Rustam Sengupta

Associate

Expertise

My expertise lies in building social enterprises for individuals from emerging nations, that live at the bottom of the economic pyramid. I run my own social enterprise which provides people in the remote areas of the world with lighting, clean water and pest control and am also an expert in developing and implementing business models to ensure sustainability as well as development. I like practical field work and have worked extensively for agribusinesses, non-profit as well as microinsurance players both in Europe as well as Asia as an analyst and researcher.

Joy at Work

  • Working on some of the biggest challenges that the world has ever faced and building development oriented sustainable businesses
  • Meeting people from different cultures and travelling to different parts of the world Previous

Experience

  • For the past year, I have been working on my social enterprise Boond (‘a drop’ in Sanskrit). Through its unique localized distribution network and its innovative products and financing schemes, Boond provides the poor living in remote areas of the world access to lighting, clean water and pest control
  • Before becoming a full time entrepreneur, I was a Finance Manager in Standard Chartered Bank, Singapore, leading the fixed income products team in developing financial models and performance reports for a total product portfolio of over $300 million
  • For my MBA internship, I worked for Syngenta Agribusiness, Switzerland, on a carbon credit project, recommending the go-to-market strategy and process flow.
  • As a part of my school curriculum, I provided part-time consulting services to a non-profit (http://www.stitchwise.co.za) in South Africa.
  • Prior to my MBA, I worked as a consultant for Deloitte Consulting in the US, recommending best practices for business process standardization and change management.

Education

  • Master of Business Administration (MBA) from INSEAD Business School in Fontainebleau, France
  • Master of Science (MS) in Electrical Engineering from University of California, Irvine (UCI), USA.
  • I was awarded a teaching fellowship to UCI for my Masters’ thesis and was also elected the Graduation Speaker for the INSEAD Class of December 2008 at INSEAD Business School.

Languages

English, Hindi, Bengali