Apurva is the chief revenue officer at RateGain. Previously, as the head of corporate marketing for HCL Technologies, he played an integral role in scaling up the company from US$700 million to US$8 billion. Awarded 'Marketer of the Year' by World Leadership Forum, 'Digital Marketer of the Year' by IAMAI and 'B2B Marketer of the Year' by Paul Writer, Apurva was ranked one of the top ten Indian angel investors by the Economic Times. An alumnus of Harvard Business School, International Management Institute, New Delhi, Indian Institute of Mass Communication, New Delhi and Mayo College, Ajmer, Apurva is currently pursuing PhD from IIT Delhi. His first book, You Are the Key, was a national bestseller.