Saurabh joins us as Manager with the Business Consulting & Research team in Intellecap. He will be based out of our Delhi office.

He holds a degree in Bachelor of Design (Textile Design) from National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), New Delhi, and is currently pursuing his Executive Masters in Business Administration from NMIMS Mumbai.

Saurabh has over 12 years of experience as a social sector consulting and implementation professional in diverse sectors such as Apparel & Textiles, Ceramics, Handloom & Handicraft, Agri-business & Food Processing, Minor Forest Produce. His expertise has been in structuring, designing and execution of medium and large-scale projects in the areas of rural value chains, skills & employment, livelihoods, education, producer collective promotion, MSME & cluster development, and public policy. He has worked closely with Central/State Governments, Multilaterals (WB, ADB, AfDB, FCDO) & private sector players across India, Bhutan, Bangladesh & Rwanda.

Prior to joining us, he was working with Foundation for Development of Rural Value Chains (FDRVC – a joint initiative of TATA Trusts and Ministry of Rural Development) as a Lead for their Non-Farm vertical. His role at FDRVC involved driving integrated cluster-based livelihood promotion for rural women producers & artisans through setting up of producer-owned enterprises across various rural value-chains, specifically traditional craft-based economic activities such as handloom, handicrafts, NTFPs, etc.

He speaks English, Hindi and Bengali. In his leisure time he loves reading fiction, exploring new places and swimming. He can be reached at saurabh.dey@intellecap.net

Let us welcome Saurabh to the Aavishkaar Group and wish him the very best for his future here with us.