Founder Professor, Desai Sethi School of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, IIT Bombay

• First School in IIT System dedicated fully to Entrepreneurship
• Courses covering all aspects of new venture creation
• Full support to students up to pre-incubation level
• Over 2,000 students and about 50 new ventures

Professor, Shailesh J Mehta School of Management, IIT Bombay

• Courses in Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Technology Management

General Manager, ICICI Bank Ltd.

• Design and execution of Technology Development and Commercialization Programs
• Program for Advancement of Commercial Technology (PACT): Indo-US Joint R & D Program
• Sponsored Research and Development (SPREAD) Program: Supporting projects by SMEs for development of new products and processes in cooperation with technology institutes in India
• Technology Institutions (TI) Program: Encouraging national laboratories and academic institutes to undertake industry-oriented R & D activities

Memberships and Leadership Roles

• Member, Academic Council, Mumbai University
• Member, Board of Directors, Venture Centre: Leading Technology Incubator at Pune set up by CSIR
• Member, High-Powered Committee, New Millennium Indian Technology Leadership Initiative: Program for supporting break-through technologies launched by Dr. R. A. Mashelkar at CSIR
• Member, Board of Directors, IPCA Laboratories, Mumbai: Leading pharmaceutical company in India
• Chairman, MITCON Limited: Leading business and technology consultancy company in Maharashtra for SMEs