We partner with leading businesses, foundations and government agencies to design and launch responsible innovations.
Our Offerings
We focus on three strategic questions
What should you do?
Define where to play and how to win. Identify internal initiatives and architect new business models.
How should you do it?
Creative experimentation and prototyping to accelerate the journey.
How do you organize to do it repeatedly?
Design Organization Structure. Define Processes. Build, Buy, or Partner for Capabilities.
Our Beliefs
EVERY COMPANY
HAS AN
ENTREPRENEURIAL DNA
Every company was founded by an entrepreneur. That spirit got diluted along the way. We just help you rediscover it.
WINNING JUDGEMENT COMES FROM
EXPERIENCES
We believe that judgement can be developed only through experiences.
INNOVATION NEEDS TO BE SCALED TO BE RELEVANT
The scale of large organizations, if properly harnessed, can drive massive impact for both industry as well as society.
DIVERSITY, IN ALL FACETS, LIES AT THE CRUX OF INNOVATION
EMBRACE A
BEGINNER'S MIND
True innovation comes from embracing diversity in all its many forms - of thought, culture, background, gender & orientation.
Innovation requires an open mind - with no preconceived bias combined with a willingness to experiment and learn.
SUSTAINABILITY IS NO LONGER OPTIONAL
Leaders need to prioritize responsible growth focusing on society, environment, and governance while pursuing profits.
Meet The Leadership Team
We are entrepreneurs, executives and experts. We have deep expertise in Net Zero and sustainability transitions, innovation strategy & venture building in established and emerging markets.
Anis
Managing Director - Asia
Distinguished Harvard Alumnus. Serial Entrepreneur. Public Policy Innovator. Co-founder of Ed Tech Startup GoodEd Technologies, Former CEO of Gender Alliance, with work featured in Melinda Gates' "The Moment of Lift". Author of four books on startups and innovation. Harvard Mason Fellow, MBA from Asian Institute of Management . Global Shaper of the World Economic Forum and FIDE Chess Master.
chatGPT
Support Services Lead
Founded by Open AI, chatGPT is one of the most advanced artificial intelligence language models in the world. At Propel, chatGPT offers several support services - proof reading and editing our content, writing emails, translating content in different languages, secondary research and ideation support.
Jami
Head of Partnerships
Connecting people and ideas for positive impact. Passionate about using new technologies to improve and extend lives, across biotech, consumer healthtech, edtech and more. Lateral thinker. Fellow at Yale. Lecturer at MIT Sloan and elsewhere. Kellogg MBA.
Loretta
Senior Advisor
Passion for designing and bringing to life new business models through M&A, partnerships, and disruptive transformations. Leveraging a human-, technology- and data-centered lens, Loretta led several market-shaking industry shifts that fundamentally changed the way organizations create and capture value. Former Partner at EY and ZS with over 25 years of strategy consulting and business model innovation leadership. University of Chicago Booth School of Business MBA.
Ragnvald
Senior Advisor
Ragnvald Naero has held leading Scandinavian management positions in media, PR, aviation and energy companies as well as board roles in the oil and gas sector and environmental research. He has been Director Business Development and EVP for Statkraft, the largest renewable energy company in Europe. He holds an Executive MBA from IMD in Switzerland.
Vijay
Co Founder
Vijay loves creating things and has been part of several 'first of its kind' global initiatives. Edison award winning business model innovation to enable low income patients access expensive therapies. Led India's first computer animation series that won a Daytime Emmy nomination. Founding team of Global Shapers Community for WEF launching it in 450 cities. A social venture to enable teen mothers access the world of work in Mexico. Author of a book. Speaker at WEF, Cannes Lions, TEDx. WEF Global Leadership Fellow. Mechanical Engineering with a Ship for World Youth Fellowship from Govt of Japan.. MBA from Japan with a Monbukagakhusho scholarship from MEXT, Japan. Masters in Global Leadership jointly offered by INSEAD, LBS, Wharton, Clumbia and CEIBS.
Arvind
Vice President,
Design & Innovation
Believes that design thinking can drive innovation and impact globally. Former Creative Director at Ogilvy. Co-Founder of HP-Shristi Design Lab in India. Founder of Architecture of Happiness. Frequent speaker on various boards of design and innovation.
Christoph
Senior Advisor
Dr. Wolff is a Global Executive, Ecosystem Innovator, & Board Advisor; WEF Senior Executive who launched The Circular Cars initiative at Davos 2020 with 100 companies; MD, European Climate Foundation; CEO, ABB/ Novatec and Solar Millennium; Senior Partner, McKinsey & Co; Ph.D. Aachen.
Janice
Venture Director
25+ years in strategy consulting and executive leadership roles at Best Buy and Accenture. Head of JV Integration for Walgreens Boots Alliance in China. Former director at Accenture China. CEIBS MBA and Masters in Quantitative Economics from Shanghai University
Maninder
Head of Digital & Technology
Maninder is a tech entrepreneur who founded Espranza Innovations with presence in India and Australia. He is a WEF Global Shaper who was part of the Davos 50. He has worked with various state governments in India to drive digital transformation impacting millions of students. He has a Bachelors in Software Engg from Monash University, Australia.
Rajit
Senior Advisor
During his stellar 2-decade career, Rajit has held various senior executive roles in the Medtech industry. He is currently the VP & GM, Surgical Robotics at Medtronic. Prior to Medtornic, he was the WW President for J&J's Sports Medicine and Shoulder Reconstruction business, and a consultant at Innosight and BCG. Rajit holds B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Aryata
Venture Director
A serial entrepreneur who founded multiple across multiple industries. Featured by Forbes as a COVID innovator. WEF Global Shaper who led Shaping Davos programming on mainstreaming sustainability. Thought leader on the circular economy. Coca-Cola global grant winner for a 3D printed arm. Wharton MBA.
Dheeraj
Founder & CEO
Passionate about building a better world through innovation and entrepreneurship. Founder Arogya Finance, a healthcare-focused fintech venture. Global Innovation Advisor at J&J. Former Partner at EY, Head of Business Design at IDEO, Venture Director at Innosight Ventures, and EIR at SAP. Wharton MBA.
Ken
Senior Advisor
Inspirational and strategic leader with expertise in developing and implementing organic growth strategies and programs that deliver tangible volume, revenue, and profit contribution. Has held leadership positions at EY, Accenture, Genpact, and Blue Ridge Partners. BA, University of Michigan. MBA, University of Chicago Booth School of Business.
Ong
Design Strategist
Entrepreneur. Design thinker. Passionate about building global and local communities. Global Shaper of the World Economic Forum. Member of the team that designed the EV infrastructure in Bangkok. Community builder. Masters in Design from Thammasat University.
Ruchi
Lead - Customer Success
Ruchi leads our internal and external customer success efforts as well as several strategic initiatives including our 'Meet the Innovator' series and our Linkedin community. Ruchi achieved 10x results over the last one year in our community building efforts. Ruchi was previously an HR executive at Procter & Gamble. She holds an MBA from Sikkim Manipal University.