Kaustubh Dhavse

CEO

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India23 yrs 11 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

21 years of strategic and operational leadership experience.
Established key government initiatives for citizen engagement.
Led major infrastructure projects in Maharashtra.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Government and Infrastructure Strategy Expert.

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Business StrategyStrategic PlanningManagement ConsultingMergersBPOFundraisingInvestor RelationsGovernment regulations/relationshipGovernmentBusiness AnalysisStrategyProgram ManagementProject ManagementMergers & AcquisitionsManagement

About

21 years of successful experience providing Strategic, Operations and Fiscal Leadership in uniquely challenging situations

Experience

23 yrs 11 mos

Total Experience

3 yrs 5 mos

Average Tenure

11 yrs 5 mos

Current Experience

Government of maharashtra (gom)

5 roles

Chief Advisor to the Chief Minister

Promoted

Jul 2025 – Present · 10 mos

Officer on Special Duty (OSD) to Chief Minister

Promoted

Dec 2024 – Jul 2025 · 7 mos

Will be responsible for driving Investments, Infrastructure, Technology and Policy.
In addition, I will also head the CM War room for key projects

Officer on Special Duty (OSD) to the Deputy Chief Minister

Aug 2022 – Nov 2024 · 2 yrs 3 mos

Joint Secretary Grade. Will be responsible for Policy, Projects across Departments we operate.

Policy Advisor to Hon. Leader of Opposition

Nov 2019 – Aug 2022 · 2 yrs 9 mos

Technology and Infrastructure related Public policy advisory

Officer on Special Duty (OSD) to the Hon. Chief Minister

Nov 2014 – Nov 2019 · 5 yrs

Strategy and Technology will be my focus areas.
Following are some work highlights during that period:
Credited for establishing "Aaple Sarkar" Portal which is the Government's interface for citizen's grievances, Govt. services and collaboration.
Established and ran the "CM's War Room" which was a unit under the CM to monitor and drive key infrastructure projects in Maharashtra.
Member Secretary and Convenor of a High level Task Force established jointly between Government of India and Government of Maharashtra for building world class International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) in Mumbai.
Founder Director on the Maharashtra IT Corporation (MITC), a unit under the Govt. Of Maharashtra to execute large scale projects across the state.
Member of the board of Mumbai Academy of Moving Images (MAMI), which organises the largest International Film Festival in India

Government of karnataka

Advisor to Chief Minister

Mar 2020 – Jun 2021 · 1 yr 3 mos

Advisor to Hon. CM on Technology and Infrastructure

Network people services

Founder and CEO

Jan 2014 – Nov 2014 · 10 mos · Mumbai Area, India

Simplified Service Delivery is the Mantra. Integrated Service Delivery Infrastructure is the Platform. Loads of passion and sleepless nights is a norm.
NPS has a specific focus on creating a scalable Citizen/Consumer Services infrastructure across Physical, Digital and Mobile channels.

Major indian multinational

Various Senior Management Roles

Feb 2009 – Oct 2013 · 4 yrs 8 mos · Mumbai Area, India

Stint as Head of Global Strategy:
International Expansion to countries like Qatar, Oman, Kuwait, 12 countries in North Africa,
Europe
Project management and Monitoring for Power Distribution Project at Nagpur
Complete Organizational Branding, Strategy and Media
Stint as CEO for EGovernance Business:
CSC Business across Western Maharashtra, AP and Punjab
UIDAI Business across Maharashtra, MP, Punjab
Mobile Services Business across SBI, CBI, Canara Bank and J&K Bank
Online Service and Portal Management
Key Digitization Projects

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Deputy Director - Consulting

Jul 2007 – Feb 2009 · 1 yr 7 mos

Head of ICT Business and Strategy consulting for South Asia and Middle East. Was responsible for building the practice and helping garner long and sustainable relationships with customers across the ICT spectrum. Key Group Competencies were:
Market Forecasting, Development and Entry Advisory
Regulatory and Competitive Analysis
Organizational Restructuring
Financial Valuation and M&A Advisory
Investor Relationship and Banking Advisory

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Program Manager

Feb 2007 – Jul 2007 · 5 mos

Was hired from Campus to drive effective business strategy on various Off shoring Initiatives. Was posted as a Global Program Manager from the Pune Site to work with programs across various EDS locations and work out more efficient mechanisms to help drive better service and profitability.
This position had the distinction of being the highest salary on Campus within my group at the time of recruitment.

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Head of Business Operations

Oct 2002 – Apr 2006 · 3 yrs 6 mos

Head of Operations for Offshore BPO location based out of Mumbai. Handled Operations across BFSI, Telecom, Entertainment and Directory Assistance space.
Transitioned several programs from US into a lean profitable off shoring business model within India. Was responsible for all aspects including profitability.