Strategic Advisory Board

Decades of engineering and industrial leadership

TransO2 is guided by distinguished leaders across renewable energy, engineering, manufacturing strategy and sustainable infrastructure.

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Mr. Govind Vanjani

Strategic Advisor – Renewable Energy, Environmental Technologies & Sustainable Infrastructure

Renewable EnergyPV / DC SystemsSix SigmaDC Microgrids

Mr. Govind Vanjani is a visionary electrical engineer, seasoned entrepreneur, and distinguished technology advisor with more than five decades of experience advancing science, engineering, and sustainable technology solutions for developing economies.

Driven by the belief that access to reliable and affordable electricity is fundamental to economic prosperity and improved quality of life, he has pioneered numerous patented innovations powered by photovoltaic (PV) solar direct current (DC) technologies spanning lighting systems, electric motors, thermal applications, and electronic products.

His professional journey includes foundational expertise in Six Sigma product development, global sourcing, manufacturing excellence, marketing, and business management acquired during his tenure with GE Motors and GE Capital.

Currently collaborating with the T2M Team, Mr. Vanjani focuses on next-generation DC microgrid technologies integrating hybrid energy storage systems, electrolyzers, hydrogen technologies, and fuel-cell architectures to maximize renewable energy utilization while delivering affordable, resilient, and sustainable power solutions.

Within TransO2, he provides strategic guidance on renewable energy integration, electrical systems architecture, energy optimization, and future environmental infrastructure technologies.

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Mr. V. K. Sethi

Strategic Advisor – Engineering, Manufacturing Strategy & Industrial Development

IIT KanpurManufacturing StrategyLocalizationIndian Railways

Mr. V. K. Sethi is a distinguished engineering leader and an alumnus of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur, with an accomplished career spanning several decades across India's leading automotive, manufacturing, and industrial organizations.

His professional experience includes engineering and leadership roles at Tata Motors (formerly TELCO), Escorts Limited, Hero Motors, India Yamaha Motor, and the Bony Group, where he served as Assistant Vice President and contributed extensively to engineering excellence, operational transformation, manufacturing strategy, and corporate growth.

Throughout his career, Mr. Sethi has played a pivotal role in developing corporate strategy, manufacturing localization, supplier ecosystem development, and import substitution initiatives. He has significantly contributed to the indigenisation of advanced rubber-to-metal engineering components for premium Indian Railways programmes, strengthening domestic manufacturing capability and reducing dependency on imported technologies.

Within TransO2, he advises on engineering strategy, product industrialization, manufacturing excellence, localization, strategic partnerships, and scalable commercialization of advanced environmental infrastructure technologies.

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Mr. Sohail Ahmad

Strategic Advisor – Technology, Wireless Systems, Network Security & Connected Platforms

IIT RoorkeeCTOIoT & WirelessNetwork Security

Mr. Sohail Ahmad is a highly accomplished technology executive, researcher, and innovator with over two decades of deep expertise in wireless networking, network security, and advanced system architecture.

Holding an M.Tech. in Computer Engineering from IIT Roorkee, he serves as the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of WiFi Soft Solutions and Indio Networks, where he orchestrates product research, technical marketing, and engineering strategy.

Throughout his career, he has successfully designed and deployed cutting-edge enterprise wireless platforms such as Cloudifi, a vendor-neutral cloud Wi-Fi solution, and ADZOOBA, a specialized public hotspot video advertising system.

His robust foundation in core networking technologies like TCP/IP and WLAN security was built through a series of impactful, leading-edge engineering roles at global telecom and network security giants, including Juniper Networks, AirTight Networks, and Aricent.

Within TransO2, he guides the connected-platform architecture — edge-to-cloud telemetry, the environmental digital twin, cybersecurity, and the secure IoT backbone that makes fleet-wide environmental intelligence measurable and auditable.

Reserved for a future advisor

Our advisory board continues to grow across climate, mobility and technology.

Reserved for a future advisor

Our advisory board continues to grow across climate, mobility and technology.