Varun joins VGEI as Advisor – Business Design & Development, bringing a multidisciplinary background as a business designer, serial entrepreneur, educator, art therapist, and Head of Studies at the Srishti Manipal Institute.

A WEF Global Shaper (Davos 2019) and author of Your Guide to Building a Healthy Enterprise, Varun specializes in designing financially resilient, human-centred, and scalable business models for startups across diverse domains.

At VGEI, Varun will contribute to strategic business architecture, venture creation, and business development, helping shape scalable, sustainable, and purpose-driven business models that create meaningful impact across communities and ecosystems.