May 2020 – Apr 2022 · 1 yr 11 mos

• Policy Advocacy
• Supported Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Government of India (GoI) to release a gender- inclusive Policy Framework on Distributed Renewable Energy (DRE) for livelihoods that can support 100,000 DRE livelihoods
• Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning
• Designed a lean management information system (MIS) template and know your customer (KYC) for social enterprises providing clean energy solutions to monitor their progress
• Lead strategy, design and implementation of gender-disaggregated end-user impact assessment for various clean energy livelihood solutions to evaluate and communicate learnings to the sector
• Lead market research for clean energy solutions in the agriculture and textile sector to understand their potential to create rural livelihoods.
• Sector Engagement
• Conceptualised and organised 6 high-influence sessions to build sectoral momentum with partners like UN energy, Indian Solar Alliance, Reuters, Institute for Sustainable Communities and Villgro
• Convened state renewable energy agencies, rural livelihood missions and agriculture departments across 21 Indian states through 6 workshops to increase awareness of DRE for livelihood products
• Constituted a committee of investors, financiers and grantmakers to increase their confidence in the emerging technologies and unlock enterprise and end-user financing
• Managed partnerships with key collaborators and sector stakeholders
• Managed programme resources, budgets, timelines and deliverables and ensured regular engagement and updates to the programme donors

Apr 2018 – May 2020 · 2 yrs 1 mo · Gurgaon, India

• Data-driven governance - Transforming Aspirational Districts
• Worked as Country Manager at FREND for Transforming Aspirational Districts Program by GoI, a data- driven policy initiative to transform these districts through convergence, collaboration and competition
• Prepared survey design and questionnaire along with GoI and consultants to collect data on 81 data points across 6 thematic areas
• Worked with technology service providers to build an application to collect survey responses digitally in 15 languages and a dashboard to enable real-time monitoring
• Executed successful data collection of 85,000 surveys in rural areas of 85 districts across 27 states through a field team of over 1000 (90% women) coordinators and enumerators
• Partnerships
• Partnered with UN organisations, Corporates and Government Bodies and developed behaviour change communication and livelihood projects
• Devised monitoring and evaluation framework for each project
• Identified livelihood opportunities worth more than $8 million for more than 20,000 rural women
• Product Development - Internet Saathi application
• Worked with technology service providers to build an application for rural women change agents to learn business skills, create awareness, collect data and provide feedback
• Partnered with digital service providers to aggregate and integrate digital solutions such as government scheme application, livestock health management, recharge services relevant for women in rural areas
• Operations Management
• Devised a mathematical model to formulate an expansion plan for digital literacy in 300K villages
• Managed partnerships with Civil Society Organisations (CSO) to maximise rural reach.
• Designed and executed community outreach and engagement plans on digital literacy, cyber safety, nutrition, advocacy against child marriage and entrepreneurship
• Worked with the leadership team to build and strengthen the internal processes

Apr 2017 – Apr 2018 · 1 yr · Mumbai Area, India

• Leading Internet Saathi Programme in the states of Gujarat, Maharashtra & Goa
• Identified and partnered with NGOs and Government Bodies in the region
• Managing operations, stakeholders and allocating budget for the programme
• Instrumental in formation of FREND (Foundation for Rural Entrepreneurship Development)

Apr 2016 – Mar 2017 · 11 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

• Identified and Partnered with global companies to provide smart solutions for Indian Cities
• Worked with different stakeholders to implement technology solutions for smart cities
• Involved in market sizing and exploring financing options for projects in Public Private Partnership (PPP)
• Worked on data acquisition strategy and feasibility of technology solutions for smart cities in India
• Developed integrated solutions for smart cities in the areas of water, waste, transportation, healthcare, environment and security
• Prepared market launch strategy for the company
• Participated and SPOC for the company at the 2nd Smart Cities India 2016 Expo
• Developed Organization Strategy for the company

Jul 2012 – May 2015 · 2 yrs 10 mos

• Worked on consultancy assignments in cases involving Fortune 500 corporations and Top 100 law firms to solve issues, create value, maximize growth and improve business performance with respect to their intangible assets.
• Involved in IP asset management which includes landscape analysis, portfolio analysis and competitive analysis in the industry domains of metallurgy, electronics, chemical, education, entertainment, healthcare, e-commerce and logistics
• Provided Strategic Consulting in the field of Patent Portfolio Building, Due Diligence, Portfolio Evaluation and M&A.
• Delivered inventive and cost effective solutions through management by exception.
• Managed multiple projects simultaneously ensuring top-notch delivery with valuable insights.
• Led efforts for employee development activities including training & recruitment.
• Helped Companies in making better judgment in licensing and M&A deals.
• Provided support to Companies in understanding the usefulness of their Patent Portfolio.

May 2011 – Jul 2011 · 2 mos · France

• Simplified Model of the Micro-structural Evolution of Steel during the Rolling Operations
• Developed a relationship between the initial and final crystal orientations of steel during rolling
• This simplified model was found to be very useful by the company for further research in the field.