Srikant Sastri
Visiting Professor of Practice @Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur
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WORK HISTORY
Visiting Professor of Practice @Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur
I teach an innovative two-semester course,\'Creating Healthcare Ventures & Enterprises\' in close partnership with Prof. Amitabha Bandyopadhyay, who was the co-author of my book,\'The Ventilator Project\'. This course has a radically new pedgagogy where UGs, Masters & PhD students work together to identify real healthcare \'problems\' through a clinical immersion, and then build a medical device or a diagnostics product
EDUCATION
Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur
Bachelor of Technology - BTech, Chemical Engineering
Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta
PGDM, Marketing, Finance
SKILLS
ABOUT SRIKANT SASTRI
My 4 decades of experience as a serial entrepreneur, a CEO & ecosystem builder have converged to bring me three roles that I now play at the intersection of Technology, Innovation & Policy: 1) Policy-making & implementation(a) As Chairman – Geospatial Data Promotion & Development Committee (Government of India), ensuring that the National Geospatial Policy 2022 translates into real economic benefits for the country through multi-faceted initiatives.(b) Instrumental in drafting the government’s startup funding guidelines under the ‘National Quantum Mission’.(c) Chairing the Project Advisory Committee for startups focused on EV component manufacturing(d) Was member of the 2024-25 (IN-SPACe/ISRO) Empowered Committee that steered the process of model for an Earth Observation Satellite system2) Board member & Advisor* Independent Director on the board of leading insurance broking company (BSE listed)* Board member at two of India\'s top innovation & startup incubators* Past Board Chairman at IIM Calcutta Innovation Park* Board member & Past President of TiE Delhi-NCR chapter, TiE being the world’s largest network of entrepreneurs.* Board member at Singapore-based Crayon Data * Advisor to several public and unlisted companies on business and growth strategies.* During the COVID pandemic, I co-led & advised a 2-member task-force that built, manufactured and launched a world-class ICU Ventilator within 90 days4) Educator* I teach full-semester innovation & entrepreneurship courses at IIT Kanpur, IIM Calcutta, BITS School of Management, and Ashoka University.* I run innovation & leadership-focused workshops at various corporations, incubators, universities, and start-up forums #BusinessGrowth #Advisor #GrowthMindset #DigitalTransformation #Entrepreneurship#FutureProofing #Geospatial #Government #India #Leadership #Policy #Technology #Innovation #Data #AI #Education #Boardmember #Director #IndependentDirector
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