Mandar Apte

I am from India. By education I have a BS in Chemical Engineering from University of Mumbai (UICT), India and an MS in Petroleum Engineering from University of Tulsa, Oklahoma. For the last 13 years, I have worked at Shell in various roles in chemical engineering and technology strategy. Currently I am part of Shell’s GameChanger program, whose mission is to provide seed funding to early stage, cutting-edge ideas in energy and guide them towards a proof of concept. I am also the co-founder of two employee driven initiatives in Shell that encourage staff to bring their authentic self to work, help unleash leadership potential and empowering a culture of innovation. I am active in social work and volunteer my time to teach leadership programs for the International Association for Human Values (www.iahv.org) a non-profit, humanitarian NGO. I have been invited as a speaker on leadership and innovation at Singularity University, London Business School, MIT and was recently interviewed by Knowledge@Wharton for the pioneering work for nourishing innovation culture in Shell.