Hetal Sonpal

Hetal Sonpal is a Doctoral Student at the Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode since August 2021, with extensive experience in mentoring and advising for various startups and as a Mentor of Change with the Atal Innovation Mission. Previously, Hetal led Strategic Alliances at Intel Technology India Pvt Ltd, focusing on building partnerships and market strategies across South Asia from October 2012 to August 2016. Earlier roles include Director of Strategic Sales at LinkedIn, Lead of Telecom Alliances at Microsoft, and Regional Sales Head at Wipro Infotech Ltd, where responsibilities encompassed sales, business development, and strategic marketing. Hetal holds an MBA in Marketing with Information Systems from SVKM's Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies and a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Electrical Engineering.