Dr. Jhon Paul , Founder & CEO, Anisotropic
Effective leaders foster collaboration, resilience, and growth within their teams, leaving a lasting impact on individuals, organizations, and society. Dr. Jhon Paul, a seasoned innovator in aerospace, boasts nearly two decades of experience and a fervent dedication to shaping a comprehensive national space and defense ecosystem while also advocating for social reform. His expertise extends to the realm of strategic high-temperature composite materials, capable of withstanding temperatures up to 2000 degrees C. Dr. Paul has been instrumental in inventing various critical technologies in composite products for space applications, spearheading efforts toward commercializing space transportation systems through groundbreaking innovations.
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Top 10 IIT Kharagpur Alumni Leaders - 2024
Engineers to Entrepreneurs: How IITs are Contributing to the Growing Indian Economy
Today driven by the strong software and IT services sector, India has become one of the largest service exporters in the world. IT services plays a major role in contributing to the GDP of Indian economy. The Indian IT/ ITeS industry has a leading position globally and has been progressively contributing to the growth of exports and creation of employment opportunities. In the FY21-22, and FY22-23, telecommunications, computer and information services were the country’s largest export goods. They accounted for 70 percent of total service exports and 30 percent of total exports that year. This increased to 40 percent of total service exports during the FY22-23.
" Success is not final; failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts - Winston Churchill "
The abundance of low-cost knowledge-based services in India is the reason that the demand for these services has not fallen down even amid the global economic slowdown. This is the major factor in making India the fastest growing economy. Thanks to the thousands of engineering colleges in India, from where passes out lakhs of engineers which soon becomes a part of this service industry. This is where we will understand the importance and contribution of IITs to the country.
While most of the engineering college alumni contribute by working in IT service sector, IIT alumni have great entrepreneur spirit and had laid foundation to numerous tech-based companies there by contributing to the economy in a large margin. Infosys, Flipkart, Snapdeal, Zomato, Pinstorm, Quikr are a very few of the long list of successful entrepreneur ideas originated from IIT heads. Groww, Turtlemint and Delhivery are another few list of startups from IIT Alumni. IITans are creators of opportunities. They are fuelling startup culture in India, thus creating Indian technologies and providing jobs to lakhs.
CEO Insights in this issue presents a list of ‘Top 10 IIT Kharagpur Alumni Leaders - 2024' who have proved themselves as great contributors to country’s economy by utilising their extensive industry expertise and experience. The following list has been prepared after being closely scrutinized by a distinguished panel of judges including CXOs, analysts and our editorial board.
Company Logo | Company Management | Company Name | Company Description |
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Arpit Gupta, Director | Simplia | He is responsible for promoting business growth, building a core team, and overseeing fundraising efforts with expertise lies in business analysis, business development, public speaking and other skills | |
Dr. Jhon Paul, Founder & CEO | Anisotropic | A former ISRO scientist, now an entrepreneur in aerospace technology, he combines technical expertise with a passion for social reform, advocating for equality and innovation in the industry & society | |
Pranjal Goswami, Co-Founder & COO | Superset | Having extensive experience in the information technology sector, also specializes in web development, software development, data mining, database management and other skills | |
Prashant Jangid, Co-Founder & CTO | Heltar | He possesses his expertise in the informational technology domain, also proficient in communication, problem solving, web development, teamwork and programing language | |
Rakesh Andey, Chief Product Officer | Ace Online | With a wealth of experience in the digital transformation, also excels in online marketing, corporate relation, business development, event management, entrepreneurship and so on | |
Rishabh Kumar, Co-Founder | Maino | With a strong background in product management and digital marketing, with expertise encompassing customer service, product analytics, team management and so on | |
Sajeev Kale, Managing Director | Zchem Specialities | An experienced entrepreneur has held various positions within multinational companies, specializing in strategic management, international business, and supply chain operations | |
Shail Daswani, Co-Founder | Flent | By leveraging his extensive experience in the real estate and software development, also expertise lies in event planning, marketing, organisational development and leadership | |
Skillenza, Co-Founder & CEO | Skillenza | He is highly dedicated to fostering talent and establishing avenues for innovation and growth and his expertise lies in new business development, customer relationship management, and consulting | |
Sudipta Biswas, Co-Founder | Floworks | He is a technology leader driven to accel erate the entre-preneurial landscape and augment business growth tapping onto the prolific industry needs |
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