After 12 years in New York, startup founder returns to Bengaluru

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Gautam Narasimhan has returned to Bengaluru after 12 years in New York, continuing his global work remotely from India. In a LinkedIn post, he said his professional routine has stayed remarkably similar despite the city change, though scheduling calls with European colleagues now means earlier mornings or later evenings. The startup founder, who previously worked as a senior adviser at UNICEF, launched climate adaptation-focused startup Verdera in January. He noted conversations outside work now often turn to climate resilience, with Bengaluru's unpredictable monsoon and traffic becoming immediate lessons.