Arpitha Chandrashekar is a highly accomplished result-oriented professional, with a passion for using cutting-edge technology to solve complex business problems. She is a graduate of BMS College of Engineering with a Bachelor's degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering. Afterward, she pursued a postgraduate degree in Management from IIM Kozhikode, where she majored in Marketing and Strategy and minored in HR and IT. She has also undergone executive education from MIT's Sloan School of Management, specializing in the implications of artificial intelligence and machine learning in business.

Throughout her career, Arpitha has worked with various digital companies and global MNCs, where she excelled in building new capabilities and leading 3x growth by introducing new products to new or existing markets and expanding operational capacities to manage increasing demands. She has a wealth of experience in product innovation and development, product marketing, digital transformation programs, corporate strategy and program management, agile project management and scrum, new team setup and process improvements, lean management, design thinking, digital sales and marketing, pricing strategy, team building, and coaching.

Arpitha is a sought-after speaker, and she has been invited to several conferences and events to share her knowledge and experience. She has spoken at various events such as the Lean Institute’s Expert Panel Discussion, ITSM Dec 2011 International Conference, 5th IEEE International Conference on MOOCs, Innovation, and Technology in Education - MITE2017, among others.

Currently, Arpitha is the Digital Product Owner-Digital Customer Experience at Danfoss, after having served as Global Consultant - New Products Pricing at the company. She has also held senior positions in other organizations, including Business Manager- Operations & Strategy - US Market at Altisource, Senior Product Manager - Global Market at Analyttica Datalab Inc., Product Manager for HR Tech Solutions- Global Market at KNOLSKAPE, Category Manager - Digital Product Sales at Simplilearn, and Product Manager - Ed Tech and E-commerce Sales at Simplilearn. Before her corporate success, she also gained experience as a Solutions Development Analyst at Acropetal Technologies Limited Bangalore and a Management Intern at Four Soft Limited.