Oct 2022 – Oct 2025 · 3 yrs · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Hybrid

• As Founding Member, I co-lead all aspects of business building. Specific focus has been on new user growth (10x in 10 months)
• I operate out of Bangalore, India and Greater Toronto Area, Canada to balance being with our team and the largest markets
• Breathe Well-being is a clinically proven digital well-being program that helps Indians prevent, manage and reverse chronic conditions like Type 2 Diabetes
• Uses a combination of 1 to 1 coaching for diet, exercise and stress reduction that is based on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), a coach led WhatsApp community & a highly engaging technology platform to drive positive behavioural changes through Gamification

Nov 2019 – Sep 2022 · 2 yrs 10 mos · Greater Toronto Area, Canada

• In my role at PurpleCrest, I advise mid-market organisations and high growth startups. We help our clients develop their growth strategy and then also support implementation of select strategic initiatives.
• Our business model involves collaborating with independent management consultants and boutique firms that bring relevant experience (sectoral/functional) to our clients from Day 1.
• I am based out of the Greater Toronto Area, and our clients are in North America (Canada, the US), India and the Middle East

Oct 2012 – May 2019 · 6 yrs 7 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

• Founded and led the Management Consulting business from scratch to completion of 15+ high impact projects across 7 different sectors. Work focused on strategy, operations and digital technologies
• Some examples of projects delivered, include:
• Strategic advisory, business restructuring and performance management, at a mid-size conglomerate, resulting in (a) YoY growth of 20%+ for 3+ years vs. 11 years growth rate of 9%, for the pharma business (b) Exit at an attractive multiple of 4x sales, for a loss making business
• Post merger management, strategy development and implementation for the merged entity, at one of the top-5 corporate real estate companies in India (Revenues: USD 500 MN+). Potential business impact of USD 60 mn+ being captured during FY 18-19
• Incubation advisory support to a real estate technology firm, resulting in a fast growing co-living business of ~USD 100 mn valuation (from scratch) in 4 years, between 2015-19
• Incubation partnership with a technology firm, resulting in the launch of 2 digital products aimed at solving large public problems of (a) emotional & behavioral health (b) last mile urban mobility

Jan 2014 – Jun 2015 · 1 yr 5 mos · Gurgaon, India

• As Senior Advisor for India, led all operational efforts for the organization’s India strategy and operations focused on 2 verticals - Community Health Workers and Millenium Development Goals (MDG) 4 & 5
• Provided strategic inputs to the board & top leadership, headquartered in New York, on priority levers and resource utilization for achieving the health MDGs
• Convened multiple C-suite stakeholders and helped create one of the largest & unique coalitions of public and private sector organizations, including Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Reliance Industries, Tata Trusts, Merck Pharmaceuticals, the USAID and the Government of India Ministry of Health
• Co-led fund-raising efforts of USD 8mn+, and launch of a 3-years long program to save 100,000 lives

Mar 2013 – Jan 2014 · 10 mos · Gurgaon, India

• * Worked in partnership with UN Agencies, private sector, non profit organizations, academic institutions and others to support efforts in India for accelerating progress towards health related millenium development goals (MDG 4, 5 and 6)

Apr 2010 – Aug 2012 · 2 yrs 4 mos

• Led a large scale organisation transformation for Asia-pacific business (USD 7bn+ revenues) for a USD 20 bn+ multinational pharmaceutical company
• Led the team (members from Brussels, Hong Kong, Shanghai) to evaluate the strategy and overall organisation structure, in-country structure and roles & responsibilities, for 8+ countries in Asia
• Transformation program to implement the new structure, processes and responsibilities, through a tightly driven project management office (PMO) resulting in value capture of USD 140 mn+
• Led a post-merger implementation and strategy development project for 2 of the largest global pharmaceutical companies
• Phase 1: Team member in Asia-Pacific; helped develop post-merger implementation roadmap for countries in Asia, in coordination with other global teams in Europe and Americas
• Phase 2: Led a team in India to develop the strategy of the merged entity in India (path to Top-5 leadership position) and capture synergies of USD 70 mn+ through people and process efficiencies
• Led a team to develop the org strategy: structure, key management processes and roles & responsibilities for the leadership team of a North American pharmaceutical organisation (based out of New York)
• Led a team to develop the 5-years growth strategy for one of the largest medical devices organisations in the world, for their India business
• Complex problem for a market leader, highly experienced C-suite and multiple stakeholders
• Worked with the CEO, Business Unit Heads and the Asia Pacific leadership to develop an actionable strategy to grow at 1.5X the historical rate and ~40% faster than the market

Apr 2008 – Apr 2010 · 2 yrs

• Consulting multinational and Indian companies in Pharmaceuticals, Real State and Metals & Mining sector. Experience includes growth strategy for MNC pharmaco in India, including potential options of partnerships, alliances,acquisitions and organic growth; growth strategy and organizational design, for one of the largest Real Estate companies in United Arab Emirates; strengthening sales and marketing capabilities of a large Real Estate players in India

Jun 2006 – Apr 2008 · 1 yr 10 mos

• Consulting for Multinational and Indian companies in Metals & Mining and Healthcare sector. Experience includes driving business turnaround of a large Indian mining group with assets in East Africa, developing Indian business opportunity for a leading
• medical devices and diagnostic company globally, organization strategy as part of post merger management for an Indian mining company

Apr 2005 – May 2005 · 1 mo

• Worked as Summer Intern in Investment Banking and Mergers & Acquisitions division of DSP Merrill Lynch in their Delhi office.