MADHU  YALAMARTHI    

DIRECTOR,  PRODUCT  AND  BUSINESS  DEVELOPMENT      

   

 

Madhu   is   the   Director   of   Product   and   Business   Development   for   the   Institute   for  Transformative   Technologies   and   leads   the  development  of   products   and  business  models  across  program  areas.  

Prior   to   joining   ITT,   Madhu   worked   at   the   Ethiopian   Agricultural   Transformation  Agency  (ATA),  an  advisory  and  high-­‐priority  project  implementation  unit  reporting  to  the   Prime   Minister   of   Ethiopia.   At   ATA,   Madhu   led   teams   of   local   analysts   and  technical  experts  to  design,  deliver,  and  support  flagship  projects  of  the  government.  Some   key   projects   include   designing   the   country’s   over   USD   500  million   strategic  food  reserve  agency  that  can  hold  upto  1.5  million  mt  of  food  reserves,  planning  of  the   Agricultural   Commercialization   Cluster   (ACC)   initiative   that   has   positively  impacted   nearly   2   million   households,   and   development   of   farmer   markets   and  innovative  sales  channels  for  five   large  farmer  cooperatives  in  Ethiopia.  He  also  led  the   development   of   a   knowledge  management   system   and   revamped   the   analyst  training  program.  

   

 

Before  ATA,  Madhu  worked  at  Dalberg,  a  strategy  consulting  firm  focused  on  global  development.   While   at   Dalberg,   he   worked   on   projects   for   large   corporations,  multilateral   agencies,   public-­‐private   coalitions,   and   investment   funds   on   energy,  water  and  sanitation,  cook  stoves,  agriculture,  and  low  cost  housing.    

Madhu   has   a   Bachelors   in   Aerospace   Engineering   from   the   Indian   Institute   of  Technology  (IIT)   -­‐  Kharagpur.  At   IIT,  Madhu  was  part  of  the   leadership  team  at  the  Entrepreneurship   Cell   (E-­‐cell),   which   is   India's   most   active   entrepreneurship  promoting  student  body  and  has  produced  25+  start-­‐ups.  

Madhu  was  born  and  raised  in  a  small  village  in  South  India.  He  enjoys  binge-­‐watching  American  TV  shows  and  traveling  completely  off  the  grid.  

 

 

To  reach  Madhu,  send  him  an  email  at  Madhu@transformativetechnologies.org