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Tech Entrepreneur, Public Company, and Private Equity-Backed CEO, Growth Diver, and Strategist with a sustained record of success maximizing topline and operating results (Revenues and EBITDA) and skyrocketing portfolio value.

Kunal grew up in Mumbai, India and after finishing his Bachelors in Computer Engineering from The University of Mumbai, came to the United States to do his Master’s in Computer Science from Clemson University.

Kunal was recruited from there to Microsoft as an individual contributor and from there he grew his career to becoming the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of a private software company (Unikrn) within the span of 9 years. He is a 2x CEO, of a publicly traded company Kaspien (NASDAQ:KSPN) and the other private equity-backed Beckett Collectibles both of which he successfully transformed from services into tech and tech-enabled businesses.

In addition, he serves as the Chairman of the Board for Aventis Alpha Care and as a Board Member of CareTech.

During this time Kunal has held leadership positions as General Manager at Microsoft, General Manager at Amazon, and as Director of Product at the world’s fastest-growing startup - Groupon. He has consulted with the world’s largest hedge fund - Bridgewater Associates, one of the world’s largest fixed-income investment advisors - NISA Investment Advisors, and one of the world’s best educational-focused performance marketing companies - All-Star. He also holds an MBA from a Top 5 Global Business School - The University of Chicago, Booth School of Business and a Masters in Computer Science from Clemson University.

He is also a mentor and an advisor to early-stage technology startups through his association with Techstars - the world’s # 1 accelerator.

Kunal has also founded/invested in several startups - three of his recent ones include 1. Coursetake - a company that provides curated interview preparation material that is company and position-specific 2. xRay eCommerce - An AI-driven eCommerce Growth Engine and 3. PawCare - a B2B2C platform, streamlining bookings, appointment management, and payments for both pet parents and pet care providers.

Kunal is also the author of several books empowering his readers to build successful businesses and careers.