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Rohit Chawla

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Founder & CEO at Innovist
📍 Gurgaon, Haryana, India

Rohit Chawla is a serial entrepreneur and the Founder & CEO of Innovist, a science-based brand incubator. With an MBA from INSEAD and a background in strategy at Accenture and Deloitte, he previously founded the successful mens grooming brand, The Man Company, focusing on building D2C brands.

Rohit has a strong background in competitive sports, having led his schools athletics, football, and basketball teams. This early experience in leadership complements his professional drive. His interests include following developments from CPG giants like Unilever and LOréal.

Unique fact: He was a decorated track athlete in his youth, winning second place in a 100-meter race at the SAARC level.

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Experience
19 Years
Current Role
Founder & CEO
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Gurgaon, Haryana, India
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Building D2C Brands
He founded Innovist and The Man Company, focusing on creating direct-to-consumer brands from scratch by identifying and filling specific gaps in the personal care market.
Science-Backed Products
His current venture, Innovist, is a "science-based brand incubator" that emphasizes in-house R&D and high-quality ingredients to create effective, safe, and affordable personal care products.
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Career

Work history

10-2018
Founder & CEO
Innovist
4-2015 - 8-2018
Founder & CEO
The Man Company
7-2014 - 12-2015
Founder
iLabs Ventures Private Limited
10-2013 - 5-2014
Manager, M&A and Strategy
Accenture
8-2010 - 6-2012
Sr. Consultant
Deloitte
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Media appearances

Why Most D2C Brands Fail: Rohit Chawla (Innovist) on Cracking the .... Featured in Spotify
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Rohit Chawla (Innovist) on Cracking the Code for Success. Featured in YouTube
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Education
2012 - 2013
MBA
INSEAD
2007 - 2008
MS
Carnegie Mellon University
Bachelor of Information Technology
Jamia Hamdard
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