- I’m the Founder of Catalyft Partners, an independent advisory practice helping businesses navigate change, transform performance and create better outcomes.
- I believe business outcomes are ultimately created by people performing their roles well—and that performance depends on the ecosystem around them: strategy, capabilities, processes, technology and people.
- At Catalyft Partners, we take a persona-focused, ecosystem-led approach, combining structured frameworks, deep experience and tailored thinking to help founders and leadership teams address strategic and performance challenges.
- My experience spans AI and platform engineering, digital quality, product and venture incubation, technology strategy and ecosystem development, working with global organisations and complex business environments.
- I’m passionate about turning emerging possibilities across AI, technology, capability transformation and sustainability into practical business value.
- Catalyft Partners | Catalyzing Better Outcomes
- PhD, Intellectual Property & Next-Generation Technologies Savitribai Phule Pune University, India
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Global Sourcing Leader
- Transformational Senior Executive: Take ideas to products. Build high-performing product and analytics teams. Identify and mentor future leaders. Position products for revenue growth.
- Analytics: Pioneer in developing and productizing innovative Business Intelligence solutions using AI-based Predictive and Prescriptive Analytics.
- Entrepreneurship: Successfully built and sold two startup companies
- Multi-industry Experience - Startup, mid-size and large companies in Health Care, Consulting, ERP/Supply Chains, Engineering
- Experiience: HealthCare Technology, Population Health Management and Value Based Care, Business Intelligence, HealthCare Data Analysis, Machine Learning, Predictive Analytics, Cloud based solutions - AWS, Azure, Strategic Sourcing and Supply Chain Management, Indo-US outsourcing/offshoring (strategy, setup, governance, IP), SDLC, Agile-Scrum, Kanban, POD
- Author of book: Spend Analysis - The Window into Strategic Sourcing.
AI & Intelligence Transformation
- Leading AI-driven supply chain innovation
- Enabling enterprises to scale actionable intelligence
- Passionate about solving customer problems. Building data driven cutting edge logistics operations and orchestration platform for Indian manufacturing industry.
SPG Leadership Faculty | Executive Storytelling & Leadership Influence
- I have over 12 years of diverse professional experience in corporate training, marketing, sales, product development and entrepreneurship
- Having lived in various countries including USA (10 years) and the Middle East (15 years), before moving to India in 2009, the rich exposure to various cultures gives me first-hand experience to conduct cross-cultural training
- Proven competence in Behavioral Training, Executive Coaching, HR Assessment, Sales Training, Talent Management, and Marketing and Business Development
- I have trained diverse organizations including John Deere, TCS, Cararro Group, Sterling BPO, SABA, Cap Metrics, QuicSolv, Indira Institute of Management, Sadhu Vaswani Institute of Management, Mosil Lubricants and Tapasya Pharma.
- Training Certifications: Neuro-Linguistic Program (NLP) Practitioner, PDA (Personality Development Analyst), Access Consciousness, Dale Carnegie -Sales Training
ESG & Sustainability
- Founder & CEO of Switch Climate Tech, making ESG compliance and carbon accounting simple for businesses of every size.
- Climate tech leader with credentials from Stanford, Harvard, and the UN, and a long-distance runner who lives the sustainability he advocates.
- As the Founder & CEO of Switch Climate Tech, I empower businesses to lead with climate responsibility by simplifying ESG compliance, enabling carbon intelligence, and embedding sustainability into core strategy. Climate change is no longer a future threat—it’s a present business imperative.
- With a background in technology and accreditations from Stanford, Harvard, the United Nations, GRI (KPMG), and TUV SUD, I bring cross-disciplinary expertise across carbon accounting, energy transition, and climate policy. At Switch, we’ve built an intelligent carbon accounting and reporting platform that helps companies achieve carbon neutrality, net-zero, and broader sustainability goals—reliably and at scale.
- My mission is to support businesses of every size—from MSMEs to enterprises—in navigating the sustainability landscape with clarity and confidence. I actively engage with universities, NGOs, and public institutions to promote climate literacy and alignment with global frameworks. I’m especially passionate about the evolving role of carbon credits, blockchain, and how digital tools can make environmental compliance both measurable and actionable.
- I often speak at the intersection of academia, design, AI, and environmental responsibility—simplifying complex ideas and encouraging cross-sector collaboration. Beyond work, I volunteer in environmental initiatives such as tree-plantation and plastic collection drives around Pune. I’m also a health enthusiast, long-distance runner, and aspiring cyclist, having completed several half-marathons and 225+ km rides to promote sustainable living.
- Sustainability is not a checklist—it’s a mindset. Through Switch, we’re making it practical, accessible, and future-ready for every business.
ITIL Ambassador, CEIT, CRISC Global Consultant & Coach - Sustainability in Digital & IT
- As the Chief Solutions Officer at Knowlathon I have over eighteen years of experience in implementing and teaching IT best practices frameworks, such as COBIT, ITIL, ISO20000, ISO38500, and others.
- I am a certified IT governance, risk management, and service management professional, with credentials such as CGEIT, CRISC, CDPSE, ITIL Master, ITIL4 Digital and IT Strategy, Sustainability in Digital and IT, ITIL4 Sales Professional, ITIL4 How to Implement and more.
- My mission is to help organizations achieve their digital transformation goals by aligning their IT strategies, processes, and capabilities with their business objectives, risks, and opportunities.
- I have delivered 1000+ sessions in 24 countries over 18 years, sharing my knowledge and insights with diverse audiences and clients.
- I have also led and managed the business development, execution, and delivery of various IT consulting and education solutions in the APAC region, working with partners and stakeholders across different domains and verticals.
- I am passionate about learning, innovating, and collaborating in the IT field, and I strive to deliver value and excellence in every project and assignment.