Candidate:

Mr. Chasing Dreams

About Me:

I am a strategy manager for an Indonesian AgriTech start-up. Before, I worked as an impact consultant with a Gates Foundation portfolio company. I led S&O projects in Kenya, Mozambique, Papua Guinea, Tonga, Fiji, and Bangladesh in financial inclusion and agriculture (worked with Ministry of Agri, India). Started my career with Mastercard S’pore.

Schools:

Target School: INSEAD

Considering: London Business School

See More Profiles For: INSEAD

Application Status: Open

Details:

Undergrad School: University of Delhi

Undergrad Major: Economics

GPA: 3

GMAT: 715 (FE GMAT)

Age: 36, Ethnicity: Asian or Indian

Extracurriculars: Active volunteer with the Art of Living Foundation

Work History:

Title: Manager

Industry: Agriculture

Company: Start-Up

Length of Employment: 2 yrs, 8 mos

Title: Senior Manager

Industry: Consulting

Company: Boutique Firm

Length of Employment: 6 yrs, 2 mos

Big Life Wins:

– Setting up an ESG vertical in an Agritech start-up; developing a parametric agri insurance for more than 1 million small farmers in Indonesia.
– Set up and scaled a Practice Group in a boutique impact consulting firm with Gates Foundations as a key client.

Post MBA Goal:

– Work with agri conglomerates (Bayer, Syngenta) as part of their Digital/Strategy team in the short term at their headquarters; leverage this experience to set up an agri-venture in Asia.