Rishiraaj
Khurma

IIT Bombay · Aerospace undergrad building at the intersection of consulting, product and strategy. Turning ambiguity into structured impact.

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Mumbai, India rishiraajkhurma@gmail.com
About

A builder who thinks in systems & ships in sprints.

I'm an Aerospace Engineering student at IIT Bombay, with a strong pull toward consulting, product management and strategy. My engineering foundation taught me to break complex problems into first principles, and I use that lens on business problems too.

From scaling content campaigns to 900% engagement growth, to coordinating Asia's largest entrepreneurship summit, I've spent the last two years learning what it takes to create impact at scale.

300K+
Content reach
50K+
Event attendees
900%
Engagement growth
20+
Startup pitches led
Work

Where I've worked.

Professional Experience
  1. Jun 2026, Present
    Delhi, India
    01

    Tripole Gears

    Founder's Office Intern

    • Working directly with founders on cross-functional strategy, operations and growth.
    • Driving brand and partnership initiatives across new product lines.
  2. May 2025, Aug 2025
    New Delhi
    02

    NextStopIIT

    Marketing Intern

    • Designed 12+ short-form campaigns delivering 900% growth in engagement.
    • Built influencer partnerships across 120K+ student aspirants; drove 30K+ cumulative views.
    • Cut follower churn to ~1.2% via retention focused storytelling.
Institute & Leadership
  1. Apr 2024, Dec 2025
    Mumbai
    01

    The Entrepreneurship Cell, IIT Bombay

    Creatives, Partnerships & PR Coordinator

    • Drove creative strategy across flagship events Eureka! and E-Summit; launch video screened at PVR.
    • Produced video and social content with cumulative reach exceeding 300K+ views.
    • Led Eureka! zonals across Mumbai and Bangalore: 20+ startup pitches, jury and mentor coordination.
    • Achieved 67% lift in registrations through PR campaigns and government body partnerships.
  2. Jan 2025, Jul 2025
    Mumbai
    02

    IITB Rocket Team

    Junior Business and Design Member

    • 60% lift in brand presence through creative social campaigns.
    • Built sponsor pitch decks; secured outreach to partners like HCL Software.
    • Designed the official mission patch for SA CUP 2025 (~40K attendees).
  3. Nov 2025, Feb 2026
    Mumbai
    03

    Placement Office, IIT Bombay

    Interview Coordinator

    • Coordinated on day interview processes between candidates and panelists with zero conflicts.
    • Optimized interview logistics and stakeholder communication, improving turnaround time.
  4. Mar 2026, Present
    Global
    04

    McKinsey & Company

    Fellow, McKinsey Forward Program

    • Selected for McKinsey's global program on problem solving, structured thinking and decision making.
  5. Feb 2026, Mar 2026
    Harvard Business School
    05

    Aspire Institute

    Aspire Leaders Program

    • Engaged in HBS faculty led case studies on leadership, ethics and digital transformation.
    • Developed leadership skills through Harvard faculty led workshops and global peer learning.
Projects

Case work & things I've solved.

Product
May 2026, Present

BlinkBot: Value-Exchange Basket Optimizer

Blinkit · Independent Product Case

  • Identified 'Checkout Shock' as the core drop off trigger, a 25 to 30% sudden fee hike that breaks impulse buying flow and drives cart abandonment.
  • Defined the target persona (Aarav, Tier 1 city, 22yr) and mapped the psychology behind checkout friction. Users don't reject the fee, they reject feeling penalized with no perceived value.
  • Designed BlinkBot, an agentic GenAI solution on a 3 step LLM workflow (Context Scan, Dynamic Bundling, Generative Nudge) that converts the delivery fee into a personalized value exchange in real time.
  • Projected impact at Blinkit's scale: 20% reduction in cart abandonment, ₹35 AOV lift per order, 20% D30 repeat purchase improvement and ₹9 Cr additional GMV per month across 4.5L daily orders.
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Product
Jan, Apr 2025

District by Zomato, Product Strategy

Independent Product Case

  • Segmented 105M users into behavioral cohorts; surfaced 4 friction points in India's ₹4,500 Cr events market.
  • Benchmarked 3 competitors to craft a mood based discovery positioning for 25M Gen Z users.
  • Proposed 'Who's Near You Tonight' plus group split payments, projected 3x conversion lift in 2 to 5km radius.
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Research
Oct, Nov 2025

Equity Research, Axis Bank Ltd.

Finance Club, IIT Bombay

  • Analyzed 7 year performance: 16.5L Cr assets, 17% ROE, 4.1% NIM, 15% capital adequacy.
  • Peer benchmarked vs 3 major private banks on P/E, net NPA (0.4%) and EPS growth.
  • Issued BUY at ₹1,160 CMP with ₹1,350 target, a 16% projected upside.
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Finance
Sep, Nov 2025

Financial Risk & Liquidity Management

EY CAFTA Case Championship, Ernst & Young

  • Built a currency risk strategy addressing a $500M unhedged exposure in Nigeria.
  • Designed a cash and liquidity model forecasting $450M export inflows, cutting working capital shortages by 18%.
  • Recommended surplus cash policies for INR 15 to 20K Cr revenue scale at 8 to 10% target yield.
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Operations
Jan, Apr 2025

Global Aerospace Leader, Ops Strategy

Course Project, Intro to Management

  • Designed a roadmap that improved delivery timelines by 22% across 3 major defense contracts.
  • Analyzed supply chain and manufacturing for efficiency and operational excellence.
  • Modeled financial impact: ₹12 Cr additional revenue projected over 2 years via retention.
Hackathon
Sep, Dec 2024

DeORB, Smart India Hackathon 2024

Ministry of Civil Aviation, Govt. of India

  • Built a drone based aerial survey solution for airport perimeter security.
  • Led the business and pitch track for a 6 member interdisciplinary IIT Bombay team.
  • Cleared institute round; presented prototype concept and go to market to expert panel.
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Honors

Recognition & milestones.

Certificate of Excellence

Awarded by the former Education Minister of New Delhi for performance in 12th CBSE Boards.

Gold Medal, National Taekwondo

3rd Grand Open National Taekwondo Championship, Talkatora Stadium, Delhi. Red Black belt certified.

School Overall 2nd Runner-up

Recognised across academics and co-curriculars at St. Andrews Scots Sr. Sec. School, New Delhi.

Toolkit

How I get things done.

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Let's talk

Have a problem worth solving?

I'm open to conversations around consulting, product and strategy. Internships, case competitions, or just a chat.

rishiraajkhurma@gmail.com LinkedIn +91 98188 46623