Gayatri Parulkar

Associate Director @PwC

Bhopal, IN

State Lead for Madhya Pradesh as an account : Spearhead business development initiatives across various verticals within the state of Madhya Pradesh, Formulate and implement strategic plans to drive year-on-year growth in revenue and market presence, Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify and seize new business opportunities. Program Manage implementation of MMSKY Employment Scheme in one of the largest State in Central India (Hon Chief Minister’s flagship employment linked vocational education program for the youth): Successfully launched and managed facilitating employment for + youth and enabling partnerships with + industries, resulting in job placements.3. Developed and Implemented \'Empowering Women in STEM\' Project: Collaborated with United Nations Women to motivate and support young women in pursuing education and careers in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) fields.4. Program Management Support for operationalization of ADB funded Global Skills Park (GSP) in Central India: My role involved extensive stakeholder coordination for enabling P4R partnerships with industries and prominent academic institutions like Indian Institute of Technology and Indian Institute of Management. I have been instrumental in facilitating several agreements between Govt. and prominent industry players like Boeing for improving quality of vocational training and placements in Govt. Engineering Colleges and Industrial Training Institutes.5.Supported the State Govt in establishing an AI Center of Excellence: Partnered with Intel India and UIT, Shivpuri, to set up a Center of Excellence focused on Artificial Intelligence.