Our speakers

Rachit Mathur, Co - Founder & CEO, FindYahan

Rachit loves Internet and has been an Internet Entrepreneur for quite some time now. He did his schooling from Delhi Public School R.K Puram. A Graduate in International Business from York University, Canada, Rachit interest lies in Online Marketing and Brand Building. At FtindYahan, he is involved in all day to day operation of the business. An avid Horseback Rider, Rachit lives in Gurgaon and loves to travel. He can be contacted at rachit@findyahan.com.

Rachna Agarwal, CEO, Indus-League Clothing Limited

Rachna holds a Bsc (honours) degree in Economics, from St. Xavier’s, Calcutta and a Post Graduate diploma in Management from IIM-A. She has worked at two outstanding firms in her 18-year career – Madura Garments (1992-99) and Indus-League Clothing Ltd. In 1999, Rachna co-promoted the venture capital funded brand-marketing firm, Indus-League Clothing Ltd. (ILCL) along with 7 other colleagues. The Future Group, India’s largest Retail group, acquired Indus-League Clothing Ltd. in 2005 and Rachna took over as CEO of Indus-League Clothing Ltd in 2008.

Radhakrishnan Ramachandran, Founder & CEO, iStream.in

Radha is the Founder and CEO of iStream ( www.istream.com), an online video service.  He has close to 18 years of experience across print, TV and new media.  He turned entrepreneur in 2000, when he co-founded Indiasyndicate.com, a leading content management company in the digital space managing clients like MSN India. Prior to that, he was Chief of Bureau of CNBC.  Radha holds a Masters degree in Communication & Journalism from University of Kerala and an Engineering degree in IT from SJCE, Mysore.

Radhakrishnan Vijayakumar, CISO & Head - Network Management, Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Sector

R Vijay MTech EPGDM (IIM) is a Techno-process leader in the field of Networking & Security. A specialist in network & Security architecture,  he has experience in scientific, government and large private bodies both in India and abroad. He has many network & security certifications to his credit. He is a member of ISC2, ISACA and IEEE.

Radhika Binani, Chief Product Officer, Paisabazaar.com | @PaisaBazaar_in

Radhika Binani is the Chief Products officer at Paisabazaar.com.  She comes with a rich experience of over 13 years in the financial services and distribution space, having worked with organizations like Citibank and Unilever. Before taking up this role, Radhika was the Director of Digital Marketing for both Policybazaar.com and Paisabazaar.com. Prior to joining the company, she was Program manager at Michael and Susan Dell Foundation, her goal was to provide capital towards building strong organizations in the for-profit social space.  

Radhika is an engineering graduate from Anna University, Chennai and holds a Post Graduate Diploma from IIM Bangalore.

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Radhika Ghai Aggarwal, Co-founder & Chief Business Officer, ShopClues.com | @ShopClues

Radhika brings over 14 years of marketing experience in diverse industry segments like retail, ecommerce, fashion & lifestyle, advertising & public relations with best-of-breed global brands. As a Co-Founder of ShopClues and the driving force behind its go-to-market initiatives, she has carefully nurtured the brand to make it a household name in less than 4 years.

She is an accomplished speaker and a strong proponent of women entrepreneurship, having shared her thoughts on several fora including TiE and other industry events. Radhika is passionate about empowering women to assume leadership roles within her organization as well within ShopClues’ vibrant community of merchant partners. Before co-founding ShopClues in 2011, Radhika worked with Nordstrom at its corporate headquarters in strategy planning in Seattle and with Goldman Sachs in its Wealth Management group in New York and Menlo Park, USA. Radhika has an MBA from Washington University in St. Louis and a post-graduate degree in Advertising and Public Relations.

Radhika Gupta, MD & CEO, Edelweiss MF

LinkedIn Top Voices 2020: India & Top Voices 2020: Global (Finance & Economy) | ET 40UnderFourty India’s Hottest Business Leader-2020

A graduate from the Management and Technology Program at the University of Pennsylvania (USA); with joint degrees in Economics from the Wharton School & Computer Science Engineering from the Moore School, Radhika Gupta is MD & CEO of Edelweiss Asset Management Limited, one of India’s fastest growing mutual fund companies.  She has recently been elected as Vice Chairperson at AMFI.

Radhika started her career with McKinsey & Company, and then progressed to become a hedge fund manager with AQR Capital – one of the world’s largest hedge funds.   She then moved to India to start her own venture named – Forefront Capital Management, an alternative asset management firm, which was acquired by Edelweiss in 2014. An asset management professional with experience across asset classes and investor segments; she successfully led Edelweiss’s acquisition of JP Morgan’s Mutual Fund business and Ambit Capital’s AIF business in 2016.

A true global personality, having travelled across 4 continents, she is the founding President of the University of Pennsylvania Alumni Club, a member of the Global Leadership Council of the Management and Technology Program and a Board Member of the Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI). A keen micro-blogger on Twitter and an avid Bridge player, her unique life story narrated in the video,  ‘The Girl with a Broken Neck’, has garnered over 2 Lakh views.

Radhika Rajan, Executive Vice President, DSP Investments

Radhika is a results-oriented financial-market professional with over 20 years of profit-responsible experience, primarily in New York. Ms. Rajan has focused on India as an investment destination since 1999, when she became the New York based Executive Vice-President of Mphasis, an Indo-US IT services startup, which is now a leading IT services company. 

Prior to joining DSP, she advised TCG and several other private equity groups on various companies and proposed investments in the US-India corridor. Prior to 1999, Ms. Rajan worked as a global-macro proprietary trader at JP Morgan (formerly Chemical Bank), Itochu, UBS, Bank of America and Bank of Montreal. 

Radhika Rajan graduated from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay and also holds an MBA equivalent degree from India’s top-ranked business school, the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad. She was a National Science Talent scholar through her undergraduate and graduate years. Ms. Rajan is an invited author of “The Global Internet Economy,” a book published by MIT Press in 2003. She is an Executive Board Member of TIE Tristate, the New York based chapter of TIE.

Radhika is a results-oriented financial-market professional with over 20 years of profit-responsible experience, primarily in New York. Ms. Rajan has focused on India as an investment destination since 1999, when she became the New York based Executive Vice-President of Mphasis, an Indo-US IT services startup, which is now a leading IT services company. 

Prior to joining DSP, she advised TCG and several other private equity groups on various companies and proposed investments in the US-India corridor. Prior to 1999, Ms. Rajan worked as a global-macro proprietary trader at JP Morgan (formerly Chemical Bank), Itochu, UBS, Bank of America and Bank of Montreal. 

Radhika Rajan graduated from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay and also holds an MBA equivalent degree from India’s top-ranked business school, the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad. She was a National Science Talent scholar through her undergraduate and graduate years. Ms. Rajan is an invited author of “The Global Internet Economy,” a book published by MIT Press in 2003. She is an Executive Board Member of TIE Tristate, the New York based chapter of TIE.

 

Radhika is a results-oriented financial-market professional with over 20 years of profit-responsible experience, primarily in New York. Ms. Rajan has focused on India as an investment destination since 1999, when she became the New York based Executive Vice-President of Mphasis, an Indo-US IT services startup, which is now a leading IT services company. 

Prior to joining DSP, she advised TCG and several other private equity groups on various companies and proposed investments in the US-India corridor. Prior to 1999, Ms. Rajan worked as a global-macro proprietary trader at JP Morgan (formerly Chemical Bank), Itochu, UBS, Bank of America and Bank of Montreal. 

Radhika Rajan graduated from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay and also holds an MBA equivalent degree from India’s top-ranked business school, the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad. She was a National Science Talent scholar through her undergraduate and graduate years. Ms. Rajan is an invited author of “The Global Internet Economy,” a book published by MIT Press in 2003. She is an Executive Board Member of TIE Tristate, the New York based chapter of TIE.

Radhika Rajan, Executive Vice President, DSP Investments (P) Limited

Radhika is a results-oriented financial-market professional with over 20 years of profit-responsible experience, primarily in New York. Ms. Rajan has focused on India as an investment destination since 1999, when she became the New York based Executive Vice-President of Mphasis, an Indo-US IT services startup, which is now a leading IT services company. 

Prior to joining DSP, she advised TCG and several other private equity groups on various companies and proposed investments in the US-India corridor. Prior to 1999, Ms. Rajan worked as a global-macro proprietary trader at JP Morgan (formerly Chemical Bank), Itochu, UBS, Bank of America and Bank of Montreal. 

Radhika Rajan graduated from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay and also holds an MBA equivalent degree from India’s top-ranked business school, the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad. She was a National Science Talent scholar through her undergraduate and graduate years. Ms. Rajan is an invited author of “The Global Internet Economy,” a book published by MIT Press in 2003. She is an Executive Board Member of TIE Tristate, the New York based chapter of TIE.

Radhika is a results-oriented financial-market professional with over 20 years of profit-responsible experience, primarily in New York. Ms. Rajan has focused on India as an investment destination since 1999, when she became the New York based Executive Vice-President of Mphasis, an Indo-US IT services startup, which is now a leading IT services company. 

Prior to joining DSP, she advised TCG and several other private equity groups on various companies and proposed investments in the US-India corridor. Prior to 1999, Ms. Rajan worked as a global-macro proprietary trader at JP Morgan (formerly Chemical Bank), Itochu, UBS, Bank of America and Bank of Montreal. 

Radhika Rajan graduated from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay and also holds an MBA equivalent degree from India’s top-ranked business school, the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad. She was a National Science Talent scholar through her undergraduate and graduate years. Ms. Rajan is an invited author of “The Global Internet Economy,” a book published by MIT Press in 2003. She is an Executive Board Member of TIE Tristate, the New York based chapter of TIE.

 

Radhika is a results-oriented financial-market professional with over 20 years of profit-responsible experience, primarily in New York. Ms. Rajan has focused on India as an investment destination since 1999, when she became the New York based Executive Vice-President of Mphasis, an Indo-US IT services startup, which is now a leading IT services company. 

Prior to joining DSP, she advised TCG and several other private equity groups on various companies and proposed investments in the US-India corridor. Prior to 1999, Ms. Rajan worked as a global-macro proprietary trader at JP Morgan (formerly Chemical Bank), Itochu, UBS, Bank of America and Bank of Montreal. 

Radhika Rajan graduated from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay and also holds an MBA equivalent degree from India’s top-ranked business school, the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad. She was a National Science Talent scholar through her undergraduate and graduate years. Ms. Rajan is an invited author of “The Global Internet Economy,” a book published by MIT Press in 2003. She is an Executive Board Member of TIE Tristate, the New York based chapter of TIE.

Radhika is a results-oriented financial-market professional with over 20 years of profit-responsible experience, primarily in New York. Ms. Rajan has focused on India as an investment destination since 1999, when she became the New York based Executive Vice-President of Mphasis, an Indo-US IT services startup, which is now a leading IT services company. 

Prior to joining DSP, she advised TCG and several other private equity groups on various companies and proposed investments in the US-India corridor. Prior to 1999, Ms. Rajan worked as a global-macro proprietary trader at JP Morgan (formerly Chemical Bank), Itochu, UBS, Bank of America and Bank of Montreal. 

Radhika Rajan graduated from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay and also holds an MBA equivalent degree from India’s top-ranked business school, the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad. She was a National Science Talent scholar through her undergraduate and graduate years. Ms. Rajan is an invited author of “The Global Internet Economy,” a book published by MIT Press in 2003. She is an Executive Board Member of TIE Tristate, the New York based chapter of TIE.

Radhika is a results-oriented financial-market professional with over 20 years of profit-responsible experience, primarily in New York. Ms. Rajan has focused on India as an investment destination since 1999, when she became the New York based Executive Vice-President of Mphasis, an Indo-US IT services startup, which is now a leading IT services company. 

Prior to joining DSP, she advised TCG and several other private equity groups on various companies and proposed investments in the US-India corridor. Prior to 1999, Ms. Rajan worked as a global-macro proprietary trader at JP Morgan (formerly Chemical Bank), Itochu, UBS, Bank of America and Bank of Montreal. 

Radhika Rajan graduated from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay and also holds an MBA equivalent degree from India’s top-ranked business school, the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad. She was a National Science Talent scholar through her undergraduate and graduate years. Ms. Rajan is an invited author of “The Global Internet Economy,” a book published by MIT Press in 2003. She is an Executive Board Member of TIE Tristate, the New York based chapter of TIE.

 

Radhika is a results-oriented financial-market professional with over 20 years of profit-responsible experience, primarily in New York. Ms. Rajan has focused on India as an investment destination since 1999, when she became the New York based Executive Vice-President of Mphasis, an Indo-US IT services startup, which is now a leading IT services company. 

Prior to joining DSP, she advised TCG and several other private equity groups on various companies and proposed investments in the US-India corridor. Prior to 1999, Ms. Rajan worked as a global-macro proprietary trader at JP Morgan (formerly Chemical Bank), Itochu, UBS, Bank of America and Bank of Montreal. 

Radhika Rajan graduated from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay and also holds an MBA equivalent degree from India’s top-ranked business school, the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad. She was a National Science Talent scholar through her undergraduate and graduate years. Ms. Rajan is an invited author of “The Global Internet Economy,” a book published by MIT Press in 2003. She is an Executive Board Member of TIE Tristate, the New York based chapter of TIE.

Radhika is a results-oriented financial-market professional with over 20 years of profit-responsible experience, primarily in New York. Ms. Rajan has focused on India as an investment destination since 1999, when she became the New York based Executive Vice-President of Mphasis, an Indo-US IT services startup, which is now a leading IT services company. 

Prior to joining DSP, she advised TCG and several other private equity groups on various companies and proposed investments in the US-India corridor. Prior to 1999, Ms. Rajan worked as a global-macro proprietary trader at JP Morgan (formerly Chemical Bank), Itochu, UBS, Bank of America and Bank of Montreal. 

Radhika Rajan graduated from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay and also holds an MBA equivalent degree from India’s top-ranked business school, the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad. She was a National Science Talent scholar through her undergraduate and graduate years. Ms. Rajan is an invited author of “The Global Internet Economy,” a book published by MIT Press in 2003. She is an Executive Board Member of TIE Tristate, the New York based chapter of TIE.

Radhika is a results-oriented financial-market professional with over 20 years of profit-responsible experience, primarily in New York. Ms. Rajan has focused on India as an investment destination since 1999, when she became the New York based Executive Vice-President of Mphasis, an Indo-US IT services startup, which is now a leading IT services company. 

Prior to joining DSP, she advised TCG and several other private equity groups on various companies and proposed investments in the US-India corridor. Prior to 1999, Ms. Rajan worked as a global-macro proprietary trader at JP Morgan (formerly Chemical Bank), Itochu, UBS, Bank of America and Bank of Montreal. 

Radhika Rajan graduated from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay and also holds an MBA equivalent degree from India’s top-ranked business school, the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad. She was a National Science Talent scholar through her undergraduate and graduate years. Ms. Rajan is an invited author of “The Global Internet Economy,” a book published by MIT Press in 2003. She is an Executive Board Member of TIE Tristate, the New York based chapter of TIE.

 

Raghav Bahl, Vice President, Bessemer Venture Partners

Raghav Bahl, a Vice President with BVP India in Bangalore, joined the firm in 2011. He has 9 years of experience across investing and consulting. Raghav primarily focuses on investments in internet and software companies.

He serves on the board of Travel Triangle, StayGlad and is closely involved with the firm’s investment in TaxiForSure (merged with OlaCabs), BigBasket, Snapdeal, Nephroplus and Palogix. Most recently, Raghav was an associate at FIRE Capital Fund, India’s first real estate private equity fund, where he was responsible for deal evaluation, structuring and supporting portfolio companies. Previously, he was an associate consultant in the strategy practice of Strategic Decisions Group, India, where he advised clients across industries including real estate, airports, power and private equity.

Raghav holds an MBA from the Indian School of Business (ISB), Hyderabad, with a major in finance. While at ISB, Raghav won the ‘Exchequer 2010’, an annual finance competition organized by IIM Ahmedabad in which 25 of the top Indian business schools participated. He was also a winner of the 2010 Deloitte Consulting Case Challenge. Raghav earned his bachelor’s in technology from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi.