Mr. Pradeep Bhargava has 3 decades of experience in the consumer and industrial sectors, with leadership positions at Bharat Forge, Kalyani Sharp, GE Lighting, and Cummins India. He has also worked for the Government of India for a decade, with the Atomic Energy Commission, BHEL, the Electronics Commission, and consulted with UNDP and the World Bank. He has served as President of MCCIA, Pune, and is associated with leading academic institutions like IIM Ahmedabad and Bangalore, and Symbiosis University. His engagement in various agendas of civil society and the social sector notably includes conceiving and steering the ‘Pune Power Model’, currently serving as an independent director of the Pimpri Chinchwad Smart City Lighthouse Communities, and various endeavours in Skill Development and Labour Relations. He is also a trustee of KEM Hospital, Pune, and Lila Poonawalla Foundation.