Kaushik Narasimhan

Co-Founder

New York, New York, United States13 yrs 2 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Co-founded an AI platform for healthcare recruiting.
Grew a business unit to $35M in revenue within 2 years.
Expanded a major renewable energy business across Asia.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a leader in Clean Energy and Healthcare sectors with strong business development expertise.

Contact

kaushik@take2.ai LinkedIn

Skills

Core Skills

Business StrategyLeadershipBusiness DevelopmentSalesNegotiationData Analysis

Other Skills

AIAnalyticsAutomationBusiness AcquisitionBusiness PlanningClean Energy TechnologiesContract NegotiationCustomer AnalysisEnergy StorageEntrepreneurshipFinancial ModelingGeneral ManagementGo-to-market StrategyHealthcare RecruitingHome Automation

Experience

Take2 ai

Co-Founder

Jan 2023 – Present · 3 yrs 2 mos · New York, United States · On-site

Take2 is an AI agents platform purpose-built for healthcare recruiting. Our agent network automates the end-to-end hiring process — from job posting to job offer.
Take2’s mission is to fully manage healthcare recruiting with autonomous AI agents, helping organizations reduce costs, hire faster, and improve retention and quality of hire.
We are a team of Stanford MBA alums, backed by leading Healthcare VC investors and HR leaders from top 10 Health Systems.

Business StrategyProgram ManagementBusiness DevelopmentData AnalysisLeadership

Stanford university

Masters Candidate

Jul 2019 – Jun 2021 · 1 yr 11 mos · Stanford, California, United States

Pursued a dual degree at Stanford University (GSB & Public Policy). Worked as a paid Research Assistant at Stanford GSB for the Golub Capital Social Impact Lab (Dr. Susan Athey) and the Stanford Digital Economy Lab (Dr. Erik Bryonjollfson)
My research was aimed at understanding the impact of individual worker characteristics in predicting career transitions. We analyzed over 100M resumes/ 20M job postings and conducted cognitive tests on over 800 candidates for the purpose of the study. (IRB Protocol #57480)

Flex

GM, Distribution Business

Jan 2016 – Jan 2019 · 3 yrs · Melbourne, Australia

Headed the business unit. I built the Distribution Business for Flex from $0 to $35M annual revenue in 2 years improving gross margin by 50% each quarter. I managed 5 product lines, both hardware & software, integrating consumer solar, storage, connected home.
Over 3 years, my team launched a dedicated dealer program and onboarded 70+ dealers in a commoditized market. I helped negotiate exclusive supply contracts with global energy brands and managed supplier relationships to drive margin growth.

Business DevelopmentProgram ManagementSalesNegotiation

Sunedison semiconductor

APAC Business Development

Jan 2012 – Jan 2016 · 4 yrs · Tokyo, Japan

SunEdison was the largest renewable energy company in the world in 2014.
I was responsible to expand the SunEdison Residential Business across Asia.
Australia: I helped launch SunEdison through the acquisition of Energy Matters
Japan: Set up a JV with a large electricity retailer after 18 months of negotiations
SunEdison Residential Business was acquired by FLEX (NASDAQ) in Sept 2016.

Business DevelopmentNegotiationProgram Management

Mu sigma

Data Scientist

Jan 2011 – Jan 2012 · 1 yr · Bengaluru Area, India

Learnt to code and worked on really cool projects for the world's largest retailer.
Cleared the CFA exams to get a better understanding of how companies operate.

Data AnalysisStatistical Modeling