Mentor Profiles
Rishav Ankit
Indian School of Business
An alumnus of the Indian School of Business, Rishav is a data analytics and consulting professional at ZS Associates with an overall work experience of ~5 years. He earned his Bachelors in Technology from Delhi College of Engineering and has interned with EY, IIM Calcutta, and more.
Sapan Gandhi
SPJIMR
Currently working as a Management Consulting Analyst with Accenture Strategy & Consulting, Sapan completed his Post Graduate Diploma in Management from SP Jain Institute of Management & Research. He has a Bachelors in Chemical Engineering from NIT, Surat and has worked with renowned companies like Procter & Gamble, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited etc.
Gowtham Nachimuthu
IIM Bangalore
As an MBA Graduate from IIM, Bangalore, with a concentration in Finance, Gowtham worked at Larsen & Toubro Infotech as a Consultant for 3 years. He is currently a Product Strategy Manager at CredAvenue, a fintech company focussed on deepening the debt market with technology. He holds a Bachelors in Electrical Engineering from PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore.
Varsha Bondada
XLRI
After completing her Bachelors in Computer Engineering from SIES Graduate School of Technology, Mumbai, Varsha worked as an Assistant System Engineer at Tata Consultancy Services. She graduated from XLRI Jamshedpur in 2019 and joined Unilever as a Management Trainee, part of the Unilever Future Leader Programme. She is now a full time Platform Manager with them.
Pranay Ranjan
Harvard Business School
Before Harvard Business School, Pranay was at Blackstone and worked with the Private Equity teams in Mumbai & London. He holds a Bachelor of Technology in Electrical Engineering with a Minor in Computer Science from IIT, Bombay and is currently working as an analyst with Discerene Group LP.
Aditi Agrawal
HEC Paris
After graduating with a B.Tech from LNMIIT and working at Microsoft as a Program Manager for 4 years, across 15 countries, Aditi is now an MBA Candidate at HEC Paris. She is also the co-founder of Urb-shop, an urban wellness brand.
Akshaya Chandrasekaran
London School of Economics and Political Science
After graduating from the London School of Economics with a Masters in Accounting and Finance, Akshaya joined Barclays Investment Bank as a Business Analyst and has worked there in numerous positions over the last 9 years. She is currently the Vice President in Product Control team. She also worked for Deloitte for 2 years in Audit before joining LSE. She is an adventure enthusiast and is a certified scuba diver. She is a big foodie and enjoys playing basketball, badminton and travelling during her free time.
Anudeep Yegireddi
Yale School of Management
Anudeep graduated from Yale with an MBA in 2017 and worked in the San Francisco Bay Area for 4 years before founding Sidebrain, a company that aims to capture thoughts as they come and organize them for its users. Four years prior to pursuing his degree at Yale, Anudeep graduated Summa Cum Laude from the Birla Institute of Technology with a Bachelor of Engineering in Information Technology.
Aakash Jaiswal
Yale School of Management
Aakash graduated from XLRI Jamshedpur with an MBA and a concentration in Human Resource Management and is currently working as a Senior Analyst at the Everest Group. Before his MBA, he was working with an edu-tech startup as a Marketing Strategist. He also holds a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from SRM University, Chennai.
Aravind Subramanian
SPJIMR
As a recent graduate from S.P. Jain Institute of Management and Research, with a post graduate diploma in Management, Marketing and Finance, Aravind is currently working as a Management Consultant at Avalon Consulting. He holds a Bachelor of Technology in Mechanical Engineering from Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore.
Atshara Nelson
XLRI
A recent graduate from XLRI Jamshedpur with a degree in Human Resource Management, Atshara works with PwC’s People & Organisation business as an Associate Consultant. She has worked with Career Launcher for 1 year coaching B-school and Law school aspirants. She also holds a Bachelor’s degree in Electronics and Communications Engineering from VIT University.
Bhavnoor Singh
IIM Ahmedabad
After completing his Bachelor of Technology in Electrical Engineering from IIT Roorkee, Bhavnoor worked in Airtel for 1.5 years as a Young Technical Leader. He also worked as a Data Analytics Associate at ZS before pursuing an MBA from IIM, Ahmedabad. Bhavnoor is currently working as a Growth Product Manager at Browserstack, an Indian cloud web and mobile testing platform.
Karthik Kumar
IIM Bangalore
Karthik graduated from IIM, Bangalore in 2018 and joined Paytm as Growth Manager, after which he moved to Swiggy as their Planning and Performance Manager and is currently working there as Senior Manager for Business Planning and Strategy. He holds a Bachelors in Electrical Engineering degree from the College of Engineering, Guindy.
Prasad K
IIM Bangalore
During his time at IIM, Bangalore, Prasad co-founded Krishastr, an agritech startup that aimed to provide cost-effective solutions to the agricultural needs of small-scale farmers. After graduating in 2020, he joined Kearney as a Senior Business Analyst. He also holds a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering and graduated at the top of his class from PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore.
Ritika Deshwal
XLRI
Ritika recently graduated from XLRI Jamshedpur with a post graduate diploma in Business Management. She is currently a Management Trainee at Thermo Fisher Scientific. She holds a B.Com (Honours) degree from the University of Delhi.
Sreepadh Guruprasad
IIM Ahmedabad
Sreepadh is currently pursuing an MBA at IIM, Ahmedabad and just completed a 3 month internship at J.P. Morgan as an Investment Banking Summer Analyst. Furthermore, Sreepadh graduated from the University of Madras with a Bachelor of Commerce and has also cleared all levels of Chartered Accountancy course with an All India Rank 15 in CA final.
Vinodkumar S L
IIM Bangalore
Having graduated from IIM, Bangalore with an MBA, Vinodh joined Flipkart as a Product Manager last year.He also holds a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from the College of Engineering, Guindy.
Raghav Iyengar
IIM Bangalore
Raghav holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and currently works at Intuit as a Product Lead. While at Harvard, he directed and created a mosaic as the first-ever collaborative art work to be gifted to the school. He previously worked as a Management Consultant at McKinsey & Company for 3 years. He holds a dual degree in Mechanical Engineering from IIT, Madras.
Shivani Gunasekaran Balaji
London School of Economics and Political Science
Shivani holds a Masters degree in Marketing from The London School of Economics and Political Science. She is the Co-Founder and Director of FuelEx, an on-demand fuel delivery startup; and is also the Marketing Head at CCA. She has a Bachelor's degree in Business Management from King's College London.
Bhuvana Rajeswari
Imperial College Business School
Bhuvana graduated from SIM Global Education with a Bachelor's degree in psychology and communication. She also holds a Masters degree in Strategic Marketing from Imperial College London and is currently the Head of Sales Marketing at Kandaswarna Exports.
Akhil Srivastava
Stanford Graduate School of Business
Akhil holds an MBA from Stanford University Graduate School of Business and currently works as the Director of Planning & Logistics at Anheuser-Busch Inbev. He describes himself as an Agripreneur, and has several grassroot experiences (ITC, NAIP, SABMiller-FAO) garnered across organizations of putting societal value creation at the heart of business strategy. Akhil also holds a Management degree from IIM Lucknow, an MBA from the National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management, and a Bachelor of Sciences degree in Genetics and Biotechnology.
Sahil Choudhary
HEC Paris
Sahil is an incoming MBA Candidate at HEC Paris and previously worked as a Consultant at PWC for 2 years before starting his B-school journey. He has a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies.
Nithin S
HEC Paris, Yale School of Management
Nithin is the founder of Birbal, a SaaS platform for retailers to grow their business. He has held positions in several companies such as Amadeus, LatentView Analytics and Accenture. Nithin holds an MBA from HEC Paris and a Masters Degree in Management and Sustainability from Yale University. He also has a Bachelor's degree in Engineering and Physics from BITS Pilani.
Sumit Saraswat
NYU Stern
After graduating with a Bachelor's degree in Electronics and Communications Engineering from Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, Sumit worked at Infosys as a Software Engineer. He then proceeded to work at Deloitte for over 8 years and held various positions including being a Technical Product Manager. He recently graduated from the full-time MBA program at NYU Stern School of Business. He is currently the founder of a Tech start-up that will be launching in a few weeks.
Abhinav Gupta
NYU Stern
Before his MBA at NYU Stern School of Business, Abhinav worked at Russell Reynolds Associates, a leading global leadership search consulting firm, for 4+ years. He started his career as a Telecom Engineer at Ericsson. He holds a Masters in International Business from the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade and a Bachelors in Electronics and Communication Engineering from Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology.Abhinav is pursuing a career in management consulting post MBA.
Arpan Soparkar
Berkeley Haas
Arpan is currently an MBA student at Berkeley Haas School of Business.In addition to being a Venture Associate at Republic, he also serves as a Fellow at Laconia Venture Cooperative Ventures and Investment Manager at Upcycled Food Association He has been an instrumental software developer at a number of startups and medium-sized companies in the bay area, in sectors such as HealthTech (digital health, genomics) and FinTech (remittance, commercial real estate) companies. He holds an MS in Computer Engineering from Columbia University and Bachelors in Computer Engineering from Gujarat University.
Chirag Fialoke
Harvard Business School
After graduating from IIT Kharagpur with a dual degree in Mechanical Engineering, Chirag worked at the Boston Consulting Group as an associate for 1.5 years. He also worked at Westbridge Capital as an associate before starting his MBA from Harvard Business School. He is currently the Vice-President at Vimal Plastics.
Raghav Iyengar
Harvard Business School
Raghav holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and currently works at Intuit as a Product Lead. While at Harvard, he directed and created a mosaic as the first-ever collaborative art work to be gifted to the school. He previously worked as a Management Consultant at McKinsey & Company for 3 years. He holds a dual degree in Mechanical Engineering from IIT, Madras.