Dr. Shachi Gurumayum

Shachi is a senior manager with experience in both the corporate and philanthropy sectors. He has strong roots in emerging markets, expertise in developing strategies, hands-on implementation, and in driving successful, inclusive, business models. Shachi grew up in a community of smallholder farmers and has two decades of R&D and General Management experience in four continents spanning the chemical industry, Oil & Gas, and agriculture.

A 2021 Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Awardee (the highest honour conferred to an overseas Indian by the President of India), Shachi has received multiple recognition for his work over the years including ‘Young Person of the UK Chemical Industries Association 2003’, a reception with HRH Queen Elizabeth II and (L) HRH Prince Philip at Buckingham Palace in 2006, WEF Davos 2014, and the G20 Africa Partnership Conference 2017.

Shachi is the Director of AgriMayum GmbH and also the founder of the MaolKeki Foundation which is catalysing development in Manipur through last-mile ag training, health assessments and nurturing Agri Entrepreneurs. He also advises LadyAgri (Brussels), sits on the Alumni Advisory Board of St. Stephen’s College (Delhi), and is a member of the Expert Review Committee, Food & Agriculture Benchmark of the World Benchmarking Alliance (Amsterdam). Shachi was also part of the 2021 cohort of the Philanthropic Leadership Platform: India-Europe.