Hormazd Charna
Founder, CEO
Hormazd is a Corporate and Investment Banking professional with 20+ years of experience in M&A/private equity & stressed asset advisory. He has worked with reputed organisations such as Deloitte, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Yes Bank and Tata Capital. He is an avid swimmer, a diehard F1 aficionado and an anti single use plastic crusader. He did his PGDBM & MS Finance from ICFAI Business School, Gurgaon.
Dr. Manoj Mishra
Co- Founder
Dr. Manoj Mishra specializes in Innovation, Corporate & Strategy Planning, M&A, Procurement Strategy and Entrepreneurship. He has over 30 years of professional experience with Indian and Global companies in Auto (OEM Vehicles and Component Manufacturers), IT-E commerce and Service industries.
Gaurav K Punjabi
Vice President- Sales (Startups) & Marketing
Biz growth enabler with a clear focus to drive the startup ecosystem in India. Presently working with startups & investors for their immediate demand/ supply & business growth factors. He has worked across industries covering IT, S/W, Embedded, ESDM, Fintech, Edtech, Events, & investments. Been instrumental to grow startups and generate revenue along with key stakeholders. He is a foodie, loves outdoor games & road trips.
Dilip Rajani
London, UK Country Representative
Since 1981, Dilip has been helping companies in the UK & India for Mergers and Acquisitions, Outsourcing and helping Indian Companies setting up business in the UK. On the Humanitarian side, he served as president of Lions club twice and had an opportunity in serving elderly and disabled children.
Jamshed K Daboo
Corporate Veteran & Independent Advisor
Jamshed is an Independent Advisor working closely with the start-up ecosystem. He is a partner at TenX2, Strategic Advisor at MergerDomo and is an advisor to various companies in the consumer space. He has 34 years of experience with the Tata group, India’s most respected business house. He is the former Managing Director of Trent Hypermarket Pvt. Ltd – A Tata and Tesco enterprise, and continues to be on the board of the company. Prior to this, he was the Chief Operating Officer of various divisions of the Taj Group of hotels and has performed a variety of roles at Titan Company Ltd. He has headed businesses for over 22 years and has experience and expertise in crafting out clear business and brand strategies, developing network operating models and driving execution and success through processes and people. He is passionate about adopting a collaborative approach with customers, colleagues and other stakeholders. For a significant part of his career, he was involved with the Tata Business Excellence Model a process-driven assessment model that provides feedback on the overall health of the company and on future courses of action. He has mentored teams that have assessed a variety of Tata companies across industries. He started his career with the Tata Administrative Service (TAS) and has a degree in mechanical engineering and a post-graduate in business management from XLRI. He is a member of the executive committee of a parent support group, VConnect, an NGO for parents of children with hearing loss.
Rajiv Gulati
Strategic Advisor - Pharma & Healthcare
Rajiv is a pharmaceutical & life science
professional having a very
diverse profile with over three decades of experience. In the past, he
has been President of Global Business of Ranbaxy and Managing Director
of Eli Lilly and Company, India. He has worked with Eli Lilly for
several years in the US in such diverse areas as Business
Development, Corporate Strategic Planning and HR, etc.
At the moment he mentors and advises several organizations in
diverse fields, such as -
Director on Board of VST Industries and Encube Ethicals,
Consultant to Multiples Alternate Asset Management and other Private Equity firms,
Advisor to Netmeds,
Mentors Essentium Phygen - Consumer Health Company,
Managing Partner - Gladwin International.
He is also a Mentor to Masters Union School of Business and Trustee
of Delhi Pharmaceutical Trust.
Sanjeev Keskar
Strategic Advisor - Electronics System Design & Manufacturing (ESDM)
Sanjeev, CEO of Arvind Consultancy, is an ESDM veteran with over 3.5 decades of experience in his corporate career. He has led multiple Indian corporates and MNCs (SAJ Froude, CDIL, Max Electronics, National Semiconductor, AMD, Freescale Semiconductor, PMC Sierra, Arrow Electronics) plus worked very closely with State & Central Governments. He is an ex-Chairman of IESA (Indian Electronics & Semiconductor Association). He is Chief Mentor of IoT Open Lab by STPI at Bangalore and founding President of CIMEI. Presently his goal is to drive the startup and SME ecosystem and make India a powerhouse on the global map.
Prof. Samir Barua
Former Director- IIM Ahmedabad
Prof. Samir, MTech, serves as an Advisor of Reserve Bank at India, FICCI and the Mumbai and National Stock Exchanges. He serves as a Visiting Professor to academic institutions in USA, Netherlands, Singapore & Cyprus. He has been a Professor of Indian Institute of Management, Ahmadabad since 1980. He is a Consultant to many public and private organizations in the manufacturing, banking and financial services sectors. He served as a Director of the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad as well as on the board of many reputed Indian corporates.