BA (Hons) in Economics, St. Stephen’s College, University of Delhi, India; Master’s in Management, Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, India; MBA (Distinction), University of Michigan, USA. Previously: 1981-1984, Tata Exports, India. Marketing Manager. 1987-2007, Kraft Foods Global, Inc. (now Mondelez International, Inc.). Senior Vice-President and General Manager of a $1.6 billion business unit and various senior roles in business and marketing, innovation and new product development. Since 2007, with World Economic Forum: 2007-2011, Head of Consumer Industry overseeing global partnerships with companies; 2012-2016, Managing Director, World Economic Forum, USA; since 2017, Chief Operating Officer, World Economic Forum, LLC. Deputy Head of Industries. Oversee relationships in Consumer, Financial Institutions, Information and Communication Technologies, Media and Entertainment, and Mobility industries. Steer the Forum’s System Initiatives on Future of Consumption and Future of Food Security and Agriculture. Previously: Member of the Board, ASCENT, a national non-profit organization for professional development and career advancement of multicultural women; Member of the Board, Forte Foundation, a consortium of top business schools and leading companies working to increase women business leaders. Member of the Board of Advisors, Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University.
Following the global upheaval of COVID-19, the continuing far-reaching effects of the war in Ukraine, and mounting climate-change related problems, the coming 12 months will be marked by ...
There are, allegedly, $2.7 trillion in assets now managed in more than 2,900 ESG funds. No wonder the FT’s Gillian Tett describes auditors and accountants as suddenly “wildly trendy”.
The past 18 months have transformed society – and sped up the digital transformation of our world.
The continued gender gap in leadership roles around the world is well-known and striking. Women make up half the world’s workforce and the majority of college graduates, yet they hold onl...
Demographic, economic, and technological trends are making the world increasingly “flat” with respect to consumption. By supporting this shift, government and private-sector leaders can h...
1960年代後半のグリーン革命以降、インドはより良いテクノロジーと農業手法を取り入れながら食料自給の実現に向けて大きな飛躍を遂げてきました。しかしながら、インド農家は依然として、適正価格やマーケット情報・知識の欠如や農産物の市場流通性の低さ、非効率的なサプライチェーンなど、まだまだ大きな課題に直面しています。こうした喫緊の課題解決に対応するため、インドのナレンドラ・モディ...
Since its green revolution of the late 1960s, India has made great strides towards achieving food self-sufficiency by leveraging better technologies and agricultural methods. However, Ind...
So far, economies and businesses have benefited from cheaper and better imports and improvements in efficiencies in production. And growth has come from selling at a greater scale and has...
Richard Wafula, a farmer in Western Kenya, struggled to make a profit from his farm due to poor-quality seeds, pests, and lack of adequate storage. A partnership called Grow Africa helped...
