Samir is the Executive Vice President of Wadhwani Advantage programme at Wadhwani Foundation. Sameer's career spans 28 years, and multiple countries. He has developed industry expertise in the following sectors - philanthropy, strategy and management consulting, financial services, private equity, food, automotive and medical devices. Samir is a passionate thought leader and content leader on the following topics - small businesses (SMEs), government, strategy, scale, systems, psychodynamic principles, emotion and behaviour measurement, frameworks and conceptual modelling, leadership, brand building, networking and talent management.<br><br>Currently, Samir heads the Advantage program at the foundation in India and provides global support. The program focuses on small businesses in achieving its mission by using Artificial intelligence enabled technology mobile platform, to help Small businesses scale faster and create high value jobs. In addition, Samir also guides the Talent Acquisition function at the foundation and provides decision making support to the Office of the CEO.<br><br>Samir holds a Master's degree from INSEAD, France in Consulting, Coaching and Change.