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title: "Prashanth Venkataramana - Chief Advisor and Board Member in Greater Bengaluru Area | Tal"
description: "Meet Prashanth Venkataramana, Sustainability and Impact Leadership | Renewables, Ag and Climate Tech - adoption & user research | Ex-Saint-Gobain | University of Cambridge 2011 based in Greater Bengaluru Area. AI stack includes claude, gemini, and Canva Magic Studio."
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# Prashanth Venkataramana on Tal

## Headline

Sustainability and Impact Leadership \| Renewables, Ag and Climate Tech \- adoption & user research \| Ex\-Saint\-Gobain \| University of Cambridge 2011

## About

With over 17 years of experience, I specialize in strategic leadership, team management, and driving sustainable technology adoption in agriculture, climate tech, and cleantech sectors\. My mission is to create lasting, profitable change by addressing critical global challenges through technology and sustainable practices\. I am deeply committed to leveraging my expertise in team leadership and business advising to guide organizations in achieving meaningful impact in fringe and frontier markets\.

## Location

Greater Bengaluru Area

## AI stack

claude

gemini

Canva Magic Studio

Figma Make

## Work experience

Chief Advisor and Board Member at Essmart, Nov 2025 \- Present · 1 yr, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, In my role at Essmart, I provide strategic oversight for new initiatives and guide the monetization of technology assets\.

Chief Operating Officer \(Interim\) / Chief Technology Officer at Oorja Development Solutions Limited, Nov 2025 \- Oct 2026 · 1 yr, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Unreasonable Fellow at Unreasonable, May 2023 \- Apr 2025 · 2 yrs, Global, The Unreasonable Group builds community between entrepreneurs, institutions, and investors to profitably solve pressing global problems\. The Unreasonable Fellowship is by invitation only and provides a lifetime of support to select entrepreneurs operating at the nexus of impact and profit\. I’m grateful to be part of this lifelong Fellowship and the broader Unreasonable community\.

Chief Executive Officer at Essmart, Jan 2020 \- Nov 2025 · 5 yrs 11 mos, Greater Bengaluru Area

Co\-Founder & Director / Head of India Operations at Essmart, Jul 2013 \- Jan 2020 · 6 yrs 7 mos, Bangalore, Building and scaling a mission\-driven company, delivering essential products to underserved communities\. Adept at strategic planning, team leadership, and driving sustainable impact\.

Project Manager \- Middle East, Africa & Sri Lanka \| SGG Exprover at Saint\-Gobain, Oct 2011 \- Jun 2013 · 1 yr 9 mos, Chennai, Handle technical & design support, project management and business development for international architectural projects in the EMEA region and in Sri Lanka\. Responsible for business development in new markets for the exports team at Saint\-Gobain Glass\.

Design Engineer \- Structural Glass Solutions at Saint\-Gobain, Jul 2008 \- Jul 2010 · 2 yrs 1 mo, Mumbai Metropolitan Region, Design & Commercials Team \- Western India

## Education

Master of Philosophy \- MPhil, Engineering for Sustainable Development, University of Cambridge

Executive Education & Leadership Program, Leading for Impact, IMD

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