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Ashwin is the Vice President – responsible for driving strategy, conceptual thinking and ideation, and research – at the Global Alliance for Mass Entrepreneurship (GAME). He spends a lot of time breaking down the complex linkages that lead to mass enterprises. He is deeply passionate about social justice, and tries to marry his background as a strategy consultant at Dalberg Advisor, to identify ways in which policies, programmes, and markets can work better for marginalised and underprivileged groups. Through numerous field research assignments, Ashwin observed the ability of microentrepreneurs to transform their own lives, families, and communities. Through GAME, he wants to further enhance their potential to transform. Furthermore, he hopes to drive research and thinking that is innovative, insightful, and action-oriented to galvanise the support mechanism around these entrepreneurs.
Posts by Ashwin Chandrasekhar
Covid-19: Assessing vulnerabilities faced by microenterprises
In India, where microenterprises form a crucial foundation for livelihoods and employment, the effects of the Covid-19 lockdown can potentially be significant. Based on the first wave of a dynamic, mu...
- Sharon Buteau Ashwin Chandrasekhar
- 31 July, 2020
- Notes from the Field