Jul 2025 – Present · 8 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Hybrid

Apr 2024 – Present · 1 yr 11 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

• Rocket Learning is India's leading ed-tech non-profit catalyzing Early Childhood Education for 3M+ kids; backed by Google, Amazon, Gates Foundation
• Led team of 42 including 18 Google PMs, engineers & designers to build AI-powered Personal Tutor as part of $1.5M Google.org Fellowship, now impacting 50K+ underserved children with roadmap to reach 30M by 2030
• Partnered with NYU and USC professors to implement ML-driven behavioural nudging system, boosting user engagement of 3-6 year olds by ~20%; awarded OpenAI AI for Global Development Accelerator ($600K) & co-authored research paper ranked in SSRN e-Journal's Top 10 publications for 8 consecutive weeks
• Developed & scaled Automatic Homework Grading system, achieving 97% accuracy while processing 1M+ assignments/month; recognised by Stanford Social Innovation Review for reimagining education access with innovative and scalable AI
• Led team of 3 to tackle low parental engagement through personalization, gamification, and strategic branding initiatives; boosted user retention by 15%, improving learning outcomes for additional 75,000+ students annually
• The average child in a Rocket Learning cohort attains skills at the top third of a non-RL class at the cost of 50c/child/year, and the model is the subject of an ongoing RCT by MIT-JPAL.
• Rocket Learning is part of the Indian government’s Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) Taskforce and UNICEF’s working group for Foundational Learning. Our innovations in promoting early learning have been profiled in Harvard Business School, UNESCO and Forbes case studies, researched by MIT JPAL and Brookings, and awarded by MIT Solve, DRK Foundation and the World Economic Forum. Rocket Learning partners with/ is funded by India's Ministry of WCD, Ministry of Education (NCERT), MIT-JPAL, DRK Foundation, Central Square Foundation, Harvard University, Microsoft, Accel Partners and ACT Grants.

Jan 2023 – May 2024 · 1 yr 4 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Aug 2023 – Present · 2 yrs 7 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Remote

• As an initiative of the World Economic Forum, the community provides young people, who are exceptional in their potential, achievements and drive, a global platform to shape the future.

May 2021 – Dec 2022 · 1 yr 7 mos · Gurugram, Haryana, India · On-site

May 2020 – Apr 2021 · 11 mos · Gurgaon, Haryana, India

• ParallelDots is a leading AI/ML solutions provider for FMCG companies and retailers globally
• Led complex large scale image recognition projects for leading FMCG companies such as Colgate Palmolive; helped clients improve in-store planogram execution by 30%
• Led the development of ML-based product to digitise printed invoices, in real time, with over 97% accuracy; built capacity to process ~10,000 invoices per day

Dec 2019 – Mar 2020 · 3 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

• The Wadhwani Institute for Artificial Intelligence is an independent, nonprofit research institute and global hub, developing AI solutions for social good

Jul 2019 – Aug 2019 · 1 mo · New Delhi Area, India

• Deputed at the National Health Authority Innovation Unit (NIU), which has been established to lead the creation and implementation of NHA’s Innovation strategy and facilitate creation of a robust innovation pipeline to bring much needed innovations to the health ecosystem.

Jun 2019 – Jul 2019 · 1 mo · New Delhi Area, India

• Deputed at NITI Aayog's frontier technologies division; assisted the Officer on Special Duty to CEO, NITI Aayog on multiple projects, including the National Blockchain Strategy.

Mar 2019 – Apr 2019 · 1 mo · New Delhi Area, India

• Riverwalk Holdings is the angel investment arm of the multi-billion dollar Thakral Group of Companies that has an active portfolio of over 100 companies in India and Southeast Asia.
• Performed comprehensive industry/company analysis for 5+ ventures spanning across EdTech, FinTech, eCommerce, and UGC
• Analyzed, evaluated, and conducted due diligence on potential investments, presented findings to the investment team

Jun 2018 – Jul 2018 · 1 mo · Gurgaon, Haryana, India

• Co-authored the report titled 'Global Citizen India Accountability Report 2018' which tracked the progress of corporate and political commitments worth $6.3 billion achieved since Global Citizen Festival India 2016
• Planned and executed the annual LIFE (Leadership Initiative for Excellence) conference 2018, a private three-day retreat, for over 150 people from 10+ countries in Rishikesh, India

Feb 2018 – Mar 2018 · 1 mo · Vancouver, Canada Area

• The Walking School Bus (TWSB) is a non-profit organization that aims to provide access to quality education for students in developing countries through its 3-pronged approach of Transportation, Nutrition, and Curriculum
• Conducted Random Control Trials (RCT’s) in a school to test and measure the impact of our platform SiMBi which incorporates the concept of reading while listening (RWL) to enhance students’ reading fluency - Link: https://simbi.io/
• Repurposed a shipping container into a solar-powered smart classroom to provide over 2000 students living in areas with poor internet connectivity and unreliable electricity access to high-quality education

Oct 2017 – Feb 2018 · 4 mos · New Delhi Area, India

• Engifest is the annual cultural festival of Delhi Technological University. It is a three-day-long event. This year it witnessed a footfall of more than 40,000 and participation from over 250 colleges across the country.
• Lead a team of 20 volunteers and initiated talks with over 50 international embassies/ high commissions based in New Delhi, India.
• Successfully confirmed participation of cultural groups from Israel, New Zealand and Portugal.
• Led a team of 10 people to emcee in all the formal and informal events in the festival.

Sep 2017 – Dec 2017 · 3 mos · New Delhi Area, India

Aug 2017 – Feb 2018 · 6 mos · New Delhi Area, India

• Led a team of 15-20 volunteers to undertake a community development program in a Juvenile home in Jahangirpuri, New Delhi.
• Facilitated growth from 5 members to 20+ members within 2 months.