Rustam
Sengupta (MBA(MBA'08D -)
was selected for Echoing Green’s Global
Fellowship programme which
recognises social entrepreneurs from around the
world working to disrupt the status quo for positive change. Rustam is the founder and CEO of Boond, a social enterprise that creates a sustainable ecosystem for
sales and servicing of energy access products and services in India.
Boond creates a sustainable ecosystem
for clean energy access through sales of solar systems financed by rural banks
and micro finance institutions and serviced by trained local technicians. The
Boond model eliminates the initial cost barrier that hinders the penetration of
renewable energy products in remote poor areas and ensures that the systems
last for the requisite life through reliable after sales service. Over the past
two years, we have installed over 7500 systems in some of the remotest parts of
India for rural businesses, micro-grids based charge stations, schools and milk
diaries other than individual households.
Rustam Sengupta is an expert on design
and data analysis for products and services for the BoP. He has consulted to
numerous universities and institutions on market entry and emerging market
economics and won numerous and more importantly has impacted the lives of over
75,000 people in villages of India over the past two years. Rustam is an INSEAD
MBA graduate and MS in Electrical Engineering from the University of
California, Irvine.
Echoing Green’s Global Fellowship is a
twenty-five year-old program for smart young leaders who are deeply connected
to the needs and potential solutions that may work best for their communities. It
selects high-potential social entrepreneurs from around the world working create
a disruptive change to the status quo. Twenty-two individuals were awarded fellowships
in 2014 and will receive a stipend and benefits over the two-year period of the
Fellowship, professional development, leadership gatherings, coaching and
mentoring plus access to technical support.
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