Dipl.-Ing. Sarit Guha Thakurta

Waking Morpheus, a Management Consulting startup, helps CXOs and business leaders in their transformation journey through a metrics-led approach based on research and insights on what drives ‘value’. We help our clients leverage their existing strategic competencies and capabilities as foundation to build the future roadmap in this ever-changing Digital world.

Strategy and Leadership role at India’s pioneer and leading psychology counseling and EAP (Employee Assistance Program) provider driving new business models, sales & marketing strategy, new market offerings, initiatives to re-imagine processes, and leverage digital & new age technologies to make it future-ready organization. Key positions held: •Head of Products, Technology, and Marketing •Business Unit Head for Educational Institutions’ Business •Business Unit Head for Shiftwork Lifestyle Management

Mentored founders to transition organization from founder-driven to corporate-led structure As COO defined processes, mentored the team on corporate best practices, professional ethics, and service accountability; led operations, client relationships, and business growth •Digitalization of existing operations to improve efficiency – achieved 10% bottom-line growth without increasing cost •Improved revenue (by 12%) and profitability (18%) by focusing on high-value, high-margin business opportunities

Responsible for strategic MIS offerings in collaboration with market facing units for various international clients of British Telecom in logistics, banking, and FMCG sectors •Vendor management, including contractual aspects •Increased efficiency by developing productivity improvement tools; exceeded cost reduction target •Collaborated with various component development teams to ensure adherence to quality standards •Led a geographically dispersed and diverse 20-member multi-vendor team

Entrepreneurial initiative in renewable energy sector focused on social transformation to solve developing countries’ energy crisis Raised seed capital of USD 130K over 6 months in 2 tranches Created micro-entrepreneurship opportunities in the rural and semi-urban areas Business and Project planning for setting up a 10MW solar power plant Advised CEO of one of the largest international FMCG beverages major on Clean energy roadmap Spearheaded projects across 3 states of India under world’s largest CDM PoA

Business strategy and business planning role reporting to the CMO for Sikkim Manipal University – Distance Education (SMU-DE) business unit. Defined strategy and medium/long-term roadmap for SMU-DE, the largest private distance education provider in India with an active student base of 200,000+ students and 600+ learning centers (LCs) Strategic planning for launch of courses through digital delivery methods including strategic partnerships

Developed an actionable market entry strategy for new mobile operator entering Indian market with a focus on value-added services (VAS)

Design and verification of analog integrated circuits Achieved 50% reduction in simulation runtime through self-developed verification methods allowing faster turnaround

Developed flip-chip assembly technique for high frequency CMOS circuits operating at 30 & 60 GHz under the guidance of Dr. Peter Nuechter, Head R&D-RF

Designed switchyards for clients as part of the PTMV-C (Power Technology Medium Voltage – Customer) group

Designed a low-cost micro-controller based electronic power meter with ‘Internet 0’ capability under guidance of Prof. Neil Gerschenfeld, Head of Center for Bits and Atoms (erstwhile part of Media Laboratory), MIT

Mentored and trained 100+ NTSE scholars (each year only 750 students across India are selected for this scholarship through a 3-step evaluation process). Most of these students are now successful leaders in global organizations and some having become unicorn entrepreneurs.