Shekar Hariharan

Shekar Hariharan has a diverse work experience spanning various industries and roles. Shekar is the Founder and CEO of the Shifting Orbits Foundation, a non-profit organization focused on providing support and guidance to economically challenged families for their children's educational journey. Shekar has also worked as a Fellow at Teach For India, where they taught English and Maths to 6th and 7th graders in a Government school and gained exposure to the realities of public education and urban poverty. Shekar has been a Global Volunteer at the Project Management Institute Educational Foundation, where they were responsible for relationship building and stewardship in specific communities. Shekar has also held roles at IQVIA, Tata Consultancy Services, IMS Health Relationship Management, Cegedim, Steria, and Tata Consultancy Services, where they gained experience in project management, program management, resource management, quality control, and system integration. Shekar has a strong background in utilizing project management for social good and has gained hands-on experience in various aspects of nonprofit management, legislative acts related to corporate social responsibility, field visits, research, fundraising, and marketing.

Shekar Hariharan has a diverse education history. Shekar started by pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science at Padmashree Dr D. Y. Patil Vidyapeeth from 1992 to 1996. Later, in 2005 to 2006, they obtained a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) with a specialization in Finance from Symbiosis Institute of Business Management in Pune. In 2008 to 2009, they pursued a Master's degree in Executive General Management Program from the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore. In terms of additional certifications, Shekar has obtained certifications in various fields such as Non Profit Fundraising Essentials, Business Model for Social Enterprises, Human Centered Design, Social Impact Analysis, and Social Entrepreneurship 101, which were offered by +Acumen. Shekar has also completed courses like The Data Scientist’s Toolbox, Leading Strategic Innovation in Organizations, Social Psychology, The Language of Hollywood: Storytelling, Sound, and Color, and Model Thinking, provided by platforms like Coursera and universities like John Hopkins University, Vanderbilt University, and Wesleyan University. Additionally, Shekar holds certifications in Certified Software Test Engineer (CSTE) from QAI, ITIL version 3 Foundation from the Examination Institute of Information Science (EXIN), and they became a retired Project Management Professional (PMP) certified by the Project Management Institute in 2006.