Syamkrishnan P Aryan

Senior Programme Manager

Rural Futures

Syamkrishnan P Aryan is a Senior Programme Manager with the Rural Futures programme at WELL Labs.

Syamkrishnan has around six years of experience in working with governments, social enterprises, cooperatives and start-ups, including over three years of product management experience in the dairy-tech sector. He is passionate about social entrepreneurship and social impact, which inspired him to run a textile manufacturing firm that provided employment to over a 100 women. He has worked with the Kerala government on a project called ‘Revamp and Renovation of Handloom sector’ and launched the handloom designer wear brand ‘Hornbill’ as part of the project. He was also associated with the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) for the mid-term assessment of the ‘Mission Kakatiya’ project by the Government of Telangana.

Syam has completed his post-graduation in Rural Management from the Institute of Rural Management, Anand (IRMA) and BTech in electrical engineering from College of Engineering, Thiruvananthapuram. Syam is interested in books, music, the local economy, food sovereignty and agro-tourism.