Shashank Shah
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Shashank Shah is from New Delhi, Delhi, India. Shashank is currently undefined at undefined. Shashank also works as undefined at undefined. Another title Shashank currently holds is undefined at undefined. In Shashank's previous role as a Director (CEO Office) at NITI Aayog, Shashank worked in New Delhi, Delhi, India until Mar 2023. Prior to joining NITI Aayog, Shashank was a Faculty Chair, Learning and Development Programmes at Larsen & Toubro and held the position of Faculty Chair, Learning and Development Programmes at Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. Prior to that, Shashank was a Corporate Strategy and Research Advisor at PRATIAN Technologies (India) Private Limited, based in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India from Jul 2020 to Jan 2022. Shashank started working as Strategic Advisory Board Member at LokiBots in San Francisco Bay Area in Jun 2020. From Mar 2020 to Jan 2022, Shashank was Board Research Chair and Strategic Advisory Board Member at IRM India Affiliate, based in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. Prior to that, Shashank was a Consulting Editor at Business India Group, based in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India from Jul 2017 to Jan 2022. Shashank started working as Editor-in-Chief, Postdoctoral Editors Association, Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States in Apr 2016.
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Shashank Shah's current jobs
- Provide technical and research-based inputs for formulation of long-term multi-sectoral vision, strategy and implementation roadmaps for the Central and State Governments - Viksit Bharat & Viksit Rajya (including Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Telangana, Maharashtra, among others) - Presented Viksit Bharat and Viksit Rajya Visions, Processes and Implementation Roadmaps to senior civil servants of Vietnam, Kenya, Ethiopia and Mauritius, and to senior officers of State and UT Governments.
Advise preparation and dissemination of evidence-based and content-driven print, digital and social media communications - internal and external. Additional Responsibilities: Member, NITI Library Committee
Key Responsibilities: - Designing and leading ongoing and new reform efforts of NITI Aayog in collaboration with Ministry of Education, State Governments, heads of Regulatory Bodies, researchers, academics, donors, and other working partners in Higher Education - Undertaking techno-economic appraisal for Draft Bills for the Parliament and Cabinet Notes, Expenditure Finance Committee (EFC) and Standing Finance Committee (SFC) Proposals, Project Investment Board (PIB) and Development Investment Board (DIB) Proposals, projects, schemes, MoUs, and programme proposals received from various Central Ministries and State Govts. in Higher Education - Providing high quality technical and strategic inputs to policy analysis in the Higher Education sector to key government and ecosystem stakeholders including infrastructure financing, education technology, internationalisation, holistic and multidisciplinary education, research and innovation in Institutes of National Importance - Handling NITI Aayog’s engagement with Ministry of Education, senior government officials, policy makers at the Central and State levels and external stakeholders including national/international development agencies - Representing NITI Aayog at various forums and meetings with Ministries, influencers and policy makers - Organising and managing consultations with key stakeholders around NITI Aayog’s specific reform initiatives - Leading Research Studies: i. Expanding Quality Higher Education through State Public Universities ii. Internationalisation of Higher Education in India iii. Financing Indian Higher Education iv. Education and Skilling for the Future v. Research, Innovation and Entrepreneurship in State Public Universities vi. National and International Incubator Ecosystems in Higher Education
I. Books published: 1. WIN-WIN CORPORATIONS: The Indian Way of Shaping Successful Strategies 2. THE TATA GROUP: From Torchbearers To Trailblazers (Both books have been Amazon bestsellers. 'The Tata Group' has been selected among the Most Memorable Books of 2018) II. Books featured/reviewed in Harvard Business School Working Knowledge, and leading Indian dailies (print and online) including The Economic Times, Times of India, Mint, Hindustan Times, The Indian Express, Financial Express, Free Press Journal, The Statesman, The Pioneer, The Tribune, Scroll, Business Standard, Navbharat Times, NDTV Profit, Rediff.com, International Business Times, Quartz India, Millennium Post; and leading business magazines such as Business India, Business World and Business Today. III. Interviewed on 'Beyond The Lines' - show features bestselling authors on Amazon Fire TV IV. Book signing at: - World Book Fair, New Delhi - Crossword Mumbai, Pune, Ahmedabad, Gurgaon, Hyderabad & Jaipur - Kitab Khana, Relay, Bargain Book Hunt, Title Waves, Mumbai - Higginbothams, Sapna, Gangarams & Blossoms, Bangalore - Bahrisons, Full Circle, Amrit, WH Smith, Om & Oxford, New Delhi & Gurugram - Higginbotham, Odyssey, Starmark, Chennai - Himalaya & Akshara Books, Hyderabad - English, Capital, The Browser, Chandigarh
2026 - QS India Summit - IIT Madras - TERI 2025 - Services Export Promotion Council - VIT University - Strategic Roundtable, DBT, UK - AIIMS Delhi - National Center for Good Governance - ET Now - Amity University - Shiva Nadar University - The PIE - Gyan Kumbh, Prayagraj 2024 - ISB Hyderabad - Economic Times - APAC News - NIEPA - US Embassy 2023 - CII, Kolkata - 1st Acumen Global Higher Education Summit - Mint India Public Policy Summit - 26th World Education Summit - BusinessWorld Education Summit - Jindal Global University - British Council Going Global Conference, Edinburgh 2022 - Adani University - 24th World Education Summit - Larsen & Toubro Group - Springer Nature - Institute of Technology & Management 2021 - Young Presidents' Organization (YPO), Nepal - NTPC - ISB Hyderabad - National Housing Bank - TCS - Amdocs - Pratian Technologies - New Delhi Institute of Management (NDIM) 2020 - MDI Gurgaon - National HRD Network & NDIM - Tata Business Excellence Group - L&T Group - Rotary Club Pune - PeopleHum 2019 - Talks at Google India - TEDx, BITS, Pilani Campus - Chief Marketing Officers Meet, Tata Sons - Madras Management Association Annual Convention - TCS, Bangalore, Gandhinagar, Pune, Hyderabad, Chennai, Mumbai - National HRD Network Annual Conference - Tata Motors - SP Jain Institute - Tata@150 Valedictory Event, Tata Sons - Rajasthan IAS Association - India Business Lit Fest - Bennett University - City Book Leaders - CIO Klub - Kolkata Literature Festival, 2017; 2019 2018 - NASSCOM CSR Leadership Conference - Tata Trusts Health Meet - Tata Lit Fest - Doctoral Summer School, IIM Ahmedabad 2015-2017 - International Partnership Summit, CII & Govt. of Andhra Pradesh - International Speaker Series, Delhi Management Association - Trainers Forum, Mumbai - Traditional Art Entrepreneurship Summit - EDII, Gandhinagar - Reliance Foundation
SOULFUL CORPORATIONS: A Values-Based Perspective on Corporate Social Responsibility I. Book Reviewed by leading journals including: - Journal of Management, Spirituality & Religion, Taylor & Francis, UK - Society and Management Review, IIM Kozhikode - Prajnan Journal of Social & Management Science, NIBM Pune II. Invited as Knowledge Partner for Thought Leadership Study on Corporate Social Responsibility, Sustainability and Social Accountability, EY India
Shashank Shah's past jobs
Providing research-based, technical, and strategic insights for multidisciplinary programmes, projects, and publications.
Design and deliver Learning and Development Programmes for 10+ businesses/verticals of Larsen & Toubro Group: i. Competency Development Programme for Senior Management (25+ years of experience) on ‘Organisational Stewardship and ESG’: Focus on themes including Stakeholder Capitalism, Customer Centricity, ESG, CSR, Sustainable Supply Chains, Talent Management, Building Purpose-Driven Corporations, and Multi-Stakeholder Value Creation ii. Leadership Development Programme for Middle Management (15+ years of experience) on ‘Multi-Stakeholder Value Creation’: Focus on themes including Creating Circular Economy, Employee Centricity, Multi-Stakeholder Value Creation, and Stakeholder Capitalism
Advise CEO and leadership team for development of research, entrepreneurship, and innovation ecosystems in India and Malaysia.
Advise the founders on GTM and growth strategy, customer value creation, organisational development, and global positioning. LokiBots cloud native, intelligent automation platform empowers business users to automate computer tasks with zero coding. This Silicon Valley, California based startup has extended teams in India, Prague, Singapore, and Thailand. LokiBots was selected among the Top 100 emerging startups at the TiE Global Summit Hyderabad 2022.
Key Focus Areas: - Lead research projects with leading institutions on ERM education and skill gap analysis - Co-author articles on themes connected with ERM and multi-stakeholder value creation - Participate as an expert panelist for various events conducted by IRM India in collaboration with trade bodies - Attend high-level meetings as representative of the Advisory Board to support the objectives of the institution - Speak as part of the Leadership Talk Series for the IRM India Team - Support corporate and academic partnerships - Advise the CEO and leadership team on purpose, strategy, and processes
- Set the strategic short-term and medium-term direction for Business India's (the country's oldest and leading business magazine) foray into studying and publishing corporate initiatives at the cusp of corporate strategy and sustainability. - Curate and analyse data and best practices, strategies and innovative initiatives in leading Indian companies in the public, private, government and non-profit sectors including Fortune 500 firms with respect to issues identified in the United Nation 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Indian Companies Act 2013. - Study gaps in policies and projects of the Central and State Governments of India in diverse areas including ecology and environment protection, health, sanitation, education, skill development, women empowerment, social inclusion, rural development, and slum development; and make recommendations. - Curate inclusive business strategies and models - products, services and processes implemented by leading Indian corporations. - Work with a cross-functional team to deliver output for the print and online platforms. - Delivered 3 highly acclaimed special issues: 1. 'The Art of Giving: Innovative and Impactful Initiatives' - a 300-page special on CSR in India across 100 companies, along with insights from 50+ experts (March 2018). 2. 'CSR and More' - a 200-page special on CSR, Inclusive Business Strategies and Social Entrepreneurship across 75+ companies, and ideas from 30+ thought leaders (August 2019). 3. India Inc.: Achieving Sustainable Development Goals (in collaboration with United Nations Global Compact India and Sattva Consulting) - A 300-page special issue featuring the ideas, initiatives and impact of 75+ corporations and institutions, and 50+ global thought leaders and subject experts on the role of India Inc. and the Indian Economy in achieving the 17 United Nations SDGs. (April 2022)
- Led the first core leadership team of the PEA at Harvard University. - Built a team of postdoctoral fellows from the Harvard University ecosystem. - Established processes for providing editing and quality improvement services in a timely manner. - Implemented a system and worked towards popularizing the services of the association. The Postdoctoral Editors Association aims at assisting postdoctoral scholars at Harvard University to improve the quality of manuscripts for publication.
- Led a $500,000 project on ‘Livelihood Creation in India’ in collaboration with Tata Trusts and under the expert guidance of Prof. Tarun Khanna, Faculty Director, with dual responsibilities of formulating strategic objectives and implementation. - Built partnerships with diverse stakeholders from academia, private sector, government institutions, social enterprises and non-profits. - Project responsibilities involved project planning, financial management, and project supervision via defined KRAs & KPIs. - Led periodic updates and reporting for steering committee and coordinated cross-functional leadership across geographies. - Led the project team and partnered with eminent subject experts from Harvard, Cornell, IIT Delhi, WIEGO, HomeNet South Asia, Dasra and others. - Designed tools and conducted socio-economic development diagnostics spanning 100 non-profits, and social enterprises across 15 states of India. Worked with peers in application of tools and data analyses across project tracks. - Facilitated 4 workshops with 50+ experts for enhancing firm strategic capabilities in 125 enterprises. - Mentored social enterprises to operationalize innovative approaches in areas of handicrafts and women’s empowerment; and contributed to upskilling of over 180,000 rural artisans across 12 states. - Led two summit events for showcasing best-in-class and innovative practices in niche social enterprises with over 20 subject experts and 500 participants across India. - Delivered 6 publications with policy recommendations in the areas of social and entrepreneurial ecosystems, livelihood creation, health, education and women's empowerment. - Designed knowledge sharing initiatives and implemented an integrated media strategy using webinars, blogs, audio-visuals, social, print and television media; attracted maximum traffic on the project portal of the Harvard website. - Interviewed on ‘State of the Economy’ (Rajya Sabha TV) on ‘Corporate Responsibility & Livelihood Creation’.