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Rich Horgan is the Founder and President of Cure Rare Disease. Rich is also a Blavatnik Fellow at Harvard Business School with a deep passion for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) and other rare diseases. With a younger brother impacted by the disease, Rich has a strong interest in accelerating promising treatments for the disease. He formed a collaboration with world-class researchers and clinici...

Arjun Vaidya is the CEO at Dr. Vaidya's: New Age Ayurveda. Prior to his entrepreneurial stint, Arjun graduated from Brown University, USA with a BA in International Relations and Economics. He then worked in private equity at a consumer sector focused fund, L Capital Asia (the private equity arm of the Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy Group). In October 2016, Arjun quit his job to take on his 150-year-...

This episode is brought to you by World Economic Forum's Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution which is a hub for global, multistakeholder cooperation to develop policy frameworks and advance collaborations that accelerate the benefits of science and technology. Aaina Agarwal is an AI specialist at the World Economic Forum and Amanda Russo is the Public Engagement Lead, World Economic Forum...

Sanjay Kumar currently serves as the India Country Director of The Lakshmi Mittal and Family South Asia Institute, Harvard University. It is an entity dedicated to connecting the University with all the countries of South Asia, prompting two-way intellectual exchange and knowledge creation. Prior to this, he was involved at leadership positions with SEWA Movement for about two decades that organiz...

Being a knowledge-driven generalist with a passion for cultural exchange, Jakob is currently Trade and Invest Advisor at Business Sweden c/o Embassy of Sweden in New Delhi. In his professional capacity, Jakob is driving market-oriented R&D-projects together with leading Swedish Industry and institutional Indian partners. Holding a double degree in engineering and international business, Jakob is w...

R Ramanan is the Mission Director of the Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) - a flagship national Innovation initiative of the Prime Minister and the Government of India of India under the NITI Aayog (National Institution for Transforming India). AIM’s goals are to establish and promote a vibrant culture of innovation and entrepreneurship nationwide. He was previously Managing Director & CEO of CMC Ltd...

Vineet is the founder and Managing Director of AVMS and has over 17 years of experience in early stage investing, small business incubation, and microfinance. Vineet has led the setting up of Aavishkaar I and II and Aavishkaar Goodwell I & II funds. He provides overall leadership to the fund team with key focus on fund raising and post investment mentoring and exits. Vineet is also the Co-founder...

Rwitwika is the CEO of Swaniti Initiative, a social enterprise that delivers public services to the base of the pyramid. As CEO her role focuses on developing long-term growth strategies and formulating key partnerships with central and state government bodies. Prior to Swaniti, Bhattacharya was working at the World Bank as an Associate on on Labor Market Issues. Her work experience includes worki...

Samar is an MBA candidate at Harvard Business School. His professional experience spans banking, film making and entrepreneurship. He produced Nanak Shah Fakir (NSF), a first-of-its-kind film on the life and teachings of Guru Nanak, the founder of the Sikh faith. NSF was awarded three National awards including the Best Feature Film on National Integration by the Hon’ble President of India. Samar h...

Aayush cracked 750 in his 4th GMAT attempt and made it to Columbia Business School. His journey to business school is one of grit and resilience coupled with clarity of thought. Hear from Aayush in his own words. ""I was born in Madhya Pradesh and grew up in a middle class home in Gurgaon. I went for high school to DPS Vasant Kunj (New Delhi) where my aptitude for Science and Mathematics led me to...

Abhilasha is currently the VP of Strategy and Operations at Elucidata, a Delhi & Cambridge based startup, building an AI-enabled platform for the biopharma industry to enhance drug development. Prior to this, she worked at a strategy & innovation consulting firm, Innosight, advising Fortunate 100 clients in the healthcare sector. Earlier in her career, she was part of the founding team of Avanti L...

This is the recording of the MBA panel with alums from Harvard Business School, Chicago Booth, INSEAD, LBS and Wharton. It covers the following: 1. What is an MBA and who is it for? 2. What is the right time to apply? 3. GMAT preparation strategy 4. Essay writing strategy 5. Cracking the interview 6. Thinking about life post MBA

Manu S Pillai is the author of the critically acclaimed The Ivory Throne: Chronicles of the House of Travancore (2015) and Rebel Sultans: The Deccan from Khilji to Shivaji (2018). Formerly chief of staff to Shashi Tharoor MP, he is also a winner of the Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar (2017). His other essays and writings have appeared in Mint Lounge, The Hindu, Hindustan Times, Open Magazine, The Ne...

In this podcast, two Columbia Business School alumni - Prateek and Neha, share their application strategy and demystify the MBA experience.

Mishaal is a lawyer by profession and an entrepreneur by nature. He is the Co-Founder and CEO of Plane Crazy, a full-service creative consulting agency, and the CEO and Founder of 405 Analytics that harnesses the full potential of data and uses analytics to boost revenues by providing valuable insights into markets and consumers. He is extremely interested in technology and currently leads the tec...