Yagnesh Desai

Co-Founder & CBO at ShopSe

Yagnesh Desai has a diverse work experience spanning several companies and roles. Yagnesh is currently the Co-Founder and CBO of ShopSe, where their focus is on reimagining and redefining affordability at Point of Sale (POS). Prior to this, Yagnesh worked at PayU as the Regional Head, driving strategic partnerships and business growth for LazyPay. Yagnesh successfully scaled up credit volume from scratch to an Annualized Run Rate of $120 Million. Yagnesh also held the role of Regional Head at PayU, where they managed key partnerships with various companies including Swiggy, Byjus, MakeMyTrip, and Airtel. Before joining PayU, Yagnesh served as the Vice President of Business Development at Stitchwood, where they were responsible for overall revenue generation and achieved a $1 Million Annualized Revenue Run-Rate. Yagnesh was also a Co-Founder at Dekhodaily.com and worked as a Marketing Manager at Fourth Dimension Technologies. Yagnesh's early career included a role as a Business Development Manager - Franchise at Fantasy Foods Pvt Ltd (Cosmos Ice creams).

Yagnesh Desai's education history begins in 1990 when they attended the Gitanjali Group of Schools for their ICSE. Yagnesh then went on to pursue a Bachelor of Engineering (BE) in Industrial Engineering from the University of Pune, from 2004 to 2009. Later, in 2012, Yagnesh completed a PGPM in Marketing from the Great Lakes Institute of Management, finishing their formal education.

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  • Co-Founder & CBO

    February 1, 2020 - present