Aditya Mishra

Current

Co-founder and Director at HeadStart Network Foundation
Entrepreneur in Residence at TCS

Past

Director - Innovation Partner Network at TCS
Corporate Development at TCS
Strategic Investments at TCS

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Education

Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore

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500+ connections

Industry

Information Technology and Services

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Aditya Mishra’s Summary

My career has spanned several roles across the interface between technology and business.

My first role was as an M&A/strategic investments specialist for TCS where I gained transaction perspectives across IT Services, consulting, engineering services, BPO, Call center, embedded systems, telecom software etc across Asia, Europe and US.

In addition, I reported directly to the CEO with diverse responsibilities including liaison with VCs and start-ups worldwide. This quickly developed into a full time corporate development role of accessing new technology with start-ups through alliance formation and developing new services around it. This created a new node in the TCS Co-Innovation Network (COIN).

For a brief period, I also managed the Corporate Technology Office of TCS and also took on marketing responsibilities.

I became the first EIR for TCS in January 2007 and have developed multiple business plans which are in different stages of execution.

I enjoy combining the technology and business perspectives. I've had the good fortune of extending this to advising new technology businesses within the Tata group and to several start-ups.

Involved as an organiser of Barcamps at Bangalore and Mumbai. Co-founder and Director - Headstart Network Foundation.

Aditya Mishra’s Specialties:

* M&A and strategic investments
* Combining technology and business perspectives
* Forming and managing alliances
* Identification of emerging opportunities
* New offering creation and management
* New Business creation and management
* Community development

Aditya Mishra’s Experience

Co-founder and Director

HeadStart Network Foundation

(Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

November 2007 — Present (1 year 1 month)

HeadStart is a not-for-profit organization that promotes entrepreneurship. HeadStart's stated objective is to bring entrepreneurs and startups and new product companies, prospective investors and customers together.
Entrepreneur in Residence

TCS

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; TCS; Banking industry)

January 2007 — Present (1 year 11 months)

Responsible for creation of new businesses from conceptualization to execution.
Director - Innovation Partner Network

TCS

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; TCS.BO; Information Technology and Services industry)

April 2006 — December 2006 (9 months)

Select start-ups with innovative technologies. Create new offerings around such technology and incubate them to maturity. Manage partnerships with such start-ups globally.
Corporate Development

TCS

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; TCS.BO; Information Technology and Services industry)

October 2004 — March 2006 (1 year 6 months)

Liason with VCs and start ups worldwide for exploring opportunities in new technologies and new business models. Direct reporting to the CEO.
Strategic Investments

TCS

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; TCS; Information Technology and Services industry)

July 2002 — March 2005 (2 years 9 months)

Analysis and diligence of investment proposals for acquisition, joint ventures and strategic equity.

Aditya Mishra’s Education

Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore

PGDM, Finance, Strategy, 2000 — 2002

Activities and Societies:

President - Forum for Industrial Interaction (FII), Conceptualised and Organised the first Vista, Start-up club, Networth.