Vivek Gahlaut is an entrepreneur who integrates
strategy, innovation, and sustainability into all of his projects, he has been
associated with. Every project sets him unique in a world where numbers define
company success. With 23 years of experience working in multiple fields across
three continents, Vivek has become an iconic figure during his career
demonstrating tenacity, astute decision-making, and socially conscious
leadership. His story isn’t just about scaling revenues — it’s about building
impact-driven enterprises that contribute meaningfully to the communities they
touch.
Early Years of his foundation With his Global
Goals
Vivek Gahlaut completed his graduation in engineering from
the National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra, in 1997. After his
bachelor's degree, he joined Toshiba's TV tube production division in New
Delhi. During his tenure at Toshiba, he earned hands-on experience and improved
his manufacturing operations knowledge that imparted the discipline and
precision that would define his profession.
Vivek Gahlaut always focuses on new experiences
and learning and after getting enough experience with his first professional
career, he travelled to the United States of America in 2001 in order to enroll
in the Thunderbird Graduate School of Management in Arizona and earned a Master
of Business Administration degree in International Finance. During his period
at college, he not only focused on academics but on transformation as well.
Vivek discovered his interest for global business planning there, which pushed
him to launch his career crossing continents and industries.
His Growth at Ernst & Young in Global
Finance
After earning his MBA in International Finance
from Thunderbird School of Global Management in 2003, he stepped into the
global finance ecosystem and joined Ernst & Young (EY) in New York with new
views and a global perspective, where he excelled in Financial Services
Advisory.
Vivek Gahlaut was more focused in exploring new experiences
that he worked there over the period of next six years and teams working on
multiple projects related to treasury, cash management, and financial risk
management. He also served Fortune 500 businesses, including well-known banks,
asset managers, hedge funds, insurance firms, and others. Soon with his
services, People started appreciating him for his strategic thinking and results-driven
approach. In his later years in New York, Vivek Gahlaut had switched to provide
private consulting and started serving customised financial plans to a select
clientele. This allowed him to combine independence with high-impact advice
work.
Starts in India: Health, Fitness, and Tech
Investments
After serving private consultation to his
numerous organizations & esteemed clients, Vivek Gahlaut decided to do
something for his home country India and pursued his entrepreneurial passion in
health and wellness. Vivek spent six years in India and redefined the market,
not merely entered it. Then after proper research, launched and managed five
top-tier wellness clubs and a successful gym equipment trading firm, creating
holistic wellness solutions that gained public trust and industry reputation.
Vivek Gahlaut continued his entrepreneurial
spirit and during the time that he spent in India, he was also in charge of
managing a family angel fund that allocated seed cash to new technology
businesses. His vision and enthusiasm in India's digital potential boosted
grassroots innovation and gave essential funding to prospective businesses.
From UAE to West Africa
In November 2014, Vivek Gahlaut relocated to
the United Arab Emirates and co-founded Terra Firma Commodities DMCC, a
Dubai-based agri-commodity company. The company is involved in the trade and
distribution of rice in West Africa. It obtains a wide variety of broken rice
from India, Thailand, and Vietnam, and then sells it through local companies in
Ghana and Ivory Coast. The raw cashew nut market is another area in which Terra
Firma Commodities has grown its operations.
As part of its expansion into the raw cashew
nut market, Terra Firma Commodities has begun purchasing cashew nuts from Ivory
Coast, Guinea, and Tanzania, and then selling them to processors in India and
Vietnam. By the end of the year 2021, Terra Firma successfully achieved a net
profit of $7.8 million and had reached revenues of $86 million within a span of
seven years. For Vivek Gahlaut Dubai, numbers were only part of his journey. He
supports agricultural sustainability and backward integration and wants
dependent regions to grow their own food, boost local economies, and improve
nutritional access.