Apr 2023 – Oct 2025 · 2 yrs 6 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

• Led strategy for HSBC's International Wealth and Premier Bank (IWPB) business in India, a move into the Retail, Wealth and Private Banking side of financial services after a decade on the corporate banking side.
• →Built, managed and drove the strategy for HSBC's growth in India, resulting in the bank receiving regulatory approval for expansion into 20 more cities a first of its kind expansion for a foreign retail bank in India in decades
• →Recognised at the Year-End Convention and nominated for the APAC-wide uGrow Leadership Development Program both awarded to the top 4% folks in India in the first year itself.
• →Established as a go-to voice within the Bank on cross-functional priorities and decisions

Feb 2022 – Oct 2022 · 8 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

• A deliberate cross-industry move to broaden strategic exposure beyond financial services working at the intersection of corporate strategy and business development for ACG World, Indias largest capsule manufacturer and second largest in the world.
• → Participated in international expansion planning across LATAM and SE Asia
• → Involved in M&A evaluation process including real-time bid decisions

May 2021 – Nov 2021 · 6 mos · India

• Established the sector strategy function for Financial Services within Wipro's North America business, defining growth priorities, client segmentation, and investment thesis
• →Assessed growth opportunities in collaboration with the corporate development team
• →Worked across sales and business leadership to align on a focused go-to-market approach for the vertical

Feb 2019 – Apr 2021 · 2 yrs 2 mos

• →Served as Chief of Staff to the India CEO of the Global Corporate Bank, owning the strategic agenda across business lines
• →Participated in the launch of Mid-Market Corporate Banking.
• →Ensured regulatory compliance and managed local governance and controls for the Corporate Bank in India
• →Operated at the intersection of strategy, business management, and executive decision-making for one of the firm's fastest growing businesses globally

Jul 2017 – Jan 2019 · 1 yr 6 mos

• →Designed and built JP Morgan's first client-level profitability model for Global CIB business, a ground-up build socialised with and adopted by senior leadership
• →Deputed to New York for a cross-geography strategy mandate
• →Led product launch strategy across Europe — adopted globally thereon
• →Projects spanning firmwide people strategy, organic and inorganic growth opportunity assessment, efficiency improvement within the Corporate Bank, and the impact of technology on how the business operates

Sep 2016 – Jun 2017 · 9 mos

• Contributed to global strategy projects and business performance analysis within the Corporate & Investment Bank

Apr 2016 – Aug 2016 · 4 mos · Gurgaon, India

• →Managed credit risk assessment and portfolio analysis for financial institution clients within EMEA, with a sector portfolio of over $500B.
• →Took on strategy-adjacent projects beyond the core credit mandate, an early signal of where the career was headed.

Apr 2014 – Mar 2016 · 1 yr 11 mos · Gurgaon, India

Apr 2013 – May 2013 · 1 mo · Greater Delhi Area

• Summer internship at Avalon Consulting, a boutique strategy practice. Worked on market entry and feasibility projects across sectors.
• Early exposure to structured problem-solving and strategy consulting that shaped the career trajectory

Jul 2011 – Dec 2011 · 5 mos · Mumbai Area, India

• Graduate Research Intern at Aditya Birla Science & Technology Company Ltd, the R&D center of the Aditya Birla Group
• Awarded Pre-Placement Offer based on performance during the internship.
• Project (Patented)-
• Purification of Carbon Black Powders- Initiated the project and conducted extensive literature survey, patent search, laboratory experiments, pilot runs and feasibility studies to formulate a novel process for purification of powders, with 96% efficiency.