Anirban CV

 Anirban CV

Anirban Mukerji   Senior Manager Government Affairs Qualcomm anirmukerji@gmail.com, https://www.linkedin.com/in/anirmukerji +91 8800915588 (mobile) Age 50 years, Work Ex 30 years Location Delhi/ NCR

Career Highlights

a)     Work Experience

i)       Senior Manager Government Affairs Qualcomm, 2012 September onwards.

ii)      Senior Consultant Program Development with the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, (MEITY) Government of India, October 2010 – September 2012

iii)     National Manager e-Governance Solutions IBM 2007-2009

iv)    Consultant, Department of e-Governance, State Government of Karnataka 2005-2007

v)      Manager Strategic Partnerships Social Innovation Hewlett Packard 2003-2005

Qualcomm Inc. – Senior Manager Government Affairs-October 2012 onwards

Currently managing the Wireless Reach Program of Qualcomm in India and S.E Asia and L2PRO and IP training e-learning program.

The goal of Wireless Reach is to create sustainable technology projects that strengthen economic and social development for underserved communities. Wireless Reach programs are closely allied to Government Affairs and Business Development efforts and help shine the spotlight on the company.

In addition to managing programs, the job includes engaging with relevant Government departments for showcasing the impact and obtaining their support for scaling the program. I also create communication material, organize, and speak at events to showcase the impact of these programs.

An example of such a program is the Fisher Friend Mobile Application. This program provides information on ocean and weather conditions, fish prices, and coordinates of Potential Fishing Zone to marine fishers thereby making fishing safer for them and also increasing their incomes. The project has been featured by leading media outlets like Forbes, MINT, and CNN IBN. Indian Scientific institutions and the Government of India have appreciated the program.

L2PRO – Managed the L2Pro (Learn to Protect, Secure, and Maximize Your Innovations) IP e-learning platform. L2PRO  has been designed to educate startups, Small and Medium Enterprises, and innovators on fundamentals of Intellectual Property. Qualcomm collaborated with the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Government of India and National Law University Delhi for this initiative

Department of Information Technology Government of India

Senior Consultant– November 2010 -  September 2012

·        Managed the e-District Mission Mode Project, a project with an outlay of Rs. 1600 Crores.

My role included program management of the project, appointment of Consultancy agencies, System Integrators, liaising with State Governments for ensuring the timebound execution of the Projects.

·        Formulated the Electronic Delivery of Services Bill.

This involved study of similar legislation, drafting of the law, drafting of the cabinet note on the Electronic Delivery of Services Bill, obtaining and responding to comments and queries from all Central Government Ministries and State Governments.

IBM India.    National Manager e-Governance Solutions –October 07 – October 09

·        Developed mindshare with several key bureaucrats (Chief Secretary, Principal Secretary, Director General of Police) in various Government Departments.

·        Worked on long terms high-value projects, like the Treasury Modernization Project, National Rural Land records modernization project.

·        Delivered over 10 Million $ in Revenue in Treasury, State Wide Area Network, Portals projects.

Self Employed e-Governance Consultant October 09 - October 10

Worked on engagements with NASSCOM and Government of Karnataka

Program Manager e-Governance Government of Karnataka Oct 05 – Sept 07

Worked on several e-Governance priorities of the Government of Karnataka, including the Rural Digital Services Project, expansion of Bangalore One, Bhoomi programs

Hewlett-Packard, Manager Social Innovation, May 03 – September 05

Worked in the social innovation lab – “Kuppam HP i-community” program of Hewlett-Packard, which aimed at the holistic development of the rural community through the use of technology in a manner that was self-sustaining both for the community and the company.

Career Summary

Date	Employer	Position/ Responsibility
Oct 12 onwards	Qualcomm	Senior Manager Government Affairs
2010-2012	Department of Information Technology, Government of India	General Manager Program Development
2009-2010	Freelance Consultant	Working on various public reform initiatives
2007-2009	IBM India	National Manager e-Gov Solutions
2005-2007	Government of Karnataka	e-Governance Consultant
2003-2005	Hewlett Packard	Manager Social Innovation
2002	n-Logue Communications	DGM Projects
2000-2002	Satyam Infoway	Sr. Manager B2B Portals
1996-2000	Hindustan Lever	Assistant Manager Agri-Business Division
1993-1996	Shriram Foods and Fertilizers	Assistant Manager Oil Purchase
1992-1993	M.P. Oilfed.	Assistant Manager Exports

Education

·        Postgraduate Diploma in Rural Management from IRMA 1992

·        B.Sc. Hon’s (Math’s) St. Stephen’s College 1989

·        NTSE Scholar, (A National scholarship awarded by NCERT  to only 250 students annually)

Speakership/writings

Have taught IAS probationers in LBSNAA, their academy, spoken at industry events at CII and other associations

Air India flight New Delhi - San Francisco and return

I recently flew the Air India flight from New Delhi to San Francisco and return on Business class.  This was the first time that I flew Air India for a International Travel and wanted to say that I was extremely happy with the experience

Until now I have flown mostly on Emirates and ofcourse the Emirate A 380 business experience is far superior but Air India is not bad.

The food in Air India is quite good and the seats are comfortable so if you want to fly direct New Delhi - San Francisco,  then Air India flight is a good choice

In New Delhi Indira Gandhi Airport, the Air India lounge ofcourse doesn't compare to the Emirates lounge.  In San Francisco, Air India business class passengers get to use the United lounge which also isn't comparable to the Emirates lounge in San Francisco.

The Emirates inflight entertainment system is also far superior to the Air India

Graham Greene - End of an Affair

Himanshu introduced me to Graham Greene, probably even now one of the finest writers of English, however, when I read Graham Greene in college , I felt I was too young as the plots are incredibly complex and deal with the most complex of all subjects – “human relationships”.

The first Graham Greene novel I read, to briefly summarize the story is that during war time Britain , the protagonist, an author( the novel is told in an autobiographical fashion) is having an affair with a married woman . ( At that time I ofcourse did not know what a relationship is and how yucky the idea sounds, but notwithstanding that) and suddenly the affair ends. The affair ends all of a sudden to the protagonist’s surprise and he feels that probably his paramour is seeing someone else and he hires a detective to shadow her. At some time in the novel, his paramour ( or ex-Girlfriend) becomes sick and eventually dies. Somewhere during her last days, the lady and the gentleman meet in a church and she tells the protagonist the truth that the last day after which she ended the affair, they were together in her ( and her husband’s ) house and just at the time she had left him to go to another room, a bomb hits their house in the bedroom where her lover was and as she rushes to find him, when she just enters the room, at the first sight she finds the damage terrible. Immediately at that time, before moving further,  she makes a pact with god that in case her lover survives she will not meet him again ever. Though luckily for her, her lover is completely unharmed but  then she can’t meet him again and can’t even tell him why.

Sometimes I think what consequences I would be willing to take to make someone happy and however sentimental it sounds I remember the graham greene novel and the sacrifice of that  great lady.  

Urdu Poem

Apne Naqshe Ke
Mutaabiq Ye Zameen
Kuch Kam Hai...

Bichde Logon Se 
Mulaqaat Kabhi Phir Hogi
Dil Me Ummeed To Kaafi Hai Yaqeen Kuch Kam Hai...

- Shaharyar (Akhlaq Mohammed Khan )

My Super Mom

My Mother was the youngest of three sisters and grew up in an affectionate extended family in West Bengal where everyone wanted to help and support her. Predictably, one day, she had to  leave her father’s home to get married. In March 1967, she married my father, an Air Force Officer who took her to his home in Belgaum, 2000 kms away from Calcutta and she had set up and managed home initially for the two of them. Over the next 13 years as typically of the life an Air Force Officer’s wife she kept moving with her husband from place to place as per the Air Force postings. Along the way she gave birth to two sons and brought them up.

In 1980 my father was posted to New Delhi and it was felt that there was need for some additional income in the family and Delhi also offered opportunities for my mother. My mother took up the challenge and first she undertook nursery training and got a job as a Nursery teacher. She later completed her B.Ed. to get a job as a fulltime teacher in Air Force Bal Bharti School. It was truly an accomplishment for her to undertake studies at the age of 40 and start working at this late age, having never worked at all. As typical of all working moms, she would wake up early, prepare food for all of us and then board her bus to take her to school.

In September 2010, very suddenly my father was diagnosed with lung cancer and succumbed to a botched up operation within 2 months. While I was with my father during his operation and later during the funeral and mourning, but I had to get back to my new job, which I had just joined a month back. Despite the fact that I couldn’t do help much initially, my mother handled all the tasks that enabled her to live by herself after the loss of her husband.

As mentioned initially, being the youngest sister, my mother’s parents and her elder sisters always looked upon her as a little girl who needed to be helped, but by looking after herself in various circumstances of life, she has proved herself to be a true heroine.

killer songs on youtube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cprez2G15LI&list=RDyb4oCde7Zqs

London Thumkada lyrics

http://www.bollymeaning.com/2014/02/poora-london-thumakda-lyrics.html