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Anuj Chaudhary

Co-Founder and CEO

India

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When not playing football or exploring the wildlife, Anuj enjoys navigating high-impact projects in emerging markets and enabling tech startups with business guidance and investments. He has spent almost two decades leading transformational projects for multilateral, governments and private sector during his stints with EY, Accenture Strategy, Work Bank Group and Asian Development Bank. He rarely says no to a lively chat on innovation, policy reforms or business transformation, especially if it’s over coffee!

Khushboo Chaudhary

Co-Founder

India

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Khushboo Chaudhary, an economist with expertise in Behaviour science, has extensive experience in human capital research and social sector development. Her tenure at Willis Towers Watson focused on research in managing talent, workforce analytics and employee engagement. As a co-founder of the Behaviour Science Collective, she designs behavioural interventions for financial decision-making by multinational companies. Her stint with ADB, World Bank focused on enhancing education delivery and human capital development. Beyond her professional pursuits, Khushboo is a dedicated mother to a young boy, finding solace in dance and music during her spare moments.

Adriana Lopez

Market Entry Strategist

India

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Adriana has dedicated over a decade to advancing healthcare systems across Europe, Africa, and Asia. With a background in pharmacy and a master’s in international business, she launched her career in R&D at New York's Albert Einstein College of Medicine before spearheading transformative healthcare initiatives across Europe and Africa. In 2017, her passion for innovation and healthcare growth led her to India, where she has played a pivotal role in market entry projects and business expansion, using her expertise to navigate global healthcare markets and foster sustainable growth through tailored strategies and strategic partnerships.

Delia Rodrigo

Regulatory Specialist

Mexico

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Delia has worked on regulatory management and public sector reforms, private sector development and licensing and simplification projects for more than two decades, as staff in international organisations (OECD and the World Bank Group) and as consultant in more than 50 countries worldwide. She loves sharing knowledge as trainer and work directly with day-to-day challenges, supporting government officials to make clearer, smarter and more effective regulatory interventions.

Monika Sharma

Policy Specialist

Singapore

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Monika has almost two decades of experience addressing complex public policy issues and driving impactful development projects for World Bank Group and private sector. Her expertise lies in designing, implementing, and evaluating initiatives across diverse thematic areas such as business regulations, entrepreneurship, innovation, skill development, rural livelihoods and tourism. With a passion for start-ups and AI, Monika is always learning something new or crafting dreamy interiors and exploring the world's hidden gems. She loves combining her passion for travel and design, and cherishes delightful adventures with her family, making colourful memories together.

Nakul Gupta

Market Entry Strategist

London

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Nakul is a strong believer in a strong body leading to a strong mind and is passionate about fitness, enjoying running outdoors and cross-functional training, as well as cooking healthy versions of Indian dishes. For the past 15 years, he has spearheaded large-scale projects in business strategy, operations transformations, and sustainability advisory across diverse sectors. Nakul has advised C-suite executives and collaborated with governments, SMEs, start-ups, and NGOs. He thrives on developing innovative business models and forging multi-stakeholder partnerships to incubate and scale projects, initiatives, and start-ups.

Nandish Kenia

Policy Specialist

Manila

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Nandish is an economist with 13 years of experience managing, implementing and monitoring research projects. He has experience working on policy issues across various sectors using mixed methods techniques. Integrating his passion for traveling to the hinterland he tries to solve complex socio economic problems by understanding the economics of the region. When not involved in doing research projects he is always curious to talk about stock markets and investments!

Rajiv Arora

Editorial Lead

India

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A strategic communicator and former journalist, Rajiv has helped senior leaders of large, multinational organizations manage their editorials, communications and reputation management requirements. He has about two decades of experience working across industries and brands, such as Meta (nee Facebook), Microsoft, General Electric, OYO Hotels & Homes, Hindustan Times, et al. He enjoys books, music, technology and memes.

Shalakha Singh

Consultant

India

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Shalakha thrives on transforming chaos into order, thanks to her ability to solve complex problems. Her expertise is in doing extensive research and using data to solve the particular challenges that organisations confront (especially due to the constantly evolving technology), as well as providing effective recommendations to overcome them. When she is not knee-deep in her newest project, Shalakha harnesses her inner 'Dora the Explorer' by wandering through the forests or SCUBA diving to explore the aquatic world.

Our Advisors

Ajay Sethi

Managing Partner, ASA

India

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In 1991, Ajay followed his entrepreneurial dream to create India’s answer to the Big 4. ASA is today amongst India’s top 10 accounting firms. He provides strategic direction to the firm and oversees Advisory teams assisting clients with business partnerships, joint ventures and acquisitions/sell-outs. A fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants with merit, Ajay later did a management programme from Harvard Business School. He is a member of the governing council of Asian Confluence and FICCI (UK) and is a recognized expert for Swiss Business Hub. He served on the boards of SCS Global, Singapore and Mahindra Industrial Park, a joint venture with Sumitomo Corporation, Japan. He was bestowed the “Innovation Leadership” award at the World Innovation Congress, 2023. Ajay is a member and prolific speaker at several Indian and international trade and industry forums. A history buff, fitness enthusiast and an intrepid traveller, his philanthropic leanings find voice in activities for social upliftment.

Sasikumar Sundar

Advisor

India

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Sasi is currently a Leader and Advisor to the Start-up Ecosystem (PE/VC Funds, Accelerators/Incubators, Start-ups and Tech Platforms). His work involves nurturing and scaling of Tech Startups/Platforms in the areas of Future of Work, HRTech, EdTech, FinTech, SCMTech and Open Innovation. He now oversees Asset Management & Portfolio Management of Start-ups and is also in their Boards. In recent years he has been involved in evaluating over 4,000+ Start-ups from 2019-2023 for 4 Cohorts and 50 Start-ups Investments ($20 Mn). Currently advising these startups on Product Innovation, Growth, GTM, Pricing, Partnership & Collaboration, IPR Management and Fiscal Effectiveness for their Scale-up. Supported establishment of 6 Centers of Excellence to provide on-demand Fractional CXO Services. Managed Open Innovation Challenges for Global Brands – CX, Automation, Industry 4.0, Pricing, Quality, Generative AI. Advised building an AI-powered Startup-Investor Matchmaking Platform for Startup India. He mentors and advises Educational Institutions and Universities as a part of Board of Studies, Business Incubation, Industry-Institute Collaboration, etc. Previously, Sasi was a Partner/Solution Leader with EY, Deloitte and PwC managing India Advisory Business in the areas of Performance Improvement, Private Sector Development, Industrial Development and Investment Promotion.

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