Srikumar Misra

Srikumar Misra is a first generation Indian entrepreneur, the Founder and chairman of Milk Mantra, a dairy foods business in India.[3][1] He is a Yale World Fellow 2021[4] and a Fellow of the Aspen Institute since 2013.[5] In 2019 he was Laureate of the McNulty Prize.[6]

Srikumar Misra
Born (1977-01-08) 8 January 1977
Cuttack, Odisha
Alma materXavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar, Pune University, Stewart School, Cuttack
OccupationEntrepreneur
Known forFounder & Chairman of Milk Mantra[1]
Spouse(s)Rashima Misra[2]

Srikumar’s work as a founder of Milk Mantra have been covered in several case studies in global academia such as Stanford Graduate School of Business,[7] ESSEC Business School Paris,[8] and Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad.[9]

Early life and education

Srikumar Misra was born in Cuttack, Odisha. He grew up in Cuttack. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical engineering from Pune University and an MBA from Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar. Srikumar recently completed post-graduation studies in Artificial intelligence and Machine Learning from University of Texas at Austin.[10]

Career

In his previous corporate life, Srikumar served as Director of M&A at Tata Global Beverages in London, and was part of the elite leadership resource - the Tata Administrative Service.[2] He left this in 2009 to return to his home state, Odisha in India and started India’s first venture capital backed agri startup Milk Mantra.[11][12][13] Srikumar has also worked closely in shaping policy outcomes, in several forums with the Indian government’s highest policy formulating body. He is also part of a select public-private partnership group working to architect a tech agri-stack for India, where Srikumar leads the creation of a blockchain platform.[14][15]

Honors and awards
  • 2016 Fortune 40 under 40[16]
  • In 2019 Srikumar Misra awarded as laureate of the prestigious McNulty Prize[6]
  • In 2019 Srikumar Misra has been recognized as a Fellow of the Aspen Institute[17]
  • Yale Maurice R. Greenberg World Fellows Program 2021 (Srikumar Misra) - 2021[4]
  • 2021 Grant Thornton Face of Vibrant Bharat[18]

References
  1. Spindle, Bill (7 July 2018). "A Milk Startup Takes On 300 Million Cows". Wall Street Journal.
  2. "The toast of Odisha". Fortuneindia.com.
  3. MEGHANI, VARSHA. "Forbes India - How Milk Mantra Became The Taste Of Odisha". Forbes India.
  4. "Srikumar Misra". Yale World Fellows.
  5. "Building Purposeful Startups". The Aspen Institute. 27 March 2020.
  6. "Through sustainable dairy farming, Milk Mantra is". McNulty Foundation. 17 November 2021.
  7. Strebulaev, Ilya A.; Randolph, Justin. "VC Decision-Making in India: Aavishkaar and Milk Mantra (A)". Stanford Graduate School of Business.
  8. "Sowing the Seeds of Sustainability". www.essec.edu.
  9. "After Stanford School of Business in USA, now IIM Ahmedabad adds case study for Milk Mantra of Odisha". Bhubaneswar Buzz. 27 October 2018.
  10. "Re-Tales by Srikumar Misra | ET Retail". ETRetail.com.
  11. "Forbes India - Milk Mantra: Unsettling The Dairy Biggies With Premium Play". Forbes.
  12. "'Take Me Home' narrates Odia entrepreneur's success". The Pioneer (India).
  13. Singh, Rajiv. "Start-up Milk Mantra churns Rs 120 cr in 4 years, compelling Raghuram Rajan to take notice". The Economic Times.
  14. "Indian Entrepreneur Srikumar Misra Named Among 2021 Class of Yale World Fellows". India West.
  15. Roy, Shobha. "Milk Mantra looks to triple its turnover in the next five years". @businessline.
  16. "Srikumar Misra - India's Young & Brightest Entrepreneurs in 40 Under 40 2016 - Fortune India". www.fortuneindia.com.
  17. "Srikumar Misra". AGLN - Aspen Global Leadership Network.
  18. "SrKumar Misra". Faces of a Vibrant Bharat.
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