An architect of What’s Next, Parna Sarkar-Basu offers bold perspectives to challenge the status quo, shaping the future of businesses in highly competitive markets. She serves as a strategic advisor to transformational leaders and tech pioneers, helping them launch, expand and reinvent companies to drive sustainable growth. She has the unique ability to spot untapped market opportunities and specializes in positioning companies for successful fundraising and acquisition as well as orchestrating seamless pivots that fuel exponential growth. A recipient of multiple awards, Parna has helped propel dozens of tech and non-tech companies into innovation leaders in highly competitive markets -- from robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) to software-as-a-service (SaaS) and professional services. Named a Global Impact Maker, Parna regularly mentors startup founders and underrepresented entrepreneurs, helping them build credibility and achieve long-term success. She also mentors cohorts through various programs and accelerators, including MassRobotics, Cambridge Innovation Center (CIC), Innovation Studio and Prepare 4 VC. She serves on the boards of health-tech and robotics startups as well as various non-profit boards and academic organizations, including Net Zero Institute, Alray Scholars, Boston New Technology and Fisher College Academic Advisory Committee. In these roles, Parna leverages her business and partnership acumen to drive organizational success and foster the next generation of professionals. In her spare time, Parna enjoys hiking new trails and improving her golf game. A mother of two, Parna and her husband live in Boston.