Debojit Chakrabarty

About Debojit Chakrabarty

The best way to predict the future is to create it.\"- Peter DruckerAbout me: & • 28+ years’ of professional experience spanning Unilever, Godrej Consumer, Keva Fragrances and Jyothy Labs• Led Innovation across multiple product categories and geographies (India, Africa, Asia and Latin America)• Innovation Head on Godrej International Leadership Team. Established Global Technology Laboratory for Sustained Fragrance Release at Keva Fragrances • Global Expertise in Innovation Process Management and R&D Implementation• Directed Innovation within iconic HPC & HHC brands • Personal Care, Oral Care, Skin Cleansing & Care, Fabric Care, Household Care, Household Insecticides and Air Care• Stewardship in Product Evaluation, Microbiology, and Analytical Chemistry• Trained in Innovation Process Management (IPM) Methodologies• Implementation of Early-Stage Technology Testing within R&D for screening rapid prototypes• Established Open Innovation Platform Framework at Godrej Consumer- • Integrating Research & Development processes with Manufacturing, Quality and Packaging functions• Expertise with laboratory to factory scale-up processes for commercialization• Led world-class Product Evaluation, Microbiology & Analytical Departments• Provided leadership to Packaging & Quality functions in addition to the Innovation role at Godrej. & • PhD Organometallic Chemistry, Chemistry Department, IIT Bombay• Post-doctoral research, Chemistry Department & Centre for Fundamental Materials Research, Michigan State University, USA• Established strategic research collaborations with IIT Bombay, NCL Pune, IISER, Bhopal & BARC, Bombay• Published several scientific papers and patents in diverse subject disciplines.• Supervised PhD thesis of a colleague at BITS Pilani• Executive Committee Member, Indian Home and Personal Care Industries Association (IHPCIA) • Developed an active research program to exploit natural surfactants within HPC• Working Committee Member of Materials Transition Group within RECEIC, FICCI initiative.• Delivered talks at International Soaps & Detergents Conferences and AcademiaConnect to discuss strategic innovation, sustainable product development, and bridging science with consumer delight in FMCG.

Experience

1. Chief Research Officer

   Jyothy Labs Limited

   Apr 2025 — Present · Mumbai, IN

   I am responsible for executing strategic differentiated innovations within Home & Personal Care, Household Care, Household Inseciticides and Air Care product categories. Forging relevant external partnerships to expedite the development of sustainable consumer centered innovations also comes within the ambit of my responsibilities, as much as, people and team development does.

Education

• Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay

  PhD, Organometallic Chemistry

  1986 — 1991

• Michigan State University

  Postdoctoral Research, Materials Chemistry