Dr. R. Rajagopal, Founder and CEO

Dr. R.Rajagopal, a strategist, author and mentor has over 35 years of specialization in new business development; research and technology platforms; customer engagement models; product & portfolio optimization and sustainability processes. He is an ardent sustainability advocate and has three decades of experience in sustainability processes, tools, methodologies and systems offering solutions, capacity building and knowledge structuring services. A Ph.D. Tech. and an alumnus of the Institute of Chemical Technology (ICT) Mumbai, Raj founded KnowGenix in 2003.

He has been actively involved in cross border sustainable technology facilitation, JVs and M&As and fund structuring initiatives since 2000. He has closely collaborated with US, APAC, and EU firms and multilateral agencies in oil, gas and chemicals; sustainable technologies; bio renewables/energy and capacity building projects for over two decades. He is the Co-founder, MedTechAsia (www.medtechasia.in), Co-founder, WISE (Weaving Insights Strategies & Experiences) (www.wise-connect.org) and Co-founder, KnowGenix Global Technology Partners LLP (www.knowgenixtechpartners.com).

His book, "Sustainable Value Creation in the Fine and Speciality Chemicals Industry", Wiley, 2014, traces the strategic pathways for sustainable value creation for the industry. He mentors and trains professionals for leadership capabilities; conducted strategy workshops in chemical, material and energy chains for senior executives; and has spoken at various global forums. He has authored five books, over 150 features, syndicated reports and contributed chapters to reputed Science and Technology Encyclopaedias; and published two books on music. He is active in providing resource management and capacity building activities for community based initiatives in rural Maharashtra, Gujarat and Tamil Nadu.