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title: Soumya Mahakul
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![Soumya Mahakul](https://www.evolve-collective.com/hubfs/Soumya%20Mahakul.png)

## **Soumya Mahakul**

**Executive - Energy Transition**

> Downstream, Upstream, Clean Tech
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> United States, Canada, Asia

1. What is your profession? Or if you are retired, what was your profession?

Business Development Executive

2. What are your areas of expertise?

Downstream Subsegment: Refining, Retail

Downstream Disciplines: Supply Chain, Digital, Process Engineering, Operations

Upstream Disciplines: Technology, General Management, Operations, Drilling, Supply Chain, I.T./Digital

Upstream Areas: Offshore, Onshore

Clean Tech List: Technology, I.T/Digital

Types of Clean Tech: CO2 capture, Solar

3. Current Employer:

Top secret information

4. Previous Employers:

Top secret information

5. How did you end up in the Energy Industry?

It was not by choice. Being a computer science engineer and fresh out of engineering college, I had no idea of Oil & Gas. After a failed start up, when I joined an IT service firm, I ended up in the Oil &Gas IT. 1 year after working on various IT applications, I was much more interested in the domain.  

6. Why do you like working with Start-Ups?

The passion, innovation and the determination of the start ups attract me. I myself was part of start up at the beginning of my career and realized later where I was lacking. The passion is still there to be part of the success story of a start up/start ups.

> ## Okay, now for some fun things about Soumya…

7. What are three of your interests outside of work?

- Photography (Nature and subject)
- Driving and riding motorcycle
- Visiting amazing places on the earth (way behind in this goal)

8. What are your top 3 accomplishments (personal or professional)?  Don’t be shy!  Give ‘em to us.

- Holding breath in two occasions of engine failure in mid air.
- Getting into argument with interview panel during my final B school admission interview and still getting admitted.
- Becoming a better cook day by day (COVID 19 lockdown outcome).

9. If I were a superhero, my superpower would be               .

Making very easy access to the beautiful places on the earth.

10. When I was 5, I was pretty sure I'd be a                 when I grew up.

Scientist.

11. If I weren't so damn good at what I do now, I'd probably be                 .

a Travel Blogger.

12. My favorite song is               by            .

So many...

13. If I won the lottery tomorrow, I'd          .

start restaurants with authentic cuisines worldwide.

14. The best piece of advice I've ever been given is                              .

Build trust and never lose that irrespective of the outcome.