25M, Indian
Work Ex (as of now):
Current - 8 months as an Account Executive at a top 10 SaaS company (space - cloud, security, monitoring). Part of the founding sales team for the segment in India.
Past - 3.5 yrs as a tech consultant (not a Tier 1 firm) in SEA, led digital transformation projects for companies ranging from 50 employee startups to 5000 employee enterprises (cloud migrations, data and AI projects, security implementations, etc.) across Singapore, Thailand, Philppines, Vietnam. Started business for the company in the latter 3 countries. Travelled extensively.
Acads:
Undergrad - B.Tech in IT from a Tier 2 college. 7.4/10. GMAT - no score. First mock with no prep on the official website was 675. Target 715-735.
EC:
Classical music training for 7 yr (certified by state and national boards), also taught for a brief period
• Led placement committee during undergrad for batch of 800+ students in covid, record number of offers
• Extensive participation in organizing cultural events (driving event registrations, brainstorming event ideas, etc.)
• Some NGO work
Why INSEAD?
Short answer - Aligns with APAC experience and goal of shifting to strategy consulting.
LOR: 1. Country Director from tech consulting firm (direct manager). Ex-Google, Microsoft. 25+ yrs of experience. 2. Undecided