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purva misra senior vice president - human resources
caring for customers starts with caring for each other. happy trippers make happy customers.
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sanket atal chief technology officer
excellence in execution is essential for realizing strategic intent.
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deep kalra founder & chief executive officer
passion for winning goes beyond merely chasing targets and achieving them. it's the zest and zeal with which one goes about the achievement. it's not only about winning, it's about dominating!
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keyur joshi co-founder & chief commercial officer
work might not always be fun, but no one can stop us from having fun@work. being at makemytrip means looking forward to mornings and mondays!
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rajesh magow co-founder & chief financial & operating officer
accountability is about taking full responsibility for your actions. at mmt, we aim to provide an environment that encourages fearless decision-making and complete ownership!
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purva misra
senior vice president - human resourcesPurva Misra is the Senior Vice President - Human Resources at MakeMyTrip where she is responsible for business results through people. Her key focus areas include Strategic Hiring, Talent Management, Leadership Development, and driving MakeMyTrip's relentless efforts on being both a great place to work and contributor to community development.
With over 15 years of both management consulting and operations experience, Purva was previously associated with Aon Hewitt as HR Director, Asia-Pacific and with Max Healthcare, as Director, Human Resources.
Purva has managed HR across 10 countries in the Asia Pacific region, is a certified Executive Coach and has worked with diverse professional groups, including management consultants, global teams, technology specialists, doctors, and nurses. She also brings a background of mergers & acquisitions, change management, and international litigation.
An Economics graduate from St. Stephen's College, Delhi, Purva received her MBA degree with Honors and a Gold Medal from Xavier Labour Relations Institute (XLRI), Jamshedpur. A yoga enthusiast, Purva enjoys spending time with her children and driving her SUV.
caring for customers starts with caring for each other. Happy Trippers make Happy Customers.
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sanket atal
chief technology officerSanket Atal is the company's Chief Technology Officer and is responsible for all aspects of Technology Development and Support. He is a seasoned technology leader with patents to his name and over 20 years of software development experience with Informix, Oracle and CA Technologies.
He most recently worked at CATechnologies in Hyderabad as SVP & GM for the India Technology Center. Prior to this, he was heading product development at Oracle India with teams in Bangalore, Hyderabad and Noida. Sanket also helped establish Oracle's R&D center in Portland, Oregon.
He holds a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science & Mathematics from Cornell University, New York, an MS in Computer Science from the University of Wisconsin, Madison and an MBA from the University of Oregon, Eugene. When not following the latest technology trends, Sanket enjoys cycling, spending time with his children and mixing cocktails.
excellence in execution is essential for realizing strategic intent.
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deep kalra
founder & chief executive officerDeep is the Founder and CEO of India's leading online travel company, MakeMyTrip.com. Launched in India in 2005, MakeMyTrip offered the convenience of online transactions coupled with great value prices, thus revolutionizing the way Indians research and purchase travel services. Under his stewardship, MakeMyTrip is today the largest e-commerce business in the country and the largest travel company in India and listed its shares on NASDAQ in August 2010.
Deep is a member of the NASSCOM Executive Council and chairs its Internet Working Group. He also serves as a Board Member of TiE (The Indus Entrepreneurs) Delhi and is an active Angel Investor in the internet space. Deep is a founding member of “I am Gurgaon” - an NGO focused on improving the quality of life in Gurgaon.
Deep has been recognized by Ernst & Young as Entrepreneur of the Year - Business Transformation (2011) and was also felicitated as a 'Distinguished Alumni' of IIM-Ahmedabad in December 2011.
Prior to his entrepreneurial venture with MakeMyTrip, Deep has had corporate stints with GE Capital, AMF Bowling Inc. and ABN AMRO Bank. Deep holds an MBA (PGDM) degree from Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad and a Bachelor's degree in Economics from St. Stephen's College, Delhi. His interests include swimming, yoga, quizzing, adventure sports and, of course, travelling.
passion for Winning goes beyond merely chasing targets and achieving them. it's the zest and zeal with which one goes about the achievement. it's not only about winning, it's about dominating!
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keyur joshi
co-founder & chief commercial officerKeyur Joshi is the Chief Commercial Officer of the company and is an integral part of the MakeMyTrip strategic think-tank. Along with being responsible for sales and business development, his portfolio includes establishing MakeMyTrip's presence in international markets including the US, Australia and Southeast Asia.
With a strong online, offline, and alliances team, Keyur also provides direct oversight to all Marketing activities of the company. Also closely associated with the technological evolution of MakeMyTrip, Keyur has worked on MakeMyTrip's new-age engine for hotels' distribution in India.
Keyur was also instrumental in jumpstarting the online travel market in India in 2005. Before founding MakeMyTrip, Keyur worked with Around the World Travel (now called JustFares.com), transitioning it into an online B2C travel company. He has also worked with Tata Motors, where he was involved in Market Research and Product Management.
Keyur holds a Bachelor's degree in Chemistry from Gujarat University and an MBA degree from the City University of New York, New York. He is also a certified pilot and doesn't miss any chance to take to the skies.
having fun@ work doesn't mean that work is fun. Work is work. but when you're happy doing it, it shows in the results.
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rajesh magow
co-founder & chief financial & operating officerRajesh Magow is the Chief Financial and Operating Officer of the company. He is the chief financial spokesperson for MakeMyTrip and is responsible for the overall financial health, acquisitions, investor relations, securing of new funding and regulatory compliance. In his Chief Operating Officer role, he provides strategic and operational leadership to outsourced call center operations, all business support functions including Technology, Finance, Legal, Human Resources and strategic product unit divisions along with opportunities for cross-leverage and critical company investments. Rajesh drives the performance of the strategic plan of the company, with a key aspect being to coach and develop MakeMyTrip's senior management team and high-potentials.
Rajesh currently serves as an Independent Director at FlipKart.com, India's equivalent of Amazon.com and a leading e-tailing company.
He is a recipient of several awards including the Bloomberg Award for the Best CFO in India. Rajesh has over 19 years of functional expertise in the IT, ITES and Internet industries. Prior to MakeMyTrip, Rajesh worked with ebookers/Cendant (now Travelport) as CFO and Head of Financial Operations as well as being the Acting CEO of India operations for about a year. He has also worked with Aptech Limited, Quantum and Voltas in senior management positions.
He is a Chartered Accountant from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, New Delhi. His interests include playing cricket and badminton, watching business and sports on TV, and, his best stress-buster – spending time with his family.
we encourage people to be accountable for their actions. when you know the buck stops at you, you can focus entirely on the job at hand.