Prof. Sagar P. Zilpe
Transformation journey
Prof. Sagar P. Zilpe is a multidisciplinary transformation leader with over two decades of experience spanning national development, livelihood generation, entrepreneurship promotion, healthcare innovation, artificial intelligence, enterprise transformation and large-scale program execution.
His career uniquely bridges grassroots community development with enterprise-scale transformation leadership — translating strategic vision into measurable outcomes at community, institutional, enterprise and ecosystem levels.
Livelihood and ecosystem development
Long before entrepreneurship became a national agenda, Sagar was actively engaged in grassroots initiatives focused on livelihood creation, skill development, local business enablement and community-led economic transformation.
- 100+ entrepreneurial and livelihood units established or supported
- 400+ Self Help Groups led across community development engagements
- 102+ successful small businesses on the 'Karigar Maalik · Maalik Karigar' model
- 1,200+ families enabled toward self-sustained small business operations
- 3,000+ NGOs and social organisations engaged in collaborative outcome delivery
Artisan ecosystem and PM Vishwakarma alignment
His artisan cluster development work in Hyderabad combined stakeholder alignment, leadership development, capability enhancement, enterprise support and ecosystem strengthening — delivering measurable business growth and sustainability outcomes directly aligned with PM Vishwakarma and MSME missions.
- Artisan livelihood challenges and cluster development models
- Market linkage and credit / financial inclusion architecture
- Skill-to-enterprise conversion and leadership development
- Community mobilisation, institutional development and impact measurement
Institution building
Sagar has founded, built or co-led six distinct organisations spanning artisan development, technology entrepreneurship, workforce transformation, AI innovation and community governance:
- CEO — Vanshanugat & Other Artisans Development Foundation (VADF)
- Founder & CEO — Zitrix Technologies (technology-enabled services ecosystem)
- Co-Founder — WinFully On Technologies (AI, cloud and enterprise transformation)
- Founder — WorKnoW (workforce transformation and employability)
- Co-Founder — TiNET Solutions (technology consulting and digital solutions)
- Founder Secretary — K City DEFG Co-operative Housing Society, Pune
AI, technology and enterprise transformation
Alongside his development work, Sagar has built a distinguished corporate career across globally recognised organisations, leading transformation programs across four continents — Autodesk, EXL Services, Origin Energy (Australia), Suncorp Group, Dow Chemicals and Cisco / Linksys — and is recognised across Generative AI, agentic systems and intelligent workflow design.
As National Secretary of NAC, this combination of grassroots livelihood work and enterprise-grade execution is being applied to a single objective: building the digital, organizational and intelligence infrastructure that India's artisan ecosystem requires for the next twenty-five years.
Selected milestones.
Prof. Sagar Zilpe
Prof. Sagar Zilpe is a distinguished leader, management professional, and mentor committed to driving transformational impact through leadership, innovation, and community development initiatives.
Through his engagement with institutions, organizations, and community platforms, he continues to inspire individuals to pursue excellence, purpose-driven leadership, and sustainable growth.