Mar 2024 – Present · 2 yrs · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India · Remote

• The GoSports Foundation is a non-profit venture supporting India's emerging and elite level athletes competing in the Olympic and Paralympic Games. It's an honour to be invited to its board of medical consultants to manage athletes participating in the Paris Summer Olympics '24 and beyond.

Jan 2023 – Present · 3 yrs 2 mos · India

• As a physician my interest is medicine 3.0 - the ability to work with patients/ clients to optimise their body and brain to be the very best version that they can be. The Indian Association of Functional Medicine (IAFM) is a professional society representing Functional Medicine Doctors and Health Coaches in India. Our holistic approach - factoring in mental, emotional and physical causes of disease - works with individuals to address the root causes of illness and primarily utilises lifestyle based interventions to drive long term sustainable change and health.

Jan 2022 – Dec 2023 · 1 yr 11 mos · India

• It was my honour to have been elected, for a part time - two year pro-bono term, to the Board of Directors for the International Coaching Federation’s Thought Leadership Institute.
• Our shared vision for the institute was for the TLI to be the global hub for human development process and practice innovation, influencing deployment of coaching based on efficacy and impact in the UN 5Ps of societal wellbeing: Peace, Prosperity, Partnership, People, Planet.
• Through my career I’ve seen the positive impact of coaching on the sports field, in businesses and increasing now in medical practice.
• I’m grateful that I could champion the wellbeing agenda and integrate it further with the institute’s long term agenda for the largest membership based network of coaches across the world.

May 2021 – Dec 2023 · 2 yrs 7 mos · India

• Citizen led social initiative to collect unused and unexpired medicines and redistribute them, free of cost, to patients who can neither access nor afford.
• What started in our home, during the second wave of the COVID19 pandemic in India, mushroomed into a national level platform, engaging tens of thousands of volunteers across 12 cities in India, collecting tonnes of medicines and first aid equipment and helping save and serve over 100,000 patients across the country.
• I’m grateful that my wife Raina and I had the opportunity to serve the country at this important time in our lives and for the relentless support of the many who came forward to give and help.
• It taught us how small acts of kindness can lead to a nationwide movement towards positive impact for health.
• Whilst MFM officially has now come to an end, people can continue the mission by finding a local charity or NGO to donate their medicines to.
• Thank you.

Nov 2020 – Present · 5 yrs 4 mos · Mumbai

• India's leading longevity science company. A data led venture focused on democratising the science of living healthy. By partnering with enterprises, we deliver a suite of tech enabled solutions to simplify health, optimise it for day to day living and make health an asset for people once again. Extracting and analysing real time digital biomarkers and biochemical diagnostics to quantify the physiology of individuals to prescribe personalised evidence based lifestyle interventions. The human operating system is getting a new software upgrade; and HumanEdge is leading the charge.

Sep 2020 – Dec 2022 · 2 yrs 3 mos · Washington, District of Columbia, United States

• Supporting the GeoTech Centre, my research will contribute towards building a Pandemic Preparedness Board, an “Immune System for Planet Earth”. A global initiative - unmatched in ambition - exploring the relationship between the climate crisis and global health, to learn from and prevent another catastrophe like Covid19.

May 2020 – Oct 2020 · 5 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

• Engaged by the BJS Trust to support the city of Mumbai's frontline efforts against Covid-19. Leading a team of professionals, deployed to G Ward (S), to conduct community level screening camps for the virus. In addition to identifying suspected cases, the role also involves managing community health complaints of the local residents in the city.

Jan 2018 – Nov 2020 · 2 yrs 10 mos · India

• Country business head for U.S. based, world leading, behaviour change technology and media company. SAAS based services provided to Fortune 100 corporations around employee health and wellbeing. Launched regional business, PnL responsibilities. Created partnerships with over 75+ organisations and clients to impacted 50M+ individuals in India (and APAC) to date.

Oct 2015 – Jan 2022 · 6 yrs 3 mos · India

• Regular articles for multiple Indian and international online publications (Forbes, Mint, The Quint, Express Pharma, Financial Express, The Times Group, etc) covering topics ranging from healthcare, business, economics, entrepreneurship and more.

Jul 2015 – Jan 2018 · 2 yrs 6 mos · India

• Founding team member and Investment senior; leading deal flow for Venture fund of RoundGlass. Created and managed one of the region's largest portfolios of digital health assets. Multiple advisory roles served for invested companies - including product level technology integration for c. 20 companies/products.

Apr 2014 – Jun 2018 · 4 yrs 2 mos · Mumbai

• Established by the World Economic Forum, the Global Shapers Community is a network of Hubs developed and led by young people who are exceptional in their potential, their achievement and their drive to make a contribution to their communities.
• In recognition of my engagement and achievements, I was elected as its Curator in 2016/7, invited to attend the global meeting of world leaders at Davos in January of 2016 and for the UN SDG Summit in New York in 2017.

Jan 2011 – Jan 2015 · 4 yrs · London and Mumbai

• Founder and advisor to multiple startup ventures in the health and life sciences sector, both in India and the UK. Prominent positions included Science Advisor for IamYIAm, Medical Director for Xcode Life Sciences and Co-founder of ConnectInc.

Mar 2010 – Jun 2015 · 5 yrs 3 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

• Multiple national level engagements completed; across health systems design, pharmacotherapies, health service/ operational effectiveness, asset M&A, home healthcare, infrastructure design and public health. Prominent clients include Apollo Health and Lifestyle, Parkway Pantai Group, Reckitt-Benckiser, Becton Dickinson, Medtronic, Medwell Ventures and more.

Jan 2008 – Jan 2010 · 2 yrs · London, United Kingdom

• National Health Service (NHS, UK) based House Officer/ Clinical rotations across General medicine, General Surgery, Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine. Gained competencies in medicine and surgery to receive full registration with the General Medical Council. A training requisite to practice medicine in the United Kingdom.
• Following which, completed a posting as a Research Physician with Richmond Pharmacology, Europe's leading Early Phase full-service Clinical Research Organisation, my role involved help design, conduct and analyse drug related Phase I Clinical trials for a variety of Pharmaceutical products and clients.

Jan 2008 – Jan 2008 · 0 mo · Kennedy Space Centre

• Clinical internship attached to the Emergency medical services at Kennedy Space Centre at NASA. Provided assisted medical support for astronauts on board the space shuttle Atlantis (Mission no - STS-122 to International Space Station) as well as research into Aerospace medicine and physiology. Ongoing follow work as a current member of the UK Space Biomedicine Consortium.

Aug 2005 – Apr 2024 · 18 yrs 8 mos · London, England, United Kingdom

• Expedition Lead, TeamEverest, 2007 - The expedition was the largest student led expedition to trek to base camp of Mt. Everest (altitude 18,500feet). A medical research expedition, investigating the incidence and effects of acute mountain sickness on human physiological adaptation. Associated with Great Ormond St Children’s hospital, raising £25,000 for the trust to provide them with a new neonatal unit in Intensive care.
• Expedition Lead, Siberian Arctic Circle, 2008 - International competition for skiing and mountain climbing into the Yamal-Nenet’s region within the Russian Arctic Circle. Medical research component investigating changes in immune system function under a variety of environmental and physical stressors on the human body. Personally won medal for being one of only two of all international competitors to complete the outdoor wilderness circuit.
• Team Medic, The Big Climb, Mt Kilimanjaro, 2021 - an international expedition to the roof of Africa to raise awareness and funds to address global vaccine inequity. The Big Climb brought together health influencers and multi stakeholder leaders from across the globe to climb to Uhuru Peak (5895m high).
• Team Medic, Expedition Limitless, Arctic Circle (Swedish Lapland), 2023 - an international expedition to complete a 110km snow trek of the Kungsleden trail in Sweden. The mission was to raise awareness around mental resilience and funds (£60,000) for a mental health charity based in the UK.
• Team medic, GuGoGm Expedition (August 2024) - Leading a team of 9 climbers to Mt. Dzo Jongo, the highest trekable peak in India at 20,400 feet. A great self sufficient ten day expedition to summit a six thousand metre peak.