Shirish R. Nadkarni
Director @Kirusa
Signup · Get unlimited contacts
WORK HISTORY
Director @Kirusa
One of the longest serving independent board members. Served on the Compensation Committee for two years. Assisted management through two rounds of financing. and in making key strategic decisions to make the company a leader in the mobile VAS space, through lengthy brainstorming sessions pondering through a variety of analytics. Key decisions included focusing and defocusing various geographic areas globally and moving from multimodality to VAS.
EDUCATION
JAI HIND COLLEGE, MUMBAI
Higher Secondary, Science
Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay
B. Tech, Chemical Engineering
New Jersey Institute of Technology
MS, Computer and Information Sciences
NYU Stern School of Business
MBA, Finance and International Business
SKILLS
ABOUT SHIRISH R. NADKARNI
Senior executive with over two decades of successful achievements in consulting services and software product development catering to the Finance, Telecommunications, Healthcare and Pharmaceutical industries. Broad experience from start-up, debt/equity funding, program management, sales and marketing, resource optimization, accounting and treasury management, talent management to establishing JVs and implementing M&A strategies. Highly qualified business leader with engineering and computer science background and demonstrated abilities to function in a fast-paced, highly competitive environment. Superior analytical and problem-solving abilities. Expert at managing cross-functional, cross-cultural teams of high-IQ personnel and building strategic relationships across multiple geographies. Board member of a Wireless product company, serving alongside representatives of leading Silicon Valley and Silicon Alley VC firms.HighlightsFood Audit, Transport and Safety: American Humane.Telemedicine/Remote Medicine: Applications of modern Technology to the Healthcare industry.Client acquisition, retention and management: Citigroup, Alcatel-Lucent, Verizon Wireless, Sanofi, Deloitte Consulting, IBM, Port Authority of NY and NJ, State of NJ. International Operations/Global Delivery Model: Setup subsidiaries in various cities in India. Managed all operations of delivery for projects supported by teams from one to multiple overseas locations. Setup a JV with a Hong Kong based conglomerate Jebsen & Co to provide ERP services to clients in the US and Europe. Setup and managed operations of a BPO unit focused on the healthcare industry.Specialties: Project Management (Agile methodology), Start-ups / Turnarounds, Purchasing, International Operations, Branding and Identity, M&A, Data Analytics and Research, Talent Acquisition, Employee Motivation, Competitive Analysis
This profile is compiled from publicly available professional sources. Unifers is not affiliated with or endorsed by LinkedIn. Request removal of this profile.