Yash Lakade

Yash Lakade has a diverse work experience. Yash started their career in 2017 as a Junior Member for the International Student Organisation - ShARE, where they were part of a global student think tank responsible for making propositions and tracking business globally. Yash also worked as a Coordinator for The Entrepreneurship Cell, IIT Bombay, where they organized various workshops, speaker sessions, and competitions to support aspiring entrepreneurs. In 2017, they were also a Coordinator for Mood Indigo, IIT Bombay, and an Assistant Marketing Manager for Team Shunya, IIT Bombay.

In 2020, Yash joined Tata Projects as an Executive Trainee, focusing on commercial aspects and analyzing cost reports and subcontracts. Yash later became a Business Development Manager, where they worked on project finances, planning work schedules, and executing project tasks.

Currently, Yash is working at Curefoods as a Project Lead. Yash is primarily involved in the business finance function, where they are responsible for reporting and forecasting consolidated financials, tracking KPIs, analyzing revenue and cost movements, and recommending and monitoring profitability initiatives.

Yash Lakade completed their Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay from 2016 to 2020. Additionally, they were an exchange undergraduate student at the Colorado School of Mines in 2018 and 2019, where they continued their studies in Civil Engineering. Prior to this, from 2014 to 2016, Yash attended IIT Home, focusing on PCM (Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics).