Functional Skills

Project Management
Change Management / Org Design
Program Management
Survey Work
Benchmarking

Software Skills

Trello
Basecamp

Sector Experience

Healthcare
Life Sciences & Pharma
Social & Public Sector

Languages

English
Big 3 Consulting (MBB)
Fortune 500
Top Consulting Firms

Experience

Centre for Civil Society Product Management / Strategy
Director
6/2019 - Present
* Directed all education courses for the Centre including our flagship ipolicy, Liberty & Society Seminars, and Law & Liberty Conferences.
* Designed and implemented new courses: e.g., MOOCs on Indian Liberals, Law and Public Policy; and an Austrian Economics Seminar
* Pivoted all programs to an online model in the wake of Covid-19, creating new programs including the epolicy, eColloquium, and eBaithak

Navi Disha LLC Management Consulting
Founder and President
7/2012 - Present
* Created and developed marketing strategies, specializing in social media for small businesses and non-profits resulting in increased awareness and customer involvement
* Devised business plans and entry strategies for online service start-ups in emerging markets healthcare
* Planned and conducted multiple “Theory of Change” workshops, which help non-profits clearly define goals and outcomes

Takshashila Institution Research
Fellow and Program Manager
5/2018 - 6/2019
* Led research project on India’s jobs crisis, including writing op-eds and columns
* Managed Takshashila’s newest program on Technology & Policy; conducted workshops, taught courses, and coordinated with faculty and administration
* Edited "The Very Brief", Takshashila’s innovative weekly mobile news and opinion publication
* Co-hosted "All Things Policy", a daily podcast on current policy issues

IBM Management Consulting
Senior Consultant
1/2011 - 6/2012
* Created a customized framework for worldwide ERP deployments, including overall program governance, for a top 5 pharma and medical device manufacturer
* Constructed a set of guiding principles and standard polices to guide the contracting organization of a top 10 pharmaco to streamline their organization and improve revenues from contract marketing.
* Devised and developed a contracting handbook for the Managed Markets Division of a top 10 pharmaco

McKinsey & Company Management Consulting
Associate, Strategy Consulting
9/2008 - 7/2010
* Directed market sizing and regulation workstreams in a corporate finance study for a leading global pharmaceutical company to analyze the market for near term revenue opportunities of $500 Million - $ 1 Billion per year
* Formulated and evaluated two new revenue opportunities of $50 M each for a major HR outsourcing company
* Developed four internal process documents and led knowledge efforts and for McKinsey’s medical products practice resulting in developing 5 new client opportunities

Praja Foundation Product Management / Strategy
CEO
2/2002 - 7/2006
* Collaborated with the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) to develop and implement an Online Complaint Monitoring System, the first of its kind in India, handling a volume of >100,000 complaints per year
* Developed and implemented a survey on municipal grievance handling from more than 2,500 citizens in Mumbai. The feedback was used by the municipal corporation to improve its services to Mumbai’s citizens