Education
Stanford University Graduate School of Business
Stanford Executive Program, Business 2007-01-01 - 2007-01-01Duke University
MS, Computer Science 1994-08-01 - 1996-06-01Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani
MSc(Hons), Mathematics 1989-08-01 - 1994-06-01Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani
BS, Computer Science 1989-08-01 - 1994-06-01Duke University
Master's degree, Computer Science -Work Experience
Caltech Entrepreneurs Forum
Current
Caltech Entrepreneurs Forum
Stripe
Current
Stripe
AnokiTV
Current
AnokiTV
International Media Acquisition Corp
Current
International Media Acquisition Corp
Mango Mass Media Pvt Ltd
Current
Mango Mass Media Pvt Ltd
Netflix
2018-08-01 - 2020-09-01
Netflix
Laughing Elephant Pte Ltd.
2017-03-01 - 2018-08-01
Laughing Elephant Pte Ltd.
HOOQ (JV between Warner Bros, Sony Pictures and Singtel)
2015-01-01 - 2017-03-01
HOOQ (JV between Warner Bros, Sony Pictures and Singtel)
Singtel
2011-10-01 - 2015-01-01
Singtel
Motion Picture Association
2005-07-01 - 2011-09-01
Motion Picture Association
Skills
Summary
Prior Roles: Founder, Angel Investor, Chief Commercial Officer, CTO, and other leadership roles in partnerships, product, and content at Netflix, HOOQ, Singtel, and MPAA in North America and APAC (JAPAC+ANZ) Key Accomplishments: - Recognized as one of SE Asia's top 30 tech startup founders by Tech In Asia for HOOQ (with an initial raise of USD 96m). [https://www.techinasia.com/southeast-asias-top-30-tech-startup-founders] - First in world to negotiate download rights for SVOD from Hollywood - First in world to negotiate "sachet" rights for SVOD, etc. Strengths: Innovative partnerships, product innovation, market expansions, entrepreneurship Domains: Fintech, Technology, and Media in D2C and B2B2C businesses Investor/Advisor/Board: Media, Digital Start-ups Strong "Fit" Company Profiles: Entrepreneurial, Tech-forward, High Growth, Scale up/international-expansion-mode companies with Series C+ funding Keywords: Fintech, Market Expansions, MD, CXO, Partnerships, Product innovation, Content Acquisition, Content Programming, Original Productions, Payments, Corporate Development, Investments, Entrepreneurship, Direct-to-consumer (D2C), SVOD