Kaushik Burman
Kaushik Burman is an Indian engineer and business executive specializing in electric mobility and clean-energy transport. Kaushik holds a mechanical engineering degree from Osmania University UCE and an MBA from INSEAD. Since August 2023, he is the CEO of Spiro, Africa’s e-mobility company, and previously he had served as Regional Managing director for Gogoro in South east asia and india since 2022.
Early life and education
Kaushik was born in Kolkata, India. He completed his high school from Hyderabad Public School, Begumpet, which has a notable alumni network. Kaushik earned a degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University College of Engineering, Osmania University in Hyderabad graduated in 2001. He has an MBA from FMS Delhi and also an MBA from INSEAD in 2011. He completed an advanced program in technology and policy at the Harvard Kennedy School in 2023.Career
Kaushik began his career at Tata Consultancy Services as a design engineer before moving to Nestlé India, Citibank, and HSBC in sales and business development roles.In 2012, Kaushik joined Shell plc, working across Europe and Asia in fleet management, transport solutions, and marketing. Kaushik was the founding member in the Shell’s Liquefied Natural Gas for transport team based in The Hague, Netherlands. He was involved in establishing supply chains, designing refueling infrastructure, and collaborating with industry partners. He also worked on e-mobility and B2B initiatives within Shell. Between 2017 and 2019, he served as General Manager for Shell Fleet Solutions in Singapore and Indonesia.
In 2019, Kaushik joined Gogoro, a Taiwanese battery-swap and electric-scooter company. He was involved in Gogoro' s expansion across Indonesia, Singapore, Philippines, and India. He worked on some of the large deals with Government of Maharashtra, investment in Zypp electric, joint ventures with Hero Motocorp and Belrise Industries. He led pilot projects in Delhi and the National Capital Region developing battery-swap infrastructure.
Spiro
In 2023, Kaushik was appointed CEO of Spiro, a company operating electric motorcycles and battery-swap infrastructure in Africa, including Rwanda, Benin, Togo, Nigeria and Kenya. In May 2024, Spiro was included in TIME’s 100 Most Influential Companies list.By 2025, Spiro had expanded its electric motorcycle and battery-swapping operations across six African markets, with pilot deployments launched in Tanzania and Cameroon. During this period, Spiro deployed over 60,000 electric motorcycles and more than 1,200 battery-swapping stations. In October 2025, Spiro raised US$100 million led by the Fund for Export Development in Africa to expand battery-swapping infrastructure, vehicle deployment, and operational density. Spiro was named among the five finalists for the 2025 Milken-Motsepe Prize in AI and Manufacturing.