economics institution on the setting up of a task force to support the Indian Ministry of Agriculture in evidence generation for formulating agricultural policies and schemes.
• Non-profit strategy: Advising a public research university in Ottawa, Ontario, on the setup, operation and growth of a Social Impact Hub for executing strategic consulting projects for non-profit organisations globally.
• Startup advisory: Business and product development advisor to startups using digital platforms, remote sensing and A.I. for promoting sustainable food production, access to farm credit, access to insurance, and linkages to markets.

Dec 2019 – Sep 2022 · 2 yrs 9 mos · New Delhi Area, India

• Business strategy: Was part of the India leadership team at PxD, a US based global nonprofit using digital tools and behavioural economics for advancing sustainable food production and women's empowerment in South Asia, Africa and Latin America.
• Digital strategy: Guided the design and implementation of PxD’s technology platform and other digital tools deployed in projects for service delivery, monitoring and reporting.
• Partnership and fundraising strategy: Managed relationships with and secured program funding from governments, corporate foundations, development finance institutions, and multi/bi-lateral agencies.
• Alliances and program management: Established partnerships and executed programs with grassroots organisations, agri-tech startups, small agri-businesses, and large agricultural companies to serve farmer needs holistically by enabling access to information, inputs, finance and markets.
• Climate finance: Designed programs with domestic and international technology companies for monetisation of agricultural carbon capture and market linkages for sustainably produced commodities.

Nov 2017 – Nov 2019 · 2 yrs · Gurgaon, India

• Managed business development activities and the delivery of complex programs characterized by extensive scale, large budgets, influential stakeholders, multi-functional teams and high impact.
• Logistics and international trade: Led a multi-functional team of strategy and technology consultants at the Ministry of Commerce and Industry to develop a comprehensive business plan including product portfolio, technical design and operating model for a B2B ecommerce platform and national single window for logistics services, trade finance and customs certification.
• Country-wide rural housing infrastructure: Introduced strategic initiatives and technological innovations for the effective utilization of a USD 3.5 billion annual program budget at the Ministry of Rural Development. Developed a comprehensive framework for service delivery, stakeholder engagement, and performance measurement, contributing to the construction of nearly 3 million houses annually.
• Urban infrastructure for smart cities: Led a provincial program management unit under the Smart City mission of the Ministry of Urban Development, involving retrofitting of innovative solutions. Evaluated private sector proposals and oversaw public procurement processes, ensuring alignment with program objectives and budgets.

Dec 2012 – Oct 2017 · 4 yrs 10 mos · Gurgaon, India

• Executed transformational projects combining business and technology for public sector organisations while working closely with large technology enterprises and financial institutions.
• National payments infrastructure: Spearheaded improvement of the federal electronic benefit transfer system and coordinated efforts of multiple technology and program management teams across the Ministry of Finance, National Payments Corporation, country’s largest banks, and other stakeholders in the payments ecosystem.
• Digital products for financial inclusion: Advised the government on troubleshooting financial product ecosystems involving basic savings accounts, citizen ID, mobile number, Unified Payments Interface and digital wallets for improving financial inclusion in rural areas.
• Financial product innovation for the rural sector: Supported the development of policy, processes, and systems for Rural Housing Interest Subsidy Scheme, under which, close to 40 million citizens from rural areas could obtain government subsidised loans from banks for house construction.
• Digital strategy for financial programs: Member of the expert panel at the Ministry of Rural Development that advised various departments on the use of technology for improving the performance of government programs and strategic initiatives providing financial support to nearly 11 million beneficiaries annually.
• Evaluation and redesign of financial schemes: As a program manager for the Human Resource Development Fund, Ministry of Labour, Saudi Arabia, led the evaluation, redesign, consolidation or phase-out of multi-million-dollar financial subsidy and incentive schemes.
• Technology procurement management: Executed multiple high value procurement projects for a subsidiary of the Ministry of Electronics and IT, involving market research, development of tender documents, bid process management, technical and financial evaluation, and execution of vendor agreements.

Jul 2012 – Dec 2012 · 5 mos · New Delhi Area, India

• Strategy formulation: Supported the Head of the Biometrics and Public Safety Division in India in the development of go-to-market plans for new products, and the business development strategy for existing line of products.
• Roadmap implementation: Coordinated efforts of multiple departments, including product development, marketing, pre-sales and sales, for the achievement of business objectives. Managed external partnerships.

Jan 2009 – Mar 2011 · 2 yrs 2 mos · Gurgaon, India

• Digital services for investment management: Kurtosys is a London based fin-tech company. I managed teams providing digital production services to leading investment management companies in the UK.

Jul 2007 – Jan 2009 · 1 yr 6 mos · New Delhi Area, India

• Software for investment management: Developed web-based applications for ING Investment Management (USA) using Microsoft technologies.

Oct 2002 – Aug 2003 · 10 mos · Gurgaon, India