Architecting Global Capability Centers

Founder & CEO, Uttung

Dr. Sangramsinh Pawar is the Founder and CEO of Mindwrks and Uttung, an organization dedicated to enabling Global Capability Centers (GCCs) to establish and thrive in India, making the country a global hub for research and innovation.

Over 30 years of corporate experience, Dr. Sangramsinh has worked over 32 nationalities globally, bringing a deep understanding of cross-cultural leadership and global business strategies. He played a key leadership role in setting up the Global Capability Center for SHC, US in Pune, demonstrating his expertise in building and scaling GCCs from the ground up.

Chief Belief Officer

With 25+ years of rich experience in Organizational Behavioral Sciences, Organization Culture and People Psychology, Sanyogita has been instrumental in enabling organizations through large-scale change and culture assimilation, onboarding leadership teams for organizational transformation. She is a Serial Entrepreneur with deep expertise in fostering human-centered business growth.

Advisory Board - Uttung GCC & IT Services

Raj is a globally celebrated tech visionary and the Founder of the India Blockchain Alliance. As a strategic force in emerging technologies, Raj has held pivotal roles including Chief Strategy Officer for an Indian unicorn, and is the Chairman of the Global Alliance for AI & Innovation. With deep expertise in Blockchain, AI, Cybersecurity, IoT, FinTech, and Responsible AI, Raj has authored 20+ global courses, advised 80+ tech companies, spoken at 150+ global forums, and contributed to leading publications like Economic Times and Fortune.

Honored with the Thought Leadership Award in Las Vegas and the CSR Impact Leader of the Year, Raj brings unparalleled insight and leadership to accelerate innovation, capability development, and global impact across our ecosystem.

Advisory Lead – GCC Design & Transformation

At Uttung GCC, a subsidiary of Mindwrks Inc., Niket Karajagi leads advisory for the design, setup, and transformation of Global Capability Centres through a Design Thinking–led, execution-first approach that helps organizations move swiftly from intent to impact.

He works closely with CXOs and GCC leadership teams to establish future-ready GCCs that are fast to operationalize, structurally robust, and strategically aligned, while deliberately shifting them from cost-centric models to value-creating enterprise hubs. His work spans GCC mandates, operating models, talent architecture, governance, and digital enablement across setup, scale, and transformation phases.

Niket brings deep expertise in applying Design Thinking as a business discipline, enabling complex GCC challenges to be addressed through human-centered problem framing, rapid experimentation, and outcome-driven execution. At Uttung, his mandate is clear: design GCCs that scale fast, mature faster, and deliver sustainable business value—beyond efficiency, toward long-term competitive advantage.

Head – People Advisory, Mindwrks

At Mindwrks, Vanaja Vaidya leads People Advisory, bringing a systems-thinking approach to how organisations design their people models—integrating structure, capability, culture, and leadership into a cohesive, future-ready architecture. Her advisory work includes people strategy, organisation and role design, competency and career pathways, talent governance, and transformation of HR processes and digital systems.

With a career spanning 26+ years across global environments, Vanaja has built and operationalised enterprise competency frameworks, led HR transformation through large HRMS rollouts, guided workforce transitions across multiple countries, and shaped people strategy for fast-scaling business units. She combines strategic clarity with execution discipline—helping organisations move from intent to implementation.

At Mindwrks, her mandate is to: design people and culture systems that scale with business ambition, elevate leadership capability, and create organisations where performance and experience reinforce each other.

Vice President – Business Development & GTM, North Americas

Shraddha joins Uttung as the Vice President – Business Development & GTM, North Americas, bringing a strong blend of healthcare domain expertise and modern digital-health acumen. With a Master's in Health & Hospital Management, Shraddha has built a distinguished profile in hospital operations, patient coordination, and digital health workflows. Her ability to bridge communication between clinicians, hospitals, RCM teams, and technology providers makes her a strategic asset for Uttung's expansion in the North American market.

She has demonstrated consistent excellence in workflow management, documentation accuracy, and partner engagement, while contributing to AI-enabled healthcare initiatives and digital platform integration. Known for her professionalism, operational precision, and relationship-building capability, Shraddha will lead Uttung's business development and go-to-market strategy, accelerating growth in Healthcare Services and MediTech AI across the region.

IT Technology Landscape & AI Advisory

A seasoned technology leader with over 25 years of deep expertise in shaping enterprise IT landscapes, emerging technologies, and AI-driven innovation. With a strong foundation in product engineering and decades of global experience across industries, Ajay brings a sharp, future-ready perspective to technology transformation and strategic advisory.

His career spans leadership roles in global organizations, where he has driven complex technology initiatives, cloud transformations, digital platforms, and AI/ML integrations, always aligning cutting-edge solutions with business goals.

Strategic Advisory - Phoenix Arizona, USA

With 30+ years of global industry experience, he has led Delivery, Client Engagement, Practice, and Advisory roles across the USA, Europe, UK, and India. He played a key role in establishing SLED leadership for an MNC in North America and previously served as a P&L leader in the FS&I sector, overseeing $800M in revenue across 80 clients.

Passionate about digital transformation, he drives business services, IT modernization, digital innovation, and foundational IT services to help enterprises achieve their goals.

Public Policy & Healthcare Innovation Advisory

A globally respected public policy advisor and healthcare expert with 25+ years of leadership across governance, entrepreneurship, and innovation. Sachin advises 60+ governments through Strategic Foresight Group and serves as Vice President of Maharashtra Economic Development Council (MEDC), where he co-authored Maharashtra's economic and MSME strategies.

As Convener of Global Entrepreneurs Conclave (GEC) and Founder of RECI (Rural Entrepreneurship Connect Initiative), he has enabled 10,000+ rural entrepreneurs and united 2000+ entrepreneurs from 30+ countries. A research scientist with 5 patents, 4 books, and recipient of 50+ awards including Nelson Mandela Peace Award and JRD Tata Udyogmitra Award.

GCC Growth & Client Strategy

With 35+ years of experience as a Global Business Leader across the US, Europe, APAC, and India, Shivkumar is an alumnus of IIT Powai Mumbai. At Uttung, he drives Go-to-Market (GTM) strategy and Strategic Alliances. As a GTM strategist for Mindwrks, he specializes in Business Process Re-engineering and IoT solutions, covering diverse processes across HR, Supply Chain, IT, ITES, Data Engineering, AI services, and manufacturing sectors.

Global HR Shared Services

Murali Krishna is a seasoned HR professional with over 20 years of experience, known for his expertise in Talent Management, Global HR Shared Services and HR Operations. He has successfully led end-to-end HR transformations for startups, MSMEs, and large enterprises—building systems that attract, develop, and retain top talent while ensuring operational excellence.

His experience spans recruitment, employee engagement, training and development, succession planning and managing payroll for large workforces, helping them streamline processes, enhance productivity and prepare for ISO certification.

Process Excellence & GCC Operational Transformation

With 35+ years of experience in Quality Assurance and Control, including extensive work experience in the USA, Beena serves as a Strategic Process Consultant with deep expertise in CMMI Dev 1.3 L5, CMMI SVC 1.3 ML5, HIPAA, ISAE 3402, ISO 20000, and ISO 9000. Her credentials include Six Sigma Green Belt, ISO 27001:2005 Lead Auditor, CMMI Dev 1.2 ML5 (ATM), and Certified Scrum Master certifications.

Successfully partnered with Project Managers and Delivery Heads to drive process improvements, risk management, financial tracking, and high-maturity practices across multiple projects.

IT Delivery, Infrastructure & Managed Services

A seasoned IT Delivery Head with a proven track record in leading offshore development centers (ODCs) and delivering high-impact technology solutions across diverse industries including automotive, banking, and healthcare. Expert in team leadership and project management, driving end-to-end execution with a focus on timely delivery, budget adherence, and uncompromised quality.

Skilled in building and managing high-performing offshore teams through strategic hiring, structured training, and performance optimization. Acts as the primary client interface, ensuring transparent communication, alignment of goals, and exceptional service delivery.

User Experience, Interactive Design, UI UX

Rutwija leads the User Experience and User Interface for UTTUNG IT applications and interactive design initiatives. In today's customer-centric world, she focuses on creating exceptional customer and employee experiences that drive acquisition and retention. In her portfolio, she consults GCCs and Application Management teams on UI/UX and immersive customer experiences, ensuring design excellence across all digital touchpoints.