Ravindra Desai
Director, River Rejuvenation projects, AOL.
Ravindra Desai has two decades of experience in the Information Technology industry specialized in the Retail Banking and Financial Services area. He has been working in the US and Canada as part of the IT team and has extensive experience in handling large-scale projects across multiple locations. He has trained people on Project Management capabilities, has worked with various clients on building successful business models, and is a part of the execution as well.
He has conducted various courses in Prisons and also worked extensively in rural areas on improving the rural economy (Doubling Farmers Income). He also specializes in understanding the market needs and creating business models for the effective marketing of the farmers’ produce. He has created the “Sri Sri Organic Farm Producers Organization” at Gadag, Karnataka which is a very successful venture now.
He has created apps that completely digitize the Supply Chain and Point Of Sale for farmers and integrated with IoT devices for meaningful and needed holistic integration. He now handles all Government and Corporate Relations with regard to River Projects in Art of Living and manages the GIS Lab and IT team to provide technical support for all the River Projects.