About
Ashwam is being built for women who are not “unwell,” but know something has changed in their - cycle, energy, mood, sleep, or resilience - and want a way to understand themselves over time, not just during appointments. Ashwam is not designed to give instant answers. It is designed to help women observe patterns, build context, and make sense of change in a way that respects lived experience, not averages or generic advice. I build systems that let people, data, and intelligence work together over time. My work sits at the intersection of human trust, machine intelligence, and long-horizon problems especially in health, aging, and care. I focus on domains where decisions compound over years, not quarters, and where technology must be accountable to real human lives. In a world where AI can generate code, analysis, and content, the real work is no longer execution. It is deciding what should exist, what data should be collected, who should be protected and how intelligence should be us…
Experience
Founder
Ashwam Co. · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Present
Building Ashwam, a women’s health intelligence platform that unifies journaling, cycles, symptoms, and biomarkers into a private, n=1 health system. My work sits at the intersection of technology, biology, preventive health, philosophy, and systems architecture - reimagining women’s preventive health from first principles.
Investment Committee Member
Tin Alley Ventures · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Present
Tin Alley Ventures is a A$125m fund investing in deep tech startups affiliated with the University of Melbourne. We invest from seed to pre-IPO across all sectors, though our primary disciplines are life sciences and physical sciences. Fund was created by the University of Melbourne in partnership with Tanarra Capital. Portfolio companies: Cell Bauhaus, Synchron, Porous Lane, Proxima Bio, Apromore, Psychae
Board Member
Cell Bauhaus · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Serving as a Non-Executive Board Member at Cell Bauhaus, a synbio company re-imagining novel ingredients through engineered yeast strains. I advise on strategy, partnerships, and scaling pathways - bringing a systems lens that bridges science, tech, market adoption, and long-term impact.
Investor/Limited Partner
Portfolia · United States
Present
Portfolia creates investment funds designed for women, backing innovative companies, for returns and impact. Focus areas includes: Active Aging & Longevity, Green & Sustainability, and Women's Health. Selected companies: Hera Biotech, FEMDX, Neuspera, Maude, Attn Grace, Apollo Neuro, Veana Therapeutics, Toi Labs, Xandar Kardian, Siren
Chief Strategy Officer
Yum! Brands · Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex
GM for the business unit (Kvantum by Yum!) that enables KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell to measure & optimize media, promotions, pricing, buying/engagement experience globally and outside Yum! for selective brands; collectively supporting $75Bn+ Sales. Built the foundation of xBrand Consumer Data platform (RED360) in US for 140M+ consumers with the consented data & privacy built-ins. Defined Yum’s analytics product roadmap aligned with KFC, TB, PH markets' digital customer strategy globally (short-term and long-term)
Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Kvantum Inc. · Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex
Acquired by Yum! Brands in March 2021. Led the deal negotiations and integration post acquisition. Scaled all aspects of product, people, process, technology/tools, culture to support Kvantum's growth & establish Kvantum as a thought leader in the industry. Build the brand with $0 paid media and received multiple industry accolades for the innovative AI solutions Kvantum built for CPG & Retail companies. Key Clients: Target, Sears, Macy's, Ross Stores, Kimberly-Clark, Nestle, Garden of Life, Reynolds Consumer Products, elf beauty, Coca Cola, Abbott Nutrition, Smith+Nephew, Tenet Healthcare, Brookdale Senior Living
Lecturer
UC Davis Graduate School of Management · San Francisco
Teach courses and give lectures to Masters in Business Analytics students. A practitioner's view on data science applications.
Founding Chapter Director - City of Fremont
Startup Grind · Fremont
Established Fremont Chapter in Sep 2015 and built a strong and vibrant community of 300+ entrepreneurs/investors/advisors over a period of 2.5 years. Engaged ~1265 members on meet up. Received special Honor from Mayor of Fremont, Lily Mei, in Feb 2018 for the contributions made to the East Bay Area startups and entrepreneurs. Startup Grind is like a small world for ~1.5 million entrepreneurs spread 450+ cities across 120+ countries.
Chief Operating Officer
1. Raised seed funding from strategic investor. Established the organization ground up - including setting up India & Silicon Valley offices. 2. Designed and managed the development of marketing analytics platform for non-statisticians who could build/run/publish the ML & econometric models to perform marketing & campaign measurement at scale.
Sr. Manager, Strategy & Operations Consulting
Organizational network analysis solution (Cisco). Sales and Service Operations organization set up (NetApp).
Education
Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi
Master of Science (MS), Physics
University of California, Davis - Graduate School of Management
MBA, Strategy | Technology & Innovation Management
Australian Institute of Company Directors
MIT Professional Education
Applied Data Science
Stanford Continuing Studies
Health, Longevity, AI & Marketplaces
In Women's Health
Mini MBA, Women's Heath
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