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Yesterday was one of the most humbling moments of my journey as a founder. Standing at Rashtrapati Bhavan, invited by the Atal Innovation Mission…
Yesterday was one of the most humbling moments of my journey as a founder. Standing at Rashtrapati Bhavan, invited by the Atal Innovation Mission…
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Osho had a theory about heaven and hell. Neither involved fire or angels. Just people. In the wrong jobs. Heaven is when the English are the…
Osho had a theory about heaven and hell. Neither involved fire or angels. Just people. In the wrong jobs. Heaven is when the English are the…
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I was transiting through Oslo. SAS lounge. On my way to Tromsø. I stopped dead at the condiment counter. Not the fjord views outside. Not the…
I was transiting through Oslo. SAS lounge. On my way to Tromsø. I stopped dead at the condiment counter. Not the fjord views outside. Not the…
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Volunteer Experience
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Member, Executive Council
AGNIi
- 5 years 1 month
Science and Technology
AGNIi – Accelerating Growth of New India’s Innovations – is a programme of the Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India, and a Mission under the Prime Minister's Science, Technology, and Innovation Advisory Council (PM-STIAC). AGNIi is executed at Invest India, India's National Investment Promotion Agency, which houses our professional team.
AGNIi helps commercialise Indian technological innovation. We convene India's finest technologists and their…AGNIi – Accelerating Growth of New India’s Innovations – is a programme of the Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India, and a Mission under the Prime Minister's Science, Technology, and Innovation Advisory Council (PM-STIAC). AGNIi is executed at Invest India, India's National Investment Promotion Agency, which houses our professional team.
AGNIi helps commercialise Indian technological innovation. We convene India's finest technologists and their deployment-ready technologies – from startups and laboratories – with top technology users from Indian and global enterprise, government, and non-profit sector. We help those who have technology, deliver it -
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Member, Investment Committee, ACE Fund
Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC)
- 5 years
Science and Technology
Biotechnology Innovation Fund - AcE(Accelerating Entrepreneurs) Fund is an equity "Fund of Fund" exclusively for Biotech Start-ups. AcE daughter funds are SEBI registered private funds to invest equity in start-ups for providing the risk capital to undertake innovation, research and product development
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Advisory Council Member
Tata Centre for Development at UChicago
- 3 years
Science and Technology
The Tata Centre for Development (TCD) at the University of Chicago works to identify novel solutions to India’s most pressing development challenges and to ensure that these ideas are translated into outcomes that improve people’s lives. Launched in 2016 with generous support from the Tata Trusts, TCD follows a unique approach that harnesses evidence-based insights from UChicago’s rigorous economics research.
An affiliated center of the Becker Friedman Institute for Economics at…The Tata Centre for Development (TCD) at the University of Chicago works to identify novel solutions to India’s most pressing development challenges and to ensure that these ideas are translated into outcomes that improve people’s lives. Launched in 2016 with generous support from the Tata Trusts, TCD follows a unique approach that harnesses evidence-based insights from UChicago’s rigorous economics research.
An affiliated center of the Becker Friedman Institute for Economics at UChicago, TCD upholds the university’s tradition of applying economic thinking to a wide range of social challenges and advancing important research on India through a convergence of scholars from across disciplines.
To translate research insights into policy action, TCD engages with policymakers at all levels of government and policy entrepreneurs across sectors and launches pilot projects to demonstrate success. Representing the joint work of the Tata Trusts and the University of Chicago, TCD asks difficult questions, challenges conventional thinking, and creates a new model for impact in India. -
Steering Committee Member
Tata Centre for Technology and Design, IIT Bombay
- Present 10 years
Science and Technology
The Tata Centre acts as a virtual centre for teaching and research that draws faculty members and graduate students from various academic units across IIT Bombay. The centre focuses on challenges in the areas of Agriculture and Food, Education, Energy, Healthcare, Housing, Water and Waste Management. It undertakes research projects in these areas by leveraging the expertise of the research community at IIT Bombay. Tata Centre for Technology and Design at IIT Bombay closely works with its…
The Tata Centre acts as a virtual centre for teaching and research that draws faculty members and graduate students from various academic units across IIT Bombay. The centre focuses on challenges in the areas of Agriculture and Food, Education, Energy, Healthcare, Housing, Water and Waste Management. It undertakes research projects in these areas by leveraging the expertise of the research community at IIT Bombay. Tata Centre for Technology and Design at IIT Bombay closely works with its partner organisations and stakeholders across India.
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Member Of The Board Of Advisors
Atal Incubation Centre - CCMB
- Present 5 years
Science and Technology
AIC-CCMB is one of the few incubator with a deep focus on core biological research, necessary for biotechnology and life sciences start-ups.
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A decade-old bet that "market failure" is a design problem, not a life sentence- now formally a Stanford GSB case study. Social Alpha backs the…
A decade-old bet that "market failure" is a design problem, not a life sentence- now formally a Stanford GSB case study. Social Alpha backs the…
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What an extraordinary visit to OP Jindal Global University last week as their Convocation speaker and Chief Guest! A year or so ago, I wrote in…
What an extraordinary visit to OP Jindal Global University last week as their Convocation speaker and Chief Guest! A year or so ago, I wrote in…
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