Gaurav Deshpande

Gaurav Deshpande has a diverse work experience spanning over two decades. Gaurav currently holds the position of Chief Business Officer - Oceania Region at Square Yards since April 2021. Before that, they served as the Principal Partner & Head Oceania Region in Sydney, Australia for the same company from November 2015 to April 2021.

Prior to joining Square Yards, Gaurav worked at Knight Frank India as an Associate Director & Regional Head - Residential Agency from September 2013 to November 2015. Gaurav also held the role of Associate Vice President at Indiahomes from October 2011 to August 2013.

Gaurav's earlier experiences include working as a Regional Sales Manager-Maharashtra & Goa at Canara HSBC Oriental Bank of Commerce Life Insurance Company from June 2008 to October 2011, Location Head Mumbai & AVP Sales at HSBC Retail Banking and Wealth Management from September 2006 to May 2008, and serving as the Branch Head at Shoppers Stop Ltd. from February 2004 to August 2006.

Furthermore, Gaurav has also worked as a Manager Sales - Tied agency at Max New York Life Insurance Co Ltd from October 2002 to January 2004 and started their career as an Asst. Manager at Citifinancial Consumer Finance India Ltd from October 1999 to October 2002.

Gaurav Deshpande has a diverse education history. In 1998-2000, they obtained a Master of Commerce degree in Economics Administration & Financial Management from the University of Rajasthan. From 2003-2006, they pursued an MBA in Marketing at the R A Podar Institute of Management. In 2014-2015, they attended INSEAD to study General Management and Business Administration and Management. In 2016, they completed a Certificate 4 in Property Services (Real estate) CPP40307 at the Australian School of Business. Additionally, Gaurav attended St. Xavier's School in Jaipur, but no specific degree or field of study was provided for this institution.