Chirag Samdaria
- Role
- Chief of Staff at upGrad
- Location
- Mumbai, IN
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
Experience
Chief of Staff
Jan 2020 — Present
Work with Ronnie Screwvala across his multiple ventures - upGrad (Asia\'s largest Higher EdTech), Swades Foundation (large scale rural non-profit), RSVP (media & entertainment studio), Unilazer Ventures (Venture Capital firm) and USports (Mumbai\'s Kabaddi Team).\\\\n\\\\nupGrad:\\\\n- At upGrad we are building an integrated life long learning company. upGrad is a unicorn & backed by marquee investors like Temasek, IFC & IIFL.\\\\n- At upGrad, as part of the Chairperson/Founder’s office, I work on assisting and overseeing the fund raise initiatives, board and investor management, corporate strategy for growth, mergers and acquisitions, expansion overseas and review of the various lines of businesses across group companies.\\\\n- Also work on special initiatives originating from the Chairperson/Founder’s office like hiring for key leadership roles, group HR initiatives, brand & PR campaigns, leadership offsite/meets etc.\\\\n\\\\nSwades Foundation:\\\\n- Swades Foundation is large scale non-profit run by Ronnie and Zarina Screwvala that works on holistic development and economic upliftment of rural India. With its unique 360 degree model, Swades has multiple projects across health, education, water, sanitation & economic development.\\\\n- Most of Swades Foundation efforts are focussed in Raigad and Nashik districts of Maharashtra. It has presence in over 1100+ villages in the region.\\\\n \\\\n\\\\n \\\\n \\\\n\\\\n \\\\n
Education
Chinmaya Vidyalaya
High School, CBSE - Science (Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics & Biology)
SRM IST Chennai
Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician
Skills
- Fine Art Photography
- Powerpoint
- Management
- Photoshop
- Project Management
- Teamwork
- Photography
- Wedding Photography
- Team Management
- Leadership
- Business Development
- Video Editing
- Event Management
- Business Strategy
- Commercial Photography
- Microsoft Excel
- Market Research
- Public Speaking
- Image Editing
- English
- Microsoft Word
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