The Journey

From student to global business builder

Mumbai
STUDENT

Carmelite Convent, then Mithibai College, then Stanford Graduate School of Business

Schooling at Carmelite Convent English High School, followed by a B.Com. at Mithibai College in Mumbai, followed by a MDA at Stanford Graduate School of Business

First year of college
ENTREPRENEUR

A seasonal cybercafé

His first venture, opened while still studying and run between terms. Small, self-financed, and the place the commercial instinct was formed.

DVN Group, Mumbai
JEWELRY INDUSTRY

Into the family trade

DVN Group is a family-led jewellery manufacturer in Mumbai, working in precious-metal jewellery, gold-filled products, sterling silver, gold vermeil and custom-designed pieces.

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GLOBAL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

Markets, relationships, repeat business

As Co-Founder and Global Business Development Director he leads marketing and sales: opening markets outside India, holding the international B2B relationships the trade runs on, and acquiring the customers who place a second order.

DVNJEWELRY
DIGITAL BUSINESS

Digital commerce and digital identity

Combining the values of a family business with modern digital commerce and technology-enabled brand development — the trade and the selling of it treated as one job.

Today
CURRENT WORK

Manufacturing, markets and people

Building international business from an Indian manufacturing base, with sustainability and women-centred employment and production practices as part of how the company is run.