About
Advisor and Chief Revenue Officer of RateGain, formerly Global Head of Corporate Marketing at HCL Technologies, recognized as a leading angel investor and author on digital transformation.
Experience
- Nucleus SoftwareChief Business Officercurrent2026 β presentNoida
- SIDBI Venture Capital LtdInvestment Committee - Venture Debtcurrent2022 β presentNew Delhi, Delhi, India
- AVG Logistics LimitedMember Board of Directorscurrent2023 β presentDelhi, India
- TiE Delhi-NCRCharter Membercurrent2017 β presentGreater Delhi Area
- GoogleGlobal Head of Venture Capital & Startup Partnerships2021 β 2026Gurugram, Haryana, India
- Network People Services Technologies Ltd.Member Board of Directors2023 β 2024Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
- G20 IndiaCo-Chair - Startup2023New Delhi, Delhi, India
- Tech MahindraMember Board of Directors2021Delhi, India
- Tech MahindraSVP & Chief of Staff to CEO & MD2020 β 2021Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
- RateGainChief Revenue Officer (CRO)2018 β 2020New Delhi, Delhi
- Penguin Random House IndiaBest-Selling Author - "Master Growth Hacking : The Best-Kept Secret of New-Age Indian Start-ups"2018New Delhi Area, India
- HCL TechnologiesGlobal Head of Corporate Marketing2013 β 2018Noida
- HCL TechnologiesSenior Director & Global Head of Sales & Marketing Excellence2011 β 2013Noida Area, India
- HCL TechnologiesSales Director2009 β 2011Greater New York City Area
- HCL TechnologiesHead,Global Marketing & Strategy (Enterprise Application & Transformation Services)2008 β 2009
- HCL TechnologiesCategory Marketing Manager - Lifesciences, Healthcare, Retail, CPG & 3 PL2005 β 2008
- Bloomsbury IndiaBest-Selling Author - " You are the Key - Unlocking doors through Social Selling"2016New Delhi Area, India
- Ranbaxy LaboratoriesCountry Manager - Australia, N.Z, Philipinnes & H.K2003 β 2005
Education
- Indian Institute of Technology, DelhiDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)2016 β 2025
- Harvard Business SchoolSenior Executive Leadership Program (SELP), Business Administration and Management2016 β 2017
- IMI DelhiM.B.A, Marketing & Strategy2001 β 2003
- Indian Institute of Mass Communication, DelhiPG, Advertising & PR2000 β 2001
- Institute of Management Studies (IMS) Ghaziabad - Business SchoolB.B.A, Marketing & Strategy1997 β 2000
- Mayo College, AjmerHigh School, Commerce1989 β 1997
- MIT Sloan School of ManagementCertificate, Innovation of Products & Services: MIT's approach to Design Thinking2016
- Digital Marketing InstitutePost Graduate Diploma in Digital Marketing, Digital Marketing2013 β 2014
Skills & more
Information Technology30Business Process Management19Executive Search14Project Planning21Market Intelligence17Marketing Communications40Outsourcing99Pre-sales64Business Development99Vendor Management69Product Management30IT Strategy11
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CRMBusiness StrategyAccount ManagementBrand ManagementBusiness TransformationProject ManagementAnalyticsSales ManagementStrategyLeadershipManagementStrategic PlanningLanguages English Β· Hindi
- Innovation of Products and Services: MIT's Approach to Design Thinking β Emeritus
- Innovation of Products and Services: MIT's Approach to Design Thinking β Emeritus
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Also attended Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi79
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Also attended Indian Institute of Mass Communication, Delhi2
Also attended MIT Sloan School of Management410
Doug LeonePartner at Sequoia Capital; former Global Managing PartnerHemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystBrad FeldCo-founder of Foundry and TechstarsChris MorrisProcess Specialist, Exit Readiness at Mayfair Equity PartnersBirgitteInvestor at InvestinorOlaInvestor at Investinor
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Shared employers
Also worked at Nucleus Software1
Also worked at SIDBI Venture Capital Ltd1
Also worked at Google945
Ron ConwayFounder of SV AngelBrian SingermanCo-founder of GPx; Partner Emeritus at Founders FundJess LeePartner and Chief Product Officer at Sequoia CapitalTomasz TunguzFounder & General Partner at Theory VenturesHunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at HomebrewAydin SenkutFounder & Managing Partner at Felicis
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Also worked at Penguin Random House India2
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