Nayeem Ashrafi

● Working as Head of a2i Innovation Fund & Innovation Lab (iLab) at Aspire to Innovate (a2i) Programme of ICT Division and Cabinet Division, GoB, previously worked as National Sr. Consultant, Operation Specialist (Team Leader) at IDEA Project (Startup Bangladesh) of ICT Division, GoB. ● Have progressively responsible working experience in operations, project and program management, innovation management, policymaking, strategic planning, communications; ● A result-oriented strategist, and advisor having entrepreneurial and growth mindset, driven by the desire to grow and excel with continuous learning, continuous improvement, and continuous innovation; ● Accomplished professional having consistently met or exceeded revenue and market share projections impacting P/L and assured operational excellence with innovative thoughts and methodologies; ● Demonstrated expertise in surpassing goals, attaining corporate objectives, and exceeding customer expectations in the highly-competitive, knowledge-based industries; ● Firsthand experience managing admin, HR, finance, logistics, IT, marketing-sales-commercial, planning and development, corporate and regulatory affairs, PR & communication, and customer experience; ● Sound knowledge in global/local markets, emerging business/technology trends, competitive intelligence, outcome-driven Innovation, technology and transformation, industry and trend analysis, involved with entrepreneurship, innovation, investment, and startup community to build a vibrant ecosystem;