Babar AfzalIs a proud Indian born in J&K, worked in Delhi, Silicon Valley, Middle East, UK and Europe and ended up in the Himalayan Mountains as a Pashmina Goat Shepherd. Cuts own wood, loves art, lives in a bag, sometimes under the open sky and at times in beatiful locations across Ladakh, Kashmir and Jammu. Has sold 100s of artworks as a hobby and setup multiple creative businesses between technology, ethically hacking, love for food and even raised over $20M for a hospitality venture before choosing to become a shepherd. Has published two books while on road and in mountains living as a nomad and got covered by TIME, BBC, Bloomberg, CNN, Nasdaq while becoming a subject for many international documentaries pulling over 50M+ views. Owned Luxury cars, travelled Business and left that behind for a life of purpose in mountains. Got nominated for the 4th highest civilian honor, spoke 8 Times at TEDx, got international fellowships while fighting Snow Leopards and Bears. Resolved multiple community conflicts, broke some monopolies, irritating a few and made lifelong friendships and got conflicting ideas on one table to discuss the future of the Sustainable Luxury Pashmina industry. Explained through a paper that the probability of falling in love with the one you hate is always high. Got recognized as a founder of new art-form while experimenting in art with the hair of Pashmina goat that took his artwork into permanent collections of three Presidents of India and got covered by Bloomberg for a $4B opportunity while grazing Pashmina goats in a secluded Himalayan pasture. Got invited by the British Parliament/IIMs/IITs multiple times to speak about his work while living as a nomad for years and got recognized (formally and informally) as the most credible man on Pashmina in the world without ever selling a single Pashmina shawl. Had celebrities become ambassador to his mission and even got a full batch at HBS become friends of the Pashmina Goat while delivering the world's first Pashmina transparency framework. Had dinner in a remote village in Himalayas and at a Billionaire's palace in the same week. While loving his family, art and music and reflecting on the real purpose of business is now building a sustainable luxury technology start-up that got funded and his journey with far bigger dreams continues. He is an Ex-McKinsey, Ethical Hacker, BS-Elect, PG-Business, CISSP, CCIE, PMP, CBE, CBA, Certified Blockchain Expert and Certified Blockchain Architect. Read More Read Less