Jan 2020 – Jun 2025 · 5 yrs 5 mos

• Rishihood University is an impact-oriented initiative established in India. The university believes in an ‘ecosystem’ approach to learning rather than isolated training and research.
• I am part of the Industry Advisory Board for School of Entrepreneurship and work with the university leadership to provide guidance on the coursework, key initiatives and strategy for the school

Mar 2019 – Nov 2021 · 2 yrs 8 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

• Myelin Foundry is a deep tech company providing edge based AI solutions for video and voice data.
• As one of the co-founders, I set up the complete marketing & sales process, built the team from scratch, fundraised and set up the zero to one business for the company, bringing in marquee customers and building recurring revenue for Fovea Edge - our video AI product for OTT.
• I extensively worked to build the brand and positioning for the company as an innovative category-defining Edge AI platform.

Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 · 1 yr · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

• I was part of the Corporate Strategy and Innovation team at Roche at an interesting time when the organisation had adopted a completely new strategy, operating model, and org culture. I worked closely with the MD to implement the strategy across the organisation and lead GTM efforts for new product launches. I have worked as part of the team for a new drug launch, and created the digital marketing strategy and plan for the launch.

Jan 2014 – Jan 2018 · 4 yrs

• I was part of the core team, setting up the tech & innovation office for the holding co. of $100Bn+ Tata group. During this tenure :
• Set up and managed a $25M tech fund investing at Harvard & Yale, through fund-raising from 6 Tata cos. through extensive pitching to the CEOs & boards of multiple Tata cos
• Contributed extensively in building the technology & innovation branding for Tata group by leading numerous initiatives, partnerships, events, forums & communities - both internal & external
• Led cross-functional collaboration among Business, Technology, Legal, PR, & Finance teams, internally
• & externally, to incubate projects in deep-tech

Jan 2014 – Jan 2014 · 0 mo

• As an intern in the Chairman's office, I assisted in the creation of the strategic framework for the the Tata group for long term stakeholder value creation. I also worked on special initiatives for CEOs and CXOs. I worked in the Group Chairman's office on CEO initiatives on big data and digital.

Jan 2012 – Jan 2012 · 0 mo

• As a field engineering intern, I provided crucial on-site support to lead engineer - managed client and crew at rig site. I was the only intern from the base station to be offered an international full time position.
• After completing the internship, I had penned an essay - 'From stilettos to steel toes' on the life of a female engineer on the oilfield. I submitted the essay as part of a contest for female engineers across the world working in Schlumberger, and I won the award for best essay.

Jan 2011 – Jan 2011 · 0 mo · Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, Korea

• I got an opportunity to work as a visiting research fellow in the Biomedical Engineering lab at KAIST. Over a period of 3 months, I built a model for accurate prediction of a heart condition (called Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation) by observing the circadian rhythm of the heart. For my project, I worked with mobile medical technologies that were very nascent and cutting edge.
• I published my results in an international IEEE paper in US in 2011.