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Gaurav Mankotia

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Innovation Lead APAC at Baker Hughes
📍 India

Gaurav Mankotia is the Innovation Lead for APAC at Baker Hughes, leveraging his background as a co-founder of ventures in organic foods and an F&B marketplace. An engineering graduate, he specializes in guiding startups in strategy, operations, and marketing within the FMCG, ecommerce, and climate sectors.

Outside of his corporate role, Gaurav is passionate about grassroots-level impact, having worked with NGOs and currently serving as a mentor for organizations like UNLEASH. This demonstrates a deep-seated commitment to empowering innovators and contributing to community development through his expertise.

He has successfully co-founded two distinct startups: one in organic foods and another connecting cooks to customers.

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Experience
6 Years
Current Role
Innovation Lead APAC
Job Level
Middle
Location
India
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Startup Ecosystems
He has spearheaded a technology business incubator, managed government funding for startups, and actively mentors new ventures through organizations like UNLEASH.
Corporate Innovation
As Innovation Lead at Baker Hughes, he applies his entrepreneurial mindset to a multinational corporate environment, empowering innovators within a large organization.
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Career

Work history

8-2023
Innovation Lead APAC
Baker Hughes
12-2022
Mentor
UNLEASH
7-2021 - 7-2023
Senior Associate
IIT Mandi Catalyst
2-2020 - 4-2021
Cofounder Business Development
Chefed
3-2019 - 12-2019
Assistant Manager
UNIQLO
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Education
8-2014 - 6-2017
Bachelor's degree
Jawaharlal Nehru Government Engineering College
Entrepreneurship. Business and Leadership
Harvard Business School Online
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