Our Team

Meet the passionate professionals driving innovation, collaboration, and success at AgVayā.

Our Founders

The opportunity to ‘make a difference’ brought our Founding Team together

D Narain

D Narain

Ex-President South Asia, Bayer

Ex-Head-Global Smallholder Strategy, Bayer CropScience

Ex-Vice President & Treasurer, Monsanto

Shilpa Divekar Nirula

Shilpa Divekar Nirula

Ex-Head APAC Regional Business Strategy & Commercial Excellence, Bayer CropScience

EX-CEO & MD, Monsanto India

Sekhar Natarajan

Sekhar Natarajan

Ex-CEO & Regional Head, Monsanto India

Ram Kaundinya

Ram Kaundinya

Ex-CEO, Advanta India

Ex-MD Emergent Genetics

Ex-MD Cyanamid Agro

KV Subbarao

KV Subbarao

Ex-President Africa Middle East, Corteva Agriscience

Ex-Managing Director, South Asia, Corteva Agriscience

Jaideep lyengar

Jaideep lyengar

Ex-Head HR South Asia, Bayer Pharma & Digital Segments

Ex-Head HR, Asia ANZ Commercial & Director HR-Global Chemistry R&D, Monsanto

Siraj Chaudhry

Siraj Chaudhry

Country Chairman, SATS (India)

Ex-Chairman & MD, National Commodities Management Services

Ex-Chairman & CEO, Cargill India

Dhiraj Pant

Dhiraj Pant

Ex-Head APAC Market Development, Bayer CropScience

Ex-Head APAC Technology Development & India Regulatory, Monsanto

Our Team

Driving excellence together with Our Team

William Carter
Arnab Das
William Carter
Simon Kienitz
William Carter
Neeta Srikanth
William Carter
Krina Pajwani
About Us

At AgVayā, we partner with agribusinesses, food companies, and development organizations to unlock opportunities in smallholder markets.