ARUNESH SHRIVASTAVA
STRATEGY | TECHNOLOGY | SUSTAINABILITY
Arunesh is a seasoned mid-career professional with a unique mix of capabilities and experience. A generalist with a penchant for straddling seamlessly across disciplines and sectors to deliver value and create impact, he brings an entrepreneurial mindset to every endeavor with a balance of empathy, ingenuity and natural leadership to drive a holistic approach while thriving on diversity of thought.
EXPERIENCE
JAN.2020-PRESENT
HYDERABAD,INDIA
INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT
A challenging and fulfilling period wherein assignments were executed across various sectors and types of businesses involving strategic, technological, financial, operational and sustainability aspects to bring solutions to clients and contribute to their growth.15 assignments delivered across private,public and non-profit organizations.
NOV.2017-DEC.2019
FOUNDER & CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
QUE RIDES, HYDERBAD, INDIA
An entrepreneurial mobility venture built with a core understanding of commuters' pain points, utilizing a blend of traditional and new-age models with affordability,availability and safety being the driving factors in connecting to large public transit systems.
JUL.2017-OCT.2017
HCL INFOSYSTEMS LTD.,BENGALURU,INDIA
TECHNICAL PRE-SALES EXECUTIVE
A brief and insightful stint at one of India's leading IT/ITeS companies where a brief understanding was gained into large tech-enablement projects for clients.
EDUCATION
JUNE 2024
POST-GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW
BENGALURU,INDIA
NATIONAL LAW SCHOOL OF INDIA UNIVERSITY(NLSIU)
Grade: A+, CGPA: 6/7 (85.71%)
Top 5 in a diverse cohort of 180 program participants
MARCH 2023
INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT,SHILLONG(IIM-S)
MASTER'S DEGREE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
CGPA: 3.52/4.33 (87.83%)
Top 5 in a cohort of 48 program participants
General Management with a focus on Strategy,Marketing,Innovation and Sustainability
Core Member, Student Affairs Committee & Class Representative-
Elected unanimously for both positions; Initiated & built leadership talk series with industry CXOs; led 5-member team.
Created digital outreach plan and managed all academic requirements as an interface between students and administration.
Organized 5 workshops for upskilling & career orientation.
SHILLONG,INDIA
JANUARY 2017
BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN ENGINEERING(HONS.)
DUBAI,U.A.E.
BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE (BITS)
Awarded Scholarship at entry (35 out of 350 students)
CGPA: 5.34/10
4 internships:
1) MITTCO LLC-Telecom unit of Oman’s largest conglomerate Suhail Bahwan Group (Dubai, U.A.E.; 2016-17)
2) Euroflex Transmissions (energy equipment manufacturer & exporter) (Hyderabad, India; 2014)
3) Voicegate Technologies (Telecom services; Hyderabad, India; 2015)
4) Corpus Enterprises (Software services; Hyderabad, India; 2015)
Co-lead of Editorial Team for magazine published by Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership
Core member of organizing team-International Conference on Cloud Computing Technologies,Applications and Management
CLIENTS
SKILLS & LANGUAGES
MANAGEMENT & INNOVATION
Stakeholder Management, Business Development,
Solution Ideation & Development, Operations Management, Interdisciplinary Problem-Solving
ANALYTICS & COMMUNICATION
Power BI,Primary & Secondary Research,MS Office Suite,Legal Research & Analysis,Canva
NO-CODE & AI TOOLS
ChatGPT (including bot creation & DALL-E), Perplexity AI, Claude AI, Notion, Komo AI,
Napkin AI, Visily AI, Runway ML, Airtable etc.
DIGITAL & MARKETING
Website Design & Creation, Google Ads & Analytics,
Meta Ads & Analytics, HootSuite,MailChimp
Customer Journey Mapping, Design Thinking
SUSTAINABILITY
GHG Protocol Tools & Accounting, En-Roads, Probable Futures,Circular Economy Models,
SbTI Tools​
​
LANGUAGES
English(Fluent),
Hindi(Native),
Telugu(Intermediate)​
CERTIFICATIONS
MCKINSEY FORWARD PROGRAM
POTENTIALIFE IGNITE LEADERSHIP PROGRAM
GOOGLE DIGITAL MARKETING FUNDAMENTALS
BCG CLIMATE & SUSTAINABILITY VIRTUAL EXPERIENCE PROGRAM
WHARTON SCHOOL-MATERIALITY OF ESG FACTORS SPECIALIZATION
STRATEGY.CO GLOBAL GOLD CERTIFICATION
EY CLIMATE CHANGE & SUSTAINABILITY SERVICES VIRTUAL EXPERIENCE PROGRAM
TU DELFT-ELECTRIC CARS PROFESSIONAL CERTIFATE PROGRAM
CII CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL IN RESOURCE EFFICIENCY & ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
OLIVER WYMAN FINANCIAL SERVICES VIRTUAL EXPERIENCE PROGRAM
CLIMATE INTERACTIVE EN-ROADS SIMULATION PROGRAM
GYC-OXFORD NET ZERO TRAINING PROGRAM
15+ OTHER PROGRAMS ACROSS VARIOUS TOPICS
INTERESTS
COOKING & MIXOLOGY
Practicing creativity through fusion of flavors and a culinary path to spreading joy
GARDENING
Staying connected with nature and daily reminders of timeless wisdom
NUMISMATICS
A way to understand history,to inform the present and make the future better
POOL
An engagement of regular physics while practicing focus for implementation
DIY PROJECTS
Endeavors that include a primary perspective of circularity
EXPLORATION
In myriad forms: from reading and travel, frameworks, tools and technologies to a new language and a vibrant conversation