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Asha Aravindakshan

Chief Operating Officer

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About

I thrive in entrepreneurial environments that welcome operational change, foster meritocracy, and inspire self-starters to jump out of their lanes. I began my career spending a few years each in the non-profit sector, private sector, and public sector, always in operational roles. I found new and better ways to improve customer experience (CX) and employee experience (EX). I became skilled in balancing vision with action to establish goals, inspire teams, and achieve results. I also carved out my professional values of accountability, meritocracy, spirit of generosity, and transparency. Hearing about my previous experiences, executives sought me out for being a collaborative partner passionate about solving complex business challenges. > I championed business optimization and digital transformation initiatives that were honored with awards and best practice case studies. > I became a global operations executive adept in aligning strategy and operating performance through data-driven execution and change management to propel growth, efficiency, and customer engagement. > I honed my leadership capabilities, becoming an empathetic leader known for my ability to coalesce stakeholder en

Experience

Chief Operating OfficerGlobalGiving
Sep 2024
Venture PartnerVerve Ventures VC
Oct 2019
Advisorresmrkt
Oct 2021
General Manager, United StatesMultiverse
Aug 2023 to May 2024
AdvisorBasket
Oct 2012 to Apr 2024
Executive Sponsor, Pan-Asian NetworkSprinklr
Feb 2022 to Mar 2023
Vice President, Global OperationsSprinklr
Aug 2018 to Mar 2023
Book Author, Skills: The Common DenominatorNew Degree Press
Oct 2020 to Sep 2022
CEO & Co-FounderBusca Tu Clase
Aug 2016 to Jul 2018
Operations Director, Global TalentAshoka
Sep 2013 to Jun 2016
Civic-Innovator-in-ResidenceGovLoop
Apr 2015 to Jun 2015
Business Officer, US Education Policy & Advocacy, Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationVolt Basic company page — company details not listed yet
Feb 2012 to Feb 2013
Project Manager, NBC News Education NationCIVIC
Apr 2011 to Sep 2011
Chief of StaffThe Office of the Chief Technology Officer, Government of the District of Columbia
Jun 2009 to Feb 2011
Director, Strategy & Special Operations / TechStatThe Office of the Chief Technology Officer, Government of the District of Columbia
Jun 2007 to May 2009
Account Director, Strategic AccountsCEB, now Gartner
Nov 2005 to May 2007
Senior Account Management Analyst, Strategic AccountsCEB, now Gartner
Apr 2004 to Oct 2005
Account Management Analyst, Strategic AccountsCEB, now Gartner
Apr 2003 to Mar 2004
Operations Manager, DC ChapterTiE
Jan 2002 to Mar 2003

Education

MIT Sloan School of Management
Master of Business Administration (MBA) Sloan Fellows Program
2016 to 2017
The George Washington University
Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) Finance
1998 to 2002
Richmond American University London
Non-degree program Study Abroad
2001 to 2001