Krupal Swami

Advisor

An experienced and results-focused business professional, she excels in leading large, complex projects involving diverse teams and objectives. With a strong capability in strategic decision-making, She is skilled in designing and implementing effective solutions across complex organizations.

Her proven track record demonstrates success in meeting executive client expectations while driving higher profits through the implementation of streamlined processes that emphasize quality and efficiency. She holds joint MBAs from UCLA’s Anderson School of Management and the National University of Singapore’s Business School.

Specialties include strategic planning and implementation, as well as organizational change management.

Satish Mehta

Advisor

With a foundation in Chartered Accountancy, over 45 years of expertise in Housing Finance, Consumer Finance, Business Development, Training, Credit Information, and Management Consultancy, he has left a significant mark in the finance industry. He was the founding Managing Director of India’s first Credit Information Bureau – CIBIL, where his leadership drove the establishment of credit bureaus and credit scoring systems not only in India but also in regions including the UAE, Bahrain, Qatar, Egypt, Sri Lanka, and Bhutan.

His influence extends internationally, serving as a consultant to the World Bank, where he provides insights into Credit Information Financial infrastructure development. Recognizing the need to channel his extensive experience, he founded Athena Advisors and Athena e-Learn to share knowledge and skills with emerging markets.

Athena CredXpert (ACX) stands as a testament to his commitment to financial empowerment. At ACX, individuals and businesses receive guidance to become credit-healthy and credit-worthy, with a focus on repairing credit reports and scores. His dedication, knowledge, and belief in the importance of credit counselling aim to foster a stronger credit culture in India.

Arvind Badiyani

Chairman

Arvind Badiyani is the Chairman of Harrier and is involved in key policy and strategic business decisions of the company. He is a visionary entrepreneur with vast experience of over 35 years in various industries like real estate, retail, and IT.

Amit Badiyani

Founder and MD

Amit Badiyani is a seasoned IT professional and Technology entrepreneur with extensive expertise in developing software solutions for global financial services and healthcare Industries. Over the years, he has delivered solutions for Equity Products (On-line Trading system, Equity Indices, Straight through Processing, portfolio management), Debt products (Structured Finance), Publishing Systems, Electronic Medical Health records, Medical Procedure recording applications and testing of healthcare apps. He has handled multiple projects at the same time.

He has extensive international exposure having managed delivery onsite and also supported international customers from different geographies from offshore. Amit has successfully developed solutions on different technical platforms like Java, .Net, and mobile platforms like iOS. Amit has spoken at conferences and seminars organized by CII, TiE and VMA. Amit is a physics graduate from Nagpur University and has undergone a 2 year Diploma in IT from NIIT, one of India's premier IT training Institute.

Manish A. Badiyani

Director

Manish Badiyani is a Director on the board of Harrier. Manish has over 20 years of experience in industries like real estates, construction and IT. Manish takes care of infrastructure requirements of the company helping in smooth scaling of operations. He is also involved in policy decisions of the company. Manish is a graduate in commerce from Nagpur University.

Sanjay Singh

Advisor

Sanjay has done his MBA in Business Management and BA (Sanskrit). In the past, he has mentored brands like ICICI, Airtel, Tata Indicom, Nestle, Grindwell Master, Osborne Lippert, Bosch, Harrier, Godrej & Boyce and many more. Sanjay is a visiting faculty at IIM, Kolkota and has to his credit books like 'Beg, Borrow or Sell' and 'The Grass is Always Green'. He has working experience with brands like Eureka Forbes, Chevron and PH Management Consultants spread across countries like India, Western Africa and USA.

Sanjay is an avid golfer, a keen theatre artist and loves to make front line sales calls with freshers who are trying to pick up the science behind the art of selling. Theatrical simulation as a pedagogy tool to promote experiential learning amongst his students is very popular amongst peers.

Hiren Shah

Advisor

Hiren is a business-cum-technology leader with more than 22 years of experience in capital Markets and IT, a rare combination. In all his prior engagements, he was regarded as a prudent business leader, balancing the needs of businesses with innovations supported by technology. In the past, Hiren has held many Senior Management positions including as a CIO of CRISIL Ltd., a Subsidiary of S & P.
As an IT leader, he has led many initiatives which have become case studies like Data Center consolidation, IT Infrastructure standardization, Virtualization, Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity, Agile based S/w development and ISO 27001 certification. In Information Security, he is considered a pioneer as he started the practice of going through regular penetration testing and vulnerability assessment long before it became a standard practice. He also led to successful implementation of DLP and IRM.

He is also known for building automation solutions and electronic products in the area of equity, fixed income, mutual funds and credit risk management with a unique approach to design, which enabled them to scale easily. Hiren has been invited to share his views on technology and capital markets at various forums including seminars, media publications and also as visiting faculty at IIM (Ahmedabad), a premier Management Institution in India.
Hiren graduated as a Physics and Electronics major from Mumbai University and then qualified as a Chartered Accountant (equivalent to CPA in US). He is also a CISA and CGEIT. Hiren strongly believes in customer satisfaction and high quality of delivery.

Ajay Sanghi

Advisor

Ajay K. Sanghi has a Master's degree in Computer Engineering. He has worked with the R&D team of leading Telecommunication companies in USA. He has developed a very comprehensive EDI suite , which significantly simplifies complex EDI requirement, reduce EDI implementation cost.

Large companies and government are using EDI technology for seamlessly integrating their trading partner community to improve operating efficiency, reduce transaction cost and be more competitive. Ajay is very proud of his corporate social responsibility (CSR) program, which is based on Mahatma Gandhi's 'Swadeshi' principles; and aims at improving the employability of its nearest deprived 'Takiya', a slum of about 5000 household in Nagpur.

Amit Badiyani

Founder and MD

Amit Badiyani is a seasoned IT professional and Technology entrepreneur with extensive expertise in developing software solutions for global financial services and healthcare Industries. Over the years, he has delivered solutions for Equity Products (On-line Trading system, Equity Indices, Straight through Processing, portfolio management), Debt products (Structured Finance), Publishing Systems, Electronic Medical Health records, Medical Procedure recording applications and testing of healthcare apps. He has handled multiple projects at the same time.

He has extensive international exposure having managed delivery onsite and also supported international customers from different geographies from offshore. Amit has successfully developed solutions on different technical platforms like Java, .Net, and mobile platforms like iOS. Amit has spoken at conferences and seminars organized by CII, TiE and VMA. Amit is a physics graduate from Nagpur University and has undergone a 2 year Diploma in IT from NIIT, one of India's premier IT training Institute.

Manish Sawankar

Chief HR, Finance & Operations Officer

Manish heads the Human Resources management group at Harrier. He has more than 10 years of experience in the field of HR management and is an MBA topper from Nagpur University. He is also an expert in MS Power BI and MS Sharepoint. Manish started his career with Saint Gobain group. He has implemented at Harrier the best practices in Human Resources management. He brings a process driven approach along with his professional experience at Harrier.

Akash Padole

Sr. Executive - IT Infrastructure

Akash is a Sr. Executive – With over 20 years of experience in IT server and network administration, he brings a wealth of knowledge and a passion for technology to his role.
He specializes in virtualization and cloud technologies, including VMware, AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform (GCP). His expertise extends to networking, with certifications like CCNA and hands-on experience with Fortinet, GajShield, Cisco, HP, and Netgear switches and routers.
He is also well-versed in operating systems, holding certifications in RedHat RHCE and Microsoft MCSA. In addition, he has a strong background in database management, particularly with SQL Server, and is proficient in storage solutions such as HP and Netgear SAN and NAS systems. As a team lead, he enjoys mentoring colleagues and fostering collaboration to ensure that IT infrastructure is robust and tailored to meet the evolving needs of the organization.