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Sharad Heda

Doer · DISC type sd
Chairman at VNIT Alumni Association (www.vnitalumni.com)
📍 Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Sharad is a Business Engineer and certified CEO Coach specializing in scaling deep-tech B2B and B2B SaaS companies. A gold medalist from VNIT Nagpur with an MMS from Jamnalal Bajaj Institute, he had a distinguished four-decade career at Microland, holding roles like COO, CFO, and Chief of Staff.

He is deeply involved in community and social development, serving as Chairman of the VNIT Alumni Association and as a governing trustee at the Indian School of Development Management (ISDM). Sharad is also a board member at Mycelium. Ecology, focusing on biodiversity and sustainable living.

Unique fact: Sharad has served as an EFQM and CII assessor for their "Excellence in Business Management" programs, helping to select the best-managed companies in India.

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Experience
42 Years
Current Role
Chairman
Job Level
Senior
Location
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Personality Overview

How Sharad shows up

Deliberate Doer
Fast-paced
Risk-Accepting

Reading between the lines and seeing beyond your words comes naturally to them. They exhibit a rare combination of being result-oriented but patient at the same time. They might take some time to make their mind up but once they do, they don't change it easily.

Priorities

Topics Sharad cares about

Deep Tech Scaling
His professional focus is on helping deep tech companies with their globalization and scaling-up journey.
Mentoring Startups
As an angel investor and CEO coach, he actively mentors the leadership teams of several growth-stage companies like Go Khana and Mastersoft.
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Career

Work history

10-2023
Chairman
VNIT Alumni Association (www.vnitalumni.com)
4-2023
Board Member
Mycelium.Ecology (www.mycelium.today)
4-2022
Strategy Consultant
CONTROL INFOTECH (www.control-infotech.com)
4-2022
Founder
Pot2Kinetic Consulting
12-2019
Board Member
LUCID Implants (www.lucidimplants.com)
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Education
6-1981 - 4-1983
Master in Management Studies
Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies (JBIMS)
1977 - 1981
B.E.
Nagpur University
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Steadiness (S)

Steadiness (S) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to focus on cooperation, support and taking everyone along. Those scoring high tend to be consistent and calm.

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