Nitin Dubey Vasishtha - Strategic Advisor for Boards, Founders, and Investors
Senior business leader with over 20 years of experience across large enterprises, start-ups, and high growth scale-ups. Demonstrated expertise in building businesses from 0 to 100+, leading pan-India and multi-country operations, owning full P&Ls, driving IPO-readiness, and instilling corporate governance systems in fast-scaling organizations.
Blending boardroom clarity with systemic wisdom, I now advise founders, CXOs, and boards on growth strategy, governance frameworks, organizational transformation, and ethical decision-making under complexity.
Education
MBA, Indian School of Business (ISB), Class of 2011 • B.Tech, National Institute of Technology (NIT) Warangal, 1999-2003
Boardroom Value Proposition
• Independent voice with operator depth and strategic foresight • Experience working directly with Boards, Founders, and Investors • Hands-on with GRC, scaling operations, and revenue models • Brings structured thinking and ethical clarity to complex decisions • Advocates sustainable growth, stakeholder alignment, and long-view governance
Key Competencies
• Independent Director Readiness | Boardroom Strategy | CXO Mentorship • P&L Ownership | IPO Planning | Cross-Border Operations | Governance Systems • ESG Awareness | Risk Management | Succession & Team Building • Circular Economy | Market Entry | Growth Design | Business Turnaround • 0-to-1 Building | Corporate Karma | Ancient Strategic Thinking
Select Leadership Roles
Founder & Author | Mining Wisdom Bengaluru, India | 2024 – Present • Advisor to CXOs and board-level leaders on decision frameworks and transformation • Created frameworks on ‘Boardroom Dharma’ and ‘Corporate Karma’ for ethical leadership, strategic clarity and executive decision making
Chief Revenue Officer
CFlo (formerly CDE Asia) Bengaluru, India | 2022 – 2024 • Led business across 24 Asian countries with full P&L ownership, reporting directly to the board • Orchestrated Asia’s largest C&D waste processing deal • Spearheaded rebranding and IPO strategy, expanding into new sectors
Chief Business Officer
Doctor Sand 2022 • First board-hired leader to run the business end-to-end • Built the business from ground up to profitability • Set corporate governance standards in a high-risk market
Co-Founder & Chief Business Officer
Orate Health Bangalore, India | 2021 – 2022 Bengaluru, India | 2016 – 2020 • Led GTM, customer strategy and business development for a speech-powered healthcare platform • Navigated multiple product iterations; exited with team success despite not achieving PMF
VP – Operations
Qikwell (Acquired by Practo) Bangalore, India | 2014 – 2016 • First leadership hire; scaled operations to 200+ hospitals across India • Led post-acquisition integration at Practo, driving continuity and growth
VP – Operations
Ola Cabs Bangalore, India | 2013 • Built nationwide operations engine during hypergrowth phase • Launched new business lines; doubled volume in 3 months
Head of Operations –
Aashirvaad Atta | ITC Limited Bengaluru, India | 2011 – 2012 • Led national P&L and supply chain for ITC’s flagship food brand • Achieved record stock fill rates and sales, with a 3000+ team
Factory Manager
Foods Division | ITC Limited India | 2008 – 2010 • Boosted factory output by 69% and product quality by 70% • Turned around a loss-making unit in coordination with board
Project Engineer
Utilities & Offsites | HPCL India | 2003 – 2008 • Delivered $15M+ projects in a PSU setup with 90% on-time success • Led teams across disciplines under high-compliance and risk conditions
