Devendra is an alumnus of the prestigious IIT Kharagpur. He has an in-depth understanding of the cleantech, agri-value chain and aspires to disrupt the way perishables are handled today. He heads product management, strategy & finance for the company. He has marshalled product development initiatives and has lead product design and market study for the product launches. He has been instrumental in building the team, strategic partnerships & raising funds at Ecozen. He is an Unreasonable Fellow. He is also a part of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Taskforce for cold chain, & part of renewable energy committee of National Center for ColdChain Development (NCCD). He has also been time and again a part of various agriculture & cold chain forums chaired by key leaders in the country. It is under his leadership that the company has been recognized with numerous awards such as the “CII award for Innovation in Cold Chain” in the year 2017, Fedex Small Business Grant in 2018, Rabo Food Loss Challenge in 2018, Best Startup in Pune, Pune-Connect 2014. He was chosen also amongst “50 Most Influential Sustainability Leaders list in 2017”. He believes that we live in one of the most exciting times in the history, where technology enabled business models will address the long standing issues.
