Noora Health
- Varun Rangarajan
Varun Rangarajan
Senior Director, Expansion at Noora Health
I handle expanding the part where the CCP thrives outside of India. I am responsible to setup the program in Bangladesh, Indonesia and any other countries that we might decide to work in. I joined Noora in 2019 and this is my first stint in public health. I have worked in the spaces of Public education, public policy implementation and social entrepreneurship too in the past. I run an NGO called Dream India (www.dreamindia.org) along with a couple of friends.
I live in Bangalore. I love to consume and create music. I am a drummer, singer, and an aspiring guitarist. Love sport - cricket and badminton mostly and have an incorrigible need to play some game every week.
Work style
How I prefer to work
Remote & Office
Morning
Mostly on my own
Qualities I value in my colleagues
- Sense of humor
- openness
- bias toward action
- curiosity
- ownership
Curiosity, patience, and deep listening are stuff I value a lot in people.
My communication style
- Casual
- polite
- curious
- genuine
- direct
I am probably one of those social introverts - dont really like to talk a lot but end up somewhere in between. I like to listen more than to say things. Also learning to be quite direct in conversations off late and find that working pretty well.
My pet peeves
- Arrogance
- inauthenticity
- poor communication
- impatience
- unreliability
Real pet peeve is if people attend meetings in public spaces! Don't be surprised if I gently point out to the nearest meeting room!
Fun fact
I really love live music especially if the genre if its rock! I love to sit in front of a tv and watch recorded rock shows too :)
Timeline
Senior Director, Expansion
January 1, 2023 - present
