Dec 2023 – Present · 2 yrs 3 mos · Hybrid

• Serving as an Independent Director on the Board of Unicommerce, India’s leading e-commerce enablement platform, supporting its strategic growth, governance, and innovation roadmap.

Oct 2023 – Present · 2 yrs 5 mos · Delhi

• Mahila Money is a neobank for women micro entrepreneurs and aspirational women in India. It digitally distributes financial products (savings account, loans, insurance) of licensed partners on the Mahila Money app. This fintech core is powered by a social engine - in-app user communities and “trust score”.

Jul 2022 – Jun 2023 · 11 mos

• Binks, Accasia, Naario, Wildermart, Thatmate, Ticklelife, Laminar, Equitylist, Dubverse, Airblack, HeyyLife, Sunstone, Basis, Invact, Vama, Virtualness, Raincheck

Apr 2019 – Oct 2023 · 4 yrs 6 mos · New Delhi Area, India

• Payments Banks are a new set of differentiated banks introduced by the Reserve Bank of India with the aim of extending deposit and payments services to millions of unbanked and underbanked Indians. Paytm Payments Bank is India’s only mobile-first bank with zero balance - zero digital transaction charge accounts.

Sep 2016 – Nov 2021 · 5 yrs 2 mos · New Delhi Area, India

• Aspen Leadership Fellowship seeks to develop the next generation of community-spirited leaders, providing them with the tools necessary to meet the challenges of business and civic leadership in the 21st century. Each year, a class of 20-22 leaders is chosen to engage in a thought-provoking journey of personal exploration—to move beyond success to a place of growing significance in the world. The Fellowship challenges each individual to learn and to teach, and to stretch themselves further than they ever thought possible. Each class of Fellows is chosen from a wide pool of accomplished entrepreneurial leaders (between the ages of 30 and 45). These Fellows have already achieved considerable success in the private or public sector and are at an inflection point in their lives or careers—looking toward the broader role they might take on in their communities or globally.
• https://www.aspeninstitute.org/

Jul 2013 – Oct 2023 · 10 yrs 3 mos · New Delhi

• Communities for women platform - a mobile social network for women offering community, connections, counselling, creativity and commerce to over 15 million women

Apr 2010 – Jan 2013 · 2 yrs 9 mos

• Fleximoms (www.fleximoms.in) enables women to make most suitable work-life choices and connects them to the world of work with services like – Individual Career Advisory, Skill Building, Back to Work and Business Skills programs. Fleximoms provides a range of off-the shelf and customized Workflex readiness services to businesses, which include the FlexConnect, PowerFlex and FlexPro products. Fleximoms is India’s first and only Workflex readiness specialist committed to driving and enabling ‘Workflex readiness’ in India. Workflex is a practice that facilitates work life choices, in order to balance personal and professional roles while delivering improved productivity and effectiveness. Fleximoms services create an enabling ecosystem for all stakeholders; and allow customers to successfully adopt Workflex as a value driver.

Jul 2007 – May 2017 · 9 yrs 10 mos · New Delhi

• Course on Market Entry Strategy for CIS States for Executive MBA and PGDBM students.

Jul 2006 – Dec 2011 · 5 yrs 5 mos

• SAITA Consulting is a general management consulting firm focussed on Small and Medium Businesses (SMBs). SAITA Consulting provides transformative consulting solutions to organizations moving towards growth and excellence in the new environment.

Jan 2004 – Apr 2006 · 2 yrs 3 mos

• Specialties:
• Work closely with the Global Leadership team to deliver on the knowledge management endeavor. Key responsibilities include – team analysis, research support, knowledge management updates, channel assessment, publications and thought leadership support.
• Working on the marketing and communication for the firm wide knowledge management initiative, which includes mobilizing resources and support to create a pool of knowledge management benefactors.
• Work as a search partner on emerging markets pilots and assist in business development projects in Europe and Asia.
• Creation and maintenance of Fortune 1000 – FTSE 500 database for Board of Directors practice.
• Assisting the board practice research initiatives & outputs.

Oct 2002 – Jan 2004 · 1 yr 3 mos

• Handled the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)/FSU desk in events, administration and policy briefing. Creating relevant content and channels for building up knowledge base for the region. Writing research reports, handling content/research for the entire division. Assisting the media department in various projects.

Nov 1999 – Oct 2002 · 2 yrs 11 mos

• Involved following closely news and developments, news orientation and streamlining edit procedures-policy. Lead the edit team of 30 people, producing Russia, Ukraine, Latvia, India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Nepal Indonesia, Myanmar, Malaysia, Germany, UK, Japan, China, New Zealand, and Venezuela, editions of the daily newspaper. Other responsibilities included hiring and management, final editing for the various country editions, co-coordinating with overseas branches, maintaining quality control and overseeing day-to-day editorial operations.
• NewsLink is the only all-English electronic crew newspaper, catering to crews on board ships across the world. The company has offices in India, Cyprus, Philippines, Singapore and Hawaii. (www.newslinkservices.com).

Mar 1999 – Nov 1999 · 8 mos

• Editorial assistance for two magazines published by Spectrum Magazines, New Delhi.
• 1) Advertising and Marketing called A&M - a good product, which died in hands of bad management :(
• 2) Global - a magazine on international trade - would have done better in todays market. Hope to revive it some day!
• Those first jobs where one learns but does not earn ;-)