Abhishek Singh
Secretary General, Bihar Entrepreneurs Association
Invited by the Governments of China, Israel and Thailand and the US Department of State to speak on innovative policies and developing entrepreneurial ecosystems, with in-depth research on ecosystems in 11 US states, Israel and China's smart cities. He drafted the Startup Policy for the Government of Bihar and the implementation plan for the ₹500 crore Bihar Startup Fund, started the AI Centre of Excellence and the EnterprisingZone impact incubator (2013), and devised the execution model for policies including the Bihar Industry Policy 2011.
Education & experience
- 2013: started “StartUp Yatra & YUVA Yatra”, India's largest volunteer campaign for startups and innovation — all 38 districts of Bihar and 35 other districts, 1 lakh+ interactions; taken up by the Government of India in 2017
- 2014: started the annual Bihar Entrepreneurship Summit
- 2015: member of the Startup Committee set up by the Hon. Chief Minister of Bihar
- Works to set up district-level Technology Business Incubators and the Atal Incubation Centre with AIM, NITI Aayog
- Mentor to 2,000+ revenue-making entrepreneurs
Education
- Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs — Training of Trainers (CSR)
- Chandragupt Institute of Management Patna — MBA, Finance & Marketing
- School of Law, Magadh University — LLB
- ICFAI — CFA
- College of Commerce — B.Sc.
Experience
- Chief Advisor, Entrepreneurs Association of India
- Secretary General, Bihar Entrepreneurs Association
- Chief Mentor, EnterprisingZone
- Member, Startup Committee, Govt of Bihar
- Advocate, Bar Council of India
- Chairman, Indo-American Chamber of Commerce, India
- Founder, Agrani Foundation
