A Indian civil services aspirant and a graduate in mechanical engg from Coimbatore Institute of Technology (CIT) with 4 years exp in roles like Market Research Associate, Frost and Sullivan and Consultant, Athena Infonomics, Chennai

Under-graduate in engg, PG Diploma in Development Mgmt, 11 years of executive and managerial experience in sectors such as micro-finance, social enterprise incubation, rural BPO, rural manufacturing, retail brand building and management consultancy. Worked as MD to a community owned micro-finance institution, Senior Associate in a social enterprise incubator and Operations Head of a rural BPO start-up before co-founding ROPE.

15 years experience in sourcing and operations. Was a Senior Merchandiser and Product Head in an established Indian
buying house for 10 years before joining Rope as a senior operations manager first. Later promoted as Head, Operations. Holds an MBA degree with marketing specialisation

16 years exp in sales and marketing, product management and promotions, customer relationship
management, merchandising and supply chain management for reputed brick and mortar and online retailers like Odyssey and Global Shiksha India. Holds an MBA degree in marketing management and PG Diploma in materials management

12 years of exp in handling handicrafts production for exports. Worked with Industree Crafts Pvt. Ltd. independently handling orders from large global buyers engaging rural artisans

5 years exp in product design for clients including corporations from various sectors, graduate from DJ Academy of Design, Coimbatore, India

8 years experienced communications expert, holds Master of Arts degree in International relations and International organisations from Faculty of Arts, Rijks Universiteit, Groningen, worked – among other positions - in different roles such as Advisor, Project officer, Chair – website team and communications coordinator for Association of European Parliamentarians with Africa (AWEPA)