About Me

Aniruddhan Balakrishnan

Chief of Staff @ Biosimo Chemicals | Founding President at Swiss Indian Fine Arts Association | TEDx Speaker | Author | Former Technology & Sustainability Podcast Co-Host | CFA Level 1 Candidate | Skilled in Managing Technological Innovation, Design, Marketing, Product and Project Management |

Phone: +41 (0) 78 749 47 37 Email: aniruddhan@zoho.com

LinkedIn: aniruddhanb Other Links: linktr.ee/aniruddhan

NOV 23 - present

AUG 23 - OCT 23

FEB 22 - FEB 23

NOV 21 - present

JUN 20 - SEP 20

SEP 17 - JUL 19

Biosimo Chemicals, Chief of Staff

• Managing website and marketing, increased web traffic by 50%
• Handling all admin and backend tasks, streamlined operations and reduced costs by 20%
• Organizing logistics for trips, events, summits, ensured seamless execution
• Developing and executing customer outreach strategy, increased client base by 30%
• Supporting fundraising efforts, secured $2M in investments
• Creating customer profiles and segmentation strategies, improved targeting accuracy
• Acting as liaison between CEO and departments, improved communication and alignment
• Implementing performance metrics, increased team productivity by 15%
• Streamlining business processes, improved operational efficiency by 25%
• Conducting market research, informed strategic decisions, increased market share by 10%
• Developing crisis management plans, mitigated risks effectively
• Monitoring KPIs, identified areas for improvement, enhanced overall performance

Ariya Bio, Corporate Strategy & Business Development Intern

• Drove fundraising by scoping and applying for grants, accelerators, supporting programs, etc., and by creating a master slide deck for all use cases
• Drove business development by attending networking events (& organizing marketing, procurement, etc. for the events) and setting up meetings with large companies
• In charge of the new website and setting up marketing channels & a content calendar
• Created competitor analysis, did a SWOT analysis & created a task list on things to improve upon
• In charge of all things operative, i.e., team infrastructure to establish processes, documentation and enable scalable growth

Adnovum, Project Management Intern in Market Unit Insurance

• Effected process improvements in Defect Management to go live on time & within budget
• Conducted Innovation Research to increase scalable business model offerings
• Supported the internal migration to SharePoint by leading a team of interns
• Created workshops to increase Intern Career Opportunities and present findings to Management
• Brainstormed and presented new scalable business models & products with Senior Management

Swiss Indian Fine Arts Association, Founder & President

• Founder and President of the first national platform aiming to strengthen the intercultural exchange between Switzerland and India and promote the Indian Arts in Switzerland, with 300+ members, 80+ artists, and 3000+ attendees
• Organized and supported 25+ events, with expansion plans to expand Europe-wide into the first overarching association to support and promote Indian Arts & Artists
• Organized the Sri Ram Mahotsav 2024, a 2-day festival featuring a Sita-Rama Kalyanam, Upanyasams, Cultural Programs and Padukabhishekam with more than 500 attendees

Becton & Dickinson India, Project Management Intern at Global Health

• Worked on the sepsis management project (SMP), the phlebotomy training, the TB specimen referral system, aided in data analysis and prepared presentations in PowerPoint & Power BI
• Expedited SMP improvements and rollout, expedited and digitized phlebotomy training improvements and provided team with valuable insights for the TB specimen referral system

Treashare, Co-Founder and CEO

• Founder of the first NFT start-up that facilitates high-end art investing through block-chain powered fractional ownership
• Winner of the 2017 HSG FinTech Challenge & the 2017 HSG Entrepreneurial Talents Program

Schlieren, Switzerland

Feb 19 - present

JAN 17 - JUL 17

MAR 16

MAY 14 - JUL 17

OCT 13 - OCT 22

Sathya Sai International Organization, National Young Adult Coordinator

• Coordinator of all Swiss national activities for 18 – 40 years old at a global humanitarian & philanthropic organization

Author of “Teenage Trajectory”

• (Research) Assistant for the Social Psychology Team at the University of Zurich
• Author of the book ‘Teenage Trajectory’ based on interviews and discussions

TEDxYouth@Zurich, Speaker

• Delivered a talk at TEDxYouth@Zurich, garnering more than 2’000 views

Model United Nations, Participant

• Active partaker at weekly sessions at ETH MUN as well as 3 international conferences
• Recruited 10+ delegates at my high school for the first Zurich MUN

OGR, Organizer of an Orchestra Tour to Italy

• Lead violinist and organizer of international tour for the school orchestra (40+ people)
• Co-Founder and Treasurer of an Alumni Club with 50+ members, 3’000 CHF+ in funding and multiple annual musical projects and events

Switzerland

Zurich

Zurich

Zurich

Zurich

SEP 19 - JUN 23

B.A. in Political Science at the University of Lucerne

• Organised and conducted R courses for 50+ students
• Courses in Politics, Economics, Business, Finance, and Minor in Computational Science at University of Zurich