Management Team
We at HarVa
We are a group of young, dynamic and creative individuals who are determined to improve the lifestyle of rural India. Our motivation comes from our exposure to the social problems and challenge for finding mentally stimulating and cost effective solutions. Most of our efforts are path breaking that redefines present mindset of people. Our out-of-the-box ideas are unconventional but we realize that they are necessary in order to bring about sustainable rural transformation. Every person associated with HarVa is a social entrepreneur with the ability to visualize and articulate new approach to problem solving. Our passion is to make a positive difference in rural India that faces significant social, economic and ecological challenges. We subscribe to the following principles in our work:
• Look for business opportunities keeping labor arbitrage as a backbone
• Persistence and Innovation to seize opportunities where the potential is yet untapped
• Confidence building in locals with positive team work
Ajay Chaturvedi – Founder & Chairman
Besides serving on boards of several companies, Ajay is an ex-Citi where he served in Strategy and Sales positions in Cards and Consumer banking verticals. Ajay begun his career with IBM Consulting in the US and has over 14 years of experience in Management, Operations and IT Consulting across Financial Services, IT and ITeS industries in US, UK, and South East Asia. Prior to Citi, Ajay was the Transition Leader at Global Vantedge, a company that was a pioneer in many ways besides being the first offshore receivables management provider. Ajay is an Engineer from BITS Pilani and a Graduate in Management of Technology from the School of Engineering and The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
Ajay truly believes in the power of cost effective innovation on all aspects that will lead to value creation across the world, especially in India and supports the Socio-Capitalistic business models as the drivers of inclusive growth. He also thinks that the real growth in rural areas across the world and in India is yet to come and is possible only when we get into the real fabric of the country and not just overlay thoughts and patterns from the developed nations. A voracious reader, an avid golfer and an ardent traveller, Ajay spent almost a decade living in the US and across the world and now lives in Gurgaon. Most recently Ajay was awarded CNN IBN Youth Icon / Young Indian Leader of the year.
Karan Jain – Head, Rural BPO (Core Member of the founding team)
Prior to joining HarVa, Karan was a Senior Analyst with JP Morgan in Mumbai. Karan has strong leadership qualities and high ability to learn, grasp and explain cutting edge concepts. Karan has been instrumental in launching some of the latest campaigns that have led to significant cost saves and revenue boosters. Karan is always keen on pursuing opportunities where he gets to work on the emerging markets and untapped potential of the unexplored territories. Karan is a Commerce graduate from Delhi University.
Deepak Prabhakaran – Head, Rural Legal Process Outsourcing
Deepak Prabhakaran is a practicing advocate with 3 years of work experience having practiced in Supreme Court of India, Delhi High Court, Bombay High Court at Aurangabad and Kerala High Court at Cochin. He has been contesting legal cases at Trial Courts and varied Tribunals such as: Labour & Industrial Courts, Provident Fund Appellate Tribunal, Board for Industrial and Financial Reconstruction etc... Deepak has been an associate to a number of leading law firms in Delhi & Gurgaon.
Deepak is currently an associate counsel for Athena Law Associates and RNYC & Company. Deepak has also worked for KMP Legal International & KSB Partners, and have handled matters covering varied legal issues concerning Aircraft Rules and Compliances, Excise & Customs, Corporate matters covering Corporate Compliances and Litigation etc. Deepak completed hisBachelors Degree in Law from the Faculty of Law, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Delhi.
Mohd. Mubin Qasmi – Project Coordinator, Haryana
Mubin Mubin runs a school of English Language and Social Studies in Ferozepur Jhirka, Mewat District. Mubin has an eclectic background and a very interesting career path that spans across the world. He has lived and worked across Middle East and Arab countries as a translator guide and coach. Mubin relocated back to India to work in Mewat and has been associated with HarVa for about a year. He has been convinced of the objectives and purpose of the company and is determined to make the Rural XPOs a success.