ahmedabad the indian institute of management ahmedabad iima on sunday announced six winners of young alumni achievers award 2019 the winners include head of southeast asia for the boston consulting group bcg and reader of physics at university of cambridgethis was fifth edition of the awards that started in 2015 to recognize outstanding contribution by alumni under 45 years of age in their field of choice as per iima officials the winners were chosen from nearly 100 entries this year which were invited in seven categories this year the awards were conferred in three categories there were no awards in media and entertainment industry and public service categories this yearsumit jalan pgp 2002 managing director cohead of investment banking and capital markets credit suisse india vaishali rastogi pgp 1997 senior partner and managing director head of southeast asia bcg and viraj sawhney pgp 2000 managing director warburg pincus india were awarded in corporate leadership category pranay agrawal pgp 1998 ceo fractal analytics and srikanth velamakanni pgp 1998 group ceo fractal analytics were awarded in entrepreneurship category and dr suchitra sebastian pgp 1997 reader in physics at university of cambridge uk was awarded for her academic achievementsprof errol dsouza director iima said that the careers of these aspirational individuals are role models for iima students behind each success is a story of diligence in goal setting and overcoming obstacles in the endeavour to achieve them we take pride in their achievements and look forward to their future endeavours as change agents and leaders he saidthe formal ceremony would take place at iima at 6 pm on sundaythe award is a recognition that the quest is never over from business to physics iima shaped my journey it pushed me to take risks and to fly the nest said dr sebastian winner in academics categoryvaishali rastogi winner in corporate leadership category said that the iima stint enabled her to gain exposure build confidence and provide a foundation that stayed with her forever i still remember the innumerable debates with fellow students that really pushes your critical thinking force you to come out of shell and learn to at least cope if not enjoy class participation she saidit was double delight for the founders of fractal analytics as batch mates and partners agrawal and velamakanni received the awards for entrepreneurship this award is a validation of the hard work commitment and belief of everyone that is working or has worked at fractal srikanth and i are honoured to receive this award on behalf of everyone at fractal the skills we picked up during our two years at iima have come in incredibly handy at every stage of our journey said agrawal