May 2022 – Mar 2025 · 2 yrs 10 mos · Gurugram, Haryana, India

• Joined as part of the Public Sector Hub, led multiple large engagements with government / PSU clients. Key engagements:
• National Ratings in Power Distribution: Led a team of 10+ to conduct a bottom-up assessment of India’s power distribution sector and publish national ratings for two years. Delivered a benchmark report influencing INR 1+ lakh crore in loan and grant disbursements annually.
• State Energy Transition Plan: Led comprehensive strategy implementation for India’s second largest power consuming state, managing diverse stakeholders to drive the adoption and execution of 20+ major initiatives within government administrative setup.
• India’s Century 2047 Report: Led content development in agriculture, banking, water conservation and energy areas for this seminal McKinsey report, envisioning India’s Amrit Kaal goals and identifying key enablers to achieve sustainable, inclusive growth.
• Govt thinktank: Provided strategic design inputs and incorporated stakeholder feedback to setup a one-stop website featuring best practices, policies, and verifiable data sources across 10 key economic segments to help government officials at all levels (block, district, state to central level).
• Led client development efforts with senior officials at Ministry of Power.
• Oversaw multiple client proposals for both government and private clients in the Energy and Logistics segments.

Jun 2021 – May 2022 · 11 mos

• Provided strategy & management consulting across diverse sectors (infrastructure, real estate, transport & logistics, urban development) and functions (PPP, due diligence, bid advisory, business feasibility, market studies, policy advisory, transaction advisory). Delivered high-quality outputs for marquee private and public clients, including IRCTC, NHAI, RLDA, IWAI, ITDC, and Mormugao Port.
• Developed complex financial models for diverse projects, including airport privatization bid, multi-modal logistics parks, inland waterways, slum redevelopment, and railway station redevelopment.
• PE Fund - Bid Advisory for Privatization of 6 Airport by AAI
• Travel PSU - Bid Advisory for Privatization of passenger trains on 100+ routes by Indian Railways
• National Waterways - business study of multiple national waterways - NW-1 (Ganga), Sunderbans, NW-3 (Kochi belt), NW-5 (Odisha), and Mahanadi rivers
• Techno economic viability assessment of multiple logistics parks - 700 acres MMLP in Dadri (Uttar Pradesh), Jammu MMLP for private shipping and logistics client, Indore MMLP for NHAI (part of Gati Shakti’s network of 35 national logistics parks).
• Railway Stations redevelopment - Led DPR preparation, including station re-design, regulatory assessment, traffic projections, and financials analysis for multiple large railway stations. Conducted feasibility study for mass rapid transit systems between Mathura-Vrindavan.
• Bankability study and due diligence of Mopa airport (2nd international airport in Goa, recently opened) and Karaikal seaport (~5 million tons per annum) for private clients.
• Transaction Advisor for Privatisation of the largest hotel asset in NCR for Central PSU
• Developed business case and secured PPP approvals for international cruise terminal at Mormugao (Goa).

Jul 2015 – May 2021 · 5 yrs 10 mos

Apr 2014 – Jun 2014 · 2 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

• Strategy for online advertisement in Healthcare sector, with focus on prevailing regulatory restrictions, patent scenario, evolving customer behavior and outreach to potential advertisers.

Jun 2011 – Apr 2013 · 1 yr 10 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

• Worked in Data Science team within BFSI Vertical, to develop cutting-edge statistical modelling solutions to business challenges for Fortune 500 clients.
• Improved prediction accuracy of Director & Officers’ insurance claims by 7%+ over their existing risk models
• Achieved 75% crash / accident prediction reliability for USA state police by using novel statistics techniques
• Other projects – Contributed to climate-based warehousing energy optimization for a U.S. client and credit card migration strategy for an Indian bank.
• Conducted statistics, programming trainings, part of team to explore advanced techniques