Christine Pamela Chandrakasan
Innovator • Researcher • Writer
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Overview
I expand my passion for innovation into transformation work. 18+ years driving business growth with exposure across 30+ countries. Track record scaling disruptive business models, leading enterprise programs, and guiding startups through growth phases. Research focuses on decentralized innovation models and how systems evolve in underserved economies.
Writing & Publications
Innovation Underdogs: A Corporate Rebel Playbook
Book in progress (expected 2026). Driving breakthrough innovation in legacy companies.
Digital Maturity of Organizations in Malaysia
Chandrakasan, C.P. et al. (2023). International Journal of Academic Research in Business & Social Sciences, 13(5). DOI: 10.6007/IJARBSS/v13-i5/16838
Innovation
Founder & CEO, Mestrae (2012–Present)
  • Designed and launched interchangeable high-heel technology, sold in 31 countries
  • Built in-house manufacturing and end-to-end global operations across Asia, Europe, and North America
  • Currently developing open-source marketplace protocol (OwnIt) and wearables for underserved communities (Tiga)
  • Consulted numerous early-stage and growth-stage startups
PhD Research Interests
Recognition
Top 100 CEOs in Asia – CEO Today (2018)
Top 10 Startups in Malaysia – HIP, SME Malaysia (2018)
1st Prize, Dassault Systèmes Innovation Award (2019)
Consultation
  • Fortune 500 Transformation: Delivered 27% faster product delivery cycles and improved customer satisfaction; designed advanced RF/EMC laboratories for defense and electronics sectors
  • Operational Excellence: Led failure analysis for mission-critical systems (2-day turnarounds), spearheaded line recovery initiatives (millions in saved production costs), optimized processes achieving 30% cycle time reduction and 25% yield improvement
  • Supply Chain & Operations: Improved cost structures and expanded international exports for consumer goods and textile SMEs; built automated test and QA systems
  • Market Entry & Scaling: Designed globalization strategies and market-entry frameworks for fashion, sportswear, F&B, and SaaS sectors; guided startups through fundraising and customer acquisition
Clients & Organizations
Fortune 500 & large companies: Flextronics, Panasonic, Denso, Malaysian Airlines, NXP, Murata, Carsem, Proton. SMEs & Startups. Universities: Partnered with 7 institutions on industry–academia collaboration. Consulting tenure: 2009–Present (concurrent with entrepreneurial ventures).
Speaking, Teaching & Mentorship
Keynote & Panel Appearances
ASEAN Youth Forum, E-Tail Digital Retail Summit, Borneo Fashion Week, SolidWorks Innovation Day.
Guest Lectures & Corporate Training
Taught engineering, entrepreneurship, and innovation at 7+ Southeast Asian universities including University of Malaya, UPM, UKM, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Management University, Ho Chi Minh University of Technology, and MIT–Asia School of Business. Delivered corporate training sessions to 60+ companies across sectors.
Mentorship & Community Leadership
  • Mentor, MIT LaunchX – Guided 50+ youth innovators across the US and Global South
  • Mentor, Global Mentoring Walk (Vital Voices & WENA)
  • Organizer, Women Founders Carnival – Connected 21 founders with 2,000+ attendees (2019)
  • Volunteer tutor at children's protection centers and early-stage entrepreneurs
Education
MBA, Business Economics 2021
UNITAR, Malaysia | Dean's List, CGPA: 3.98
Research on digital maturity frameworks for small businesses in Southeast Asia.
B.Eng. (Hons) Electronics – Microwave & Communications 2005
Multimedia University, Malaysia
Editor-in-Chief (Newsletter), National and International Debater.
Professional Certificates
  • MIT Supply Chains for Manufacturing: Capacity Analytics (2025)
  • HarvardX Entrepreneurship in Emerging Countries (2025, ongoing)
  • Stanford Graduate School of Business Go-to-Market Program (2015)
  • Six Sigma Black Belt (2007)