Vasuta Agarwal — CEO
I have almost 2 decades of experience across the digital industry and strategy consulting domain. I started out as a chip designer at Intel in Bangalore. Post my MBA I was with McKinsey as a strategy consultant for 3 years working across different sectors - banking, government services, information technology and manufacturing. The bug to try something different bit me in 2012 and I ended up taking a leap of faith by joining a startup 'building for the world from India' - India's first unicorn 'InMobi'. In my 13 year stint at InMobi, I have played various roles, straddled multiple geographies and had the opportunity to build 0 to 1 businesses and scale from 10 to 1000. I grew from the founders' office to CBO in a decade with a steep learning curve and accelerated growth path. I have had 3 phases or avatars at InMobi : 1. Phase 1 (2012-2015): I joined the Founders office in a very high growth phase, learning and absorbing the mobile advertising space. I did a short stint at product management, helped setup and scale our global inside sales business & account management teams and took on strategic partnerships for APAC. 2. Phase 2 (2016-2022): During this time, I stepped into a GM role owning revenue and P&L and leading sales, account management and revenue functions for India and then APAC covering India, SEA, Japan, Korea and ANZ. I was responsible for the end to end business strategy, revenue growth, customer success and strategic partnerships in these markets. 3. Phase 3 (2022- 2025): In this time as Chief Business Officer, I led the end to end advertising monetization for InMobi's consumer platform - Glance covering product, go-to-market, revenue, strategy and operations globally. In 2023, I expanded my charter to cover all demand side platforms for InMobi globally. Outside work, I serve as independent director/ board member for Kaya Skin Clinic and Indiamart (both public listed). I was also on the board for Nephroplus (India’s largest dialysis network) for a year. I was a member of the IAMAI Governing Council and MMA APAC Board as well. I have been fortunate to receive a lot of industry recognition - Economic Times Women Ahead 2018, Campaign Asia Women to Watch 2020, Campaign Asia 40 under 40 2021, Economic Times 40 under 40 2022, IMPACT 50 most influential Women in Media & Marketing from 2018 - 2023 consecutively. I am passionate about leadership as a topic, especially women in leadership and am associated with different forums and mentorship programs which foster leadership skills in women early in their careers.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned leader in AdTech with extensive experience in revenue growth and strategic partnerships.
Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Experience: 17 yrs 10 mos
Career Highlights
- Led global advertising monetization for InMobi's consumer platform.
- Grew InMobi's revenue 2.5x in two years.
- Recognized as one of the most influential women in media and marketing.
Work Experience
IndiaMART InterMESH Limited
Independent Director and Board member (8 mos)
InMobi
Chief Business Officer, InMobi (1 yr 9 mos)
Chief Business Officer, Consumer Platform Advertising (1 yr 5 mos)
SVP & Managing Director, Asia Pacific (3 yrs)
Vice President & GM, India & South Asia (3 yrs 2 mos)
VP Business Development, Asia Pacific (6 mos)
Head of Global Partner Management, Publisher Partnerships (1 yr 10 mos)
Head of Business Development, Global Online & Inside Business (2 yrs 8 mos)
Business, Sales Operations & Strategy (2 mos)
Product Manager (5 mos)
Founders' Team (8 mos)
NephroPlus
Independent Director & Board Member (11 mos)
Kaya Limited
Independent Director and Board Member (4 yrs 7 mos)
Internet and Mobile Association of India
IAMAI Governing Council (1 yr 11 mos)
IAB Southeast Asia and India
Member - Regional Identity Council (1 yr)
MMA APAC
Board Of Directors (2 yrs 11 mos)
McKinsey & Company
Associate (2 yrs 1 mo)
Goldman Sachs
Summer Intern, Investment Banking Division (2 mos)
Intel Technology India
Component Design Engineer, Circuit Design and Technology Group (1 yr 11 mos)
Education
PGDM at Indian Institute of Management Bangalore
Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) at Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani