Our Team

Ajesh K. Antony is the Founder & Sr. Business Counsellor of CRRD, with 30+ years of total experience spanning India, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE.

 He holds an MBA in Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Venture Development (AICTE-approved, Ministry of Education — Innovation Cell, Govt. of India), currently pursuing a PhD in Business Studies at SHUATS, India. 

Key credentials: 

→ Guided 30+ ventures through end-to-end development under India's PMFME Scheme 

→ 7 years with the Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu (Saudi Arabia) 

→ Former Group CEO, Samana Global Business Solutions (20+ company conglomerate) 

→ Pioneered India's SEBI-registered Sharia-compliant Category II Alternative Investment Fund 

→ CARE Certified Trainer — 100+ management development programmes delivered 

→ International Industry Speaker — UAE-India Business Fest 2017, Emirates Palace Abu Dhabi 

→ PhD Research: Digital Technology-Enabled Rural Entrepreneurship 

Multi-track engagement: 

Beyond CRRD, Mr. Ajesh K. Antony is available as an Adjunct Professor of Entrepreneurship, a subject-matter expert through GLG, Guidepoint, and Dialectica, a fractional executive through Catalant and BTG, and a startup advisor through Clarity.fm and GrowthMentor. He is also a registered consultant with the World Bank and UNDP. 

Connect: linkedin.com/in/akantony 

CRRD is expanding its team of venture development specialists, business counsellors, and industry domain experts. We seek practitioners with real-world business building experience who want to help entrepreneurs succeed. If you are an experienced business professional interested in joining CRRD as a venture development advisor, training facilitator, or domain specialist, we would like to hear from you. 

→ Email: careers@crrd.in or info@crrd.in

→ Subject line: 'Joining CRRD — [Your Area of Expertise]