Rahul Mirchandani

Biography

 Dr Rahul Mirchandani is the Executive Director of Aries Agro Limited, an Indian Multinational company in the business of manufacturing of micronutrients and specialty nutritional products for plants and animals. He has 12 years of rich and varied experience in areas that include marketing, sales promotion, public relations, marketing finance, strategy and corporate communications. He holds a Doctorate in Management Studies from NMIMS University, Mumbai and his research focused on developing a demand forecasting framework for industries where the past is not representative of the future or where past data is unavailable or inaccurate. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and holds a Masters Degree in Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Canberra, Australia. A National Merit Scholar, Rahul has been a visiting faculty for Rural Marketing, Market ing Finance, Consumer Behaviour, Integrated Marketing Communication, Agribusiness Management, Entrepreneurship Management and Marketing Research at the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, the University of Bombay and at the NMIMS University, Mumbai. He was a lecturer in Marketing and Organizational Behaviour at the University of Canberra, Australia and has delivered sessions on Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the Oxford University, UK and has lectured at over 50 B-Schools in India. Rahul is a Past National Chairman of Young Indians, which is an integral part of the Confederation of Indian Industry. He has held several key positions within Yi and was the architect of Yi‟s Farmers Net program. He has served on the CII Agriculture, Innovation Council, International Policy and India@75 National Councils. He has been the National Chair for the Yi‟s Next Practices and chaired Yi‟s International Relations and Partnerships, playing a key role in connecting Yi with 28 Youth organisations globally. He was the President of the Indian Delegation at the G20 Young Entrepreneur Summit in France and the Chair of the G20 YEA Governance Committee. He is the Founding Chair of the Commonwealth-Asia Alliance of Young Entrepreneurs (CAAYE), has represented the Commonwealth at the International Labour Organisation and is the Chairman of the 1st CAAYE Young Entrepreneur Summit 2012. Recognized as one of the world‟s foremost achievers in his field, Rahul is listed in the Who‟s Who in the World 2013. He is also the recipient of the Bharat Ratna Rajiv Gandhi Yuva Shakti Award 2010 in recognition of outstanding achievements towards Youth Empowerment and Inclusive Growth.

Research Interest

 marketing, sales promotion, public relations, marketing finance, strategy and corporate communications.