Kishan Mahipal

Kishan Mahipal

7 Years Overall Experience
Mid to senior-level professional with 7 years of experience of leading projects in policy implementation, political strategy, political campaigns and operations. Worked across 10+ states in India. Key proficiencies include on-site consulting, large-scale project management, cross-functional team management, intrapreneurship, building partnerships, managing and collaborating with multiple stakeholders, business analytics and expanding operations in both organised and unorganised setups having profit and non-profit motives.

Functional Areas

         

Education

IIM Indore
Master of Business Administration (MBA)

2024-2025

NIT Trichy
Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech)

2011-2015

Accomplishment

Marketplace Strategy Simulation Winner
Placed in the universal Top 8% (2001-24) in Marketplace Strategy Simulation, where I led a Global Microcomputers business as the CEO
Placement Committee Member
Elected EPGP Placement Committee Coordinator (in class of 73).
Academic Excellence
Placed among the Top 10 percentile in Problem Solving, Finance & Accounting, Strategy, Marketing and Communication subjects
Scholar Delegate
Selected as scholar delegate for Jagriti Yatra (2019), Anubhav Lecture Series (2018), and Good Governance Yatra (2017)
Academic Project
Conducted Porter 5 Force analysis for the airline industry and analysis of GHSPs for Australian Airports.

Certification

Graduate Certificate in Public Policy (GCPP)
Gained foundation insights into Policy Analysis and Economics with specialisation in Defense and Foreign Affairs (Strategic Studies)

2020

Data Analysis for Business
Gained expertise in Data Analysis principles using Advanced MS Excel and Python

2016

Experience

SNSB Charitable Trust

1 Year 5 Months

Consultant

Nov’22 - Mar’24

  • Advised the Trust in planning and implementing strategic initiatives, including establishing a temple forwarding Trust's vision.
  • Supported the Trust in managing 24+ donors, creating a corpus of INR 20 crore+ funds for the Trust’s future activities.
  • Led team of 20+ volunteers to conduct primary research on the impact and perception of Trust Flagship annual programmes.
Nation with Namo

2 Years 3 Months

Manager

Nov’18 - Jul’20 , Nov'21 - Apr'22

  • Led teams of sizes 8-50, successfully delivering electioneering projects in Strategy, Campaign, Media, and On-Ground Operations.
  • Advised clients on communication strategies across social, print, and electronic media, increasing public engagement and reach.
  • Adept in key stakeholder management for long-term projects (including union ministers)
  • Assessed public sentiments and political factors in shaping winning strategies for 700+ local, state, and national constituencies.
  • Spearheaded field teams and surveys to conceptualise and execute 100+ data-driven, targeted digital and on-ground campaigns for the largest Political Party in India, guiding success across 15+ Lok Sabha and close to 400 Vidhan Sabha constituencies.
  • Managed end-to-end state and national digital membership drives, adding 2 lakh+ new members and driving growth and engagement.
  • Led cross-functional communication teams providing data-driven speech inputs for 15+ political leaders including the PM and CM.

Rated ‘Excellent’ for 3 consecutive consulting projects, leading to fast-tracked promotions in 2 appraisal cycles

TATA Trusts

1 year 4 months

Swasth Bharat Prerak

Oct’17 - Jan’19

  • Coordinated Implementation of National Nutrition Mission (POSHAN Abhiyaan) across 10 districts of Bihar State, reaching out to 20 Lakhs+ beneficiaries with a message of "Sahi Poshan Desh Roshan' by leveraging and empowering district and state machinery.
  • Facilitated the formation of Convergence Committees at the block, district, and state levels, guiding the development of action plans for Bihar.
  • Based on primary insights, advised actions of the DM and DPO-ICDS to improve the working of 4000+ Anganwadi’s in Begusarai district.
  • Led joint execution of On-ground and Digital Campaigns, creating awareness and impacting social behaviour in the Begusarai district.
  • Created SoP and trained 20+ data entry operators to ensure real-time updating of the District Level of the POSHAN Abhiyan Dashboard.
  • Led Backyard Poultry Farming and Non-Farm Enterprises initiatives (for Tata Trusts) as a knowledge consultant of the Society for Elimination of Rural Poverty in the implementation of the Lakhpathi Rythu Scheme (Doubling Farmer Income) in Andhra Pradesh
  • Built research-based implementation strategy for Backyard Poultry farms in 3000 Households of 10 pilot villages in East Godavari district.
SBI Foundation

1 year 2 months

Youth for India Fellow

Oct’16 - Nov’17

  • Independently Initiated a project (named GAIn - Generating Alternative Income) to empower 10+ tribal Households to generate alternative stable income through non-traditional methods in activities, including backyard poultry farming, jaggery, and pickle making.
  • Leveraging local resources, created 3 innovative designs of poultry sheds (at under $10 cost) readily adopted by the community.
  • Identified and jointly trained 5 youths, who went on to help 100+ villagers in accessing the benefits of 20+ Government Schemes
Reliance Industries Limited

1 Year 3 Months

Graduate Engineer Trainee

Jul'15 - Sept'16

  • Managed day-to-day Vinyl Chloride Monomer (VCM) Plant operations following SoPs and ensured plant safety.
  • Lead OSHE initiatives, initiated steps to improve safety and minimise hazards & environmental impact
  • Led an independent study on the functioning of the VCM incinerator unit and improved its energy efficiency by 20%.