Harish Karakoti

Harish Karakoti is an accomplished executive currently serving as Chief Growth Officer at Milvik Bima since 2012, where responsibilities include steering global growth strategy and optimizing various business operations. With a strong background in innovation, Karakoti has held roles such as Global Head of Innovation and Head of Regional Operations and Sales Strategy for Asia Pacific, where operational excellence was achieved across a large workforce and multiple market initiatives. Noteworthy achievements include founding and scaling BIMA's operations in Bangladesh, amassing 5 million active customers within two years. In addition, Karakoti is a board member of BIMA Cambodia, which is recognized as the largest micro-insurance provider in the country. Previous experience includes positions at JDSU and Hughes Software Systems Limited, complemented by an MBA from Columbia Business School and a bachelor's degree in Computer Science from Delhi University.