Jagannathan Narasimhan

Retail in Real Time

Jagannathan Narasimhan

A new opportunity was discovered at the intersection of retail business, consumer shopping and emerging digital technologies. This project is the exploration of a new product based service to tap into this opportunity within the rapidly evolving retail landscape. The new service is expected to offer concurrent value to consumers and retailers. Consumers benefit by accessing the products they want in a timely way while accessing a vastly untapped source of savings potential. Retailers realize savings through reductions in transactional costs, tighter inventory control and sales lift. Revolutionizing retail is the goal of this exciting new initiative.

Academic & Professional Background

Jagan has completed his Mechanical Engineering from University of Toronto and holds a Professional Engineers license in Ontario, Canada. He has supplemented his core technical training with a significant number of professional development courses in both engineering and business. He is a trained Six Sigma Black Belt and is currently pursuing his Masters in Engineering Entrepreneurship and Innovation at McMaster University.

Jagan is known for his ability to bridge the gap between vision and execution through the power of people. Jagan offers over 16 years of experience in operations, strategy and product development. He has worked for large multinationals as well as small and medium sized organizations. His industry experience spans retail, consumer and commercial products within the in-store marketing, manufacturing and product development arenas.

Areas of interest: Emerging Digital Technologies within Retail and In-store Marketing.

Why MEEi?

MEEI is a very unique and exciting program. I really enjoy the problem based learning approach offered at McMaster. When I was looking for a Masters program I was looking for something that would complement my prior education and work experiences. To my surprise I found very few educational institutions with dedicated programs that focused on the unique needs of new technology venture start-ups. Most other programs were focused on skills development for application in well established large corporations. I found the MEEI a great venue to help technical entrepreneurs take their ideas to market. The opportunity to vet ideas, build relationships, gain mentorship, access funding, network and develop good ideas into viable business propositions were all reasons I wanted to become a part of this program. I found the entire focus around MEEI was practical, immediately applicable with a great support system to help participants in business skills development, mentorship and gaining access to the start-up and venture community.