Gunasekar Rajaratnam
Consultant, Web Developer, and Social Media Manager in Chennai, India
Social Entrepreneur, Guna has been working 28 years with market research and social research agencies and as an independent research consultant. Volunteers most of his time on social and public causes and has travelled extensively within India and has visited Africa. Trained as a barefoot manager, Guna tries to be a 'Karmayogi'. He works with marginalized and rural communities and helps them set up sustainable enterprises in rural and urban areas. Also teaches market research & analysis for management students. Currently works at Environics Trust on their research activities.
He has designed and played a role in implementing a variety of research and analytic projects in retail markets, consumer behaviour, health, environment, social development, hard to reach communities and Indigenous people.
Experience:
Research Methodology, recruiting, training and managing large research teams, online collaboration tools, open source software, qualitative and quantitative research techniques, Monitoring & Evaluation, clinical and laboratory research practices and Knowledge management. Domain knowledge in Public Policy, Industrial diversification, marketing, retail markets, appropriate technologies, social development, health, sexual health, urban wildlife, environment, Communities.
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