Mr Asish Mohapatra

KANDO id: 107749

Bio

He started this journey as a Maintenance Manager, and subsequently an Operations Manager, in ITC after completing his B. Tech at IIT Kharagpur. As the Operations Manager he managed a team of a thousand people in the demanding plant environment. During this stint he led the turnaround of a factory that grew to ~5X its size in operations and manpower within a year. His experience at ITC taught him that knowledge and an understanding of details is pivotal to being a great manager and leader of people. Post his MBA at the Indian School of Business, Asish joined McKinsey & Company. While consulting is known to offer diversity across sectors, Asish chose to focus on the healthcare sector as he believed that the sector was in its nascence and was going to be a crucial element in India’s rapid global growth. He has spent bulk of his time at McKinsey in serving MNCs and domestic Indian companies in pharmaceuticals, medical equipments and pharma support services. He has also worked in the public sector with large bilateral donors and the Ministry of Health. Asish has built a diverse and deep expertise in healthcare at both the corporate and the grassroots levels. At Matrix, Asish aims to build on his healthcare and operations experience to help entrepreneurs build their business. Apart from work Asish keeps himself alive with a plethora of hobbies ranging from indulging in sporting records to maintaining collections to creative writing.

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