Rahul Bagdia — CEO
I have 20+ years of global professional - Business, Technology, R&D, Emerging Markets Market Development experience panning India, South East Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, USA, Europe and growing. I am trained in Mathematics & Controls; hands-on with Machines, Automation & Technology; trained and practitioner system modeller and financialist; quick engaging with Top and Bottom of pyramid to surface gaps and build solutions; touched by developing economy challenges; soaked in building holistic solutions with end-customer centricity and operator's viability; driven by challenges of scaling up emerging business models, early market development and growth financing in broader Energy Efficiency and Utilities industry across different Tier markets (urban and rural); and driving people-profit-planet impacting changes. At pManifold, our focus is enabling and growing e-Mobility and energy efficient Low Voltage DC (LVDC) industry across the value chain players and life-cycle in sync and well-integration with Clean and Smart Technologies, Utilities and Renewables. We work closely with Govts. (country, regional and city), DFAs, Corporates, Investors, Think Tanks and Associations defining strategic roadmaps (technology, market, business and policy), supporting implementation and driving adoption and impact. At pManifold EV Academy, we are passionate to spread our systems engineering learning and applied best practices with focus on Electric Vehicles with the world. Our raised initiative IUKAN (www.iukan.in) is an All-Utility-All-Stakeholders Forum to realise sustainable and inclusive utilities and cities. As am getting more and more established in our inter-dependency and connectedness (vasudhaiva kutumbakam - world is one family), I am reaching out to more people doing my bit to making this planet a better place. All is I and all is mine, but am not, and am not other than I (from Vasistha Yoga). Let me know if I can help. The Author and Story teller in me (still dormant) has found one way to motivate kids and parents to find closer inspiration around them and expressing 'thank you' - https://thankyoumyheroes.blogspot.com/
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Clean Technology and Energy Efficiency expert with extensive consulting experience.
Location: Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
Experience: 24 yrs 3 mos
Skills
- Management Consulting
- Business Strategy
Career Highlights
- Over 20 years of global experience in Business and Technology.
- Expert in enabling Smart and Clean Markets development.
- Passionate about spreading systems engineering learning.
Work Experience
Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology
Adjunct Professor of Practice, Mechanical Engg./ EV Systems (1 yr 9 mos)
pManifold EV Academy
Chairman and Managing Director (7 yrs 8 mos)
nextERG Energy Infra Pvt Ltd.
CoFounder (8 yrs 8 mos)
pManifold
Chairman and Managing Director (16 yrs 2 mos)
IFMR Trust
Business Head - Rural Energy (1 yr)
Behr Hella Thermoncontrol Inc. (BHTC)
Advanced R&D Controls Engineer (3 yrs)
University of Michigan
Research Assistant (4 yrs)
Education
Masters (MS) at University of Michigan
Masters (MS) at University of Michigan
BE at Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology
HSSC at Shri Shivaji Science College, Nagpur
10th class SSC at Saraswati Vidyalaya, Nagpur
Nursery to Class 7th at Saint Joseph Convent, Kamptee