Corporate/Business Development

Advisor, Redstone Road LLC

Executive, Palantir Technologies

Founder, Pure Growth Partners

Principal, Bain & Company

MBA, Wharton School of Business

BA, Economics, Princeton University

Representative Projects

Transformed of one of America’s leading luxury brands, resulting in 25% profit uplift, 4x EBITDA increase, and 70% reduction in outstanding debt
Drove digital transformation of portfolio of media brands, driving >$20MM savings by integrating edit teams, developing new digital products, transforming customer acquisition, and eliminating under-performing publications
Conducted 30 diligences across multiple industries, ranging from 2 weeks <$100MM to multi-month, multi-billion dollar highly complex acquisitions
Led diligence process for the Singapore Ministry of Finance to select a best-qualified developer to build the world’s largest casino resort
Led successful bid for large regional payments processing system, including developing proprietary forecasts for evolution of credit and debit markets, and extensive diligence of legacy internal IT systems
Developed 100-day plan for successful post-merger integration of two, multi-site heavy industrial manufacturers
Created new opportunity screen for one of the nation’s leading CPG manufacturers
Created, launched, and marketed celebrity-backed beverage, from initial concept through formulation, testing, and successful distribution in 40k doors

Expertise

Industries

Media
Technology
Luxury
Consumer Products
Retail
Data & Analytics
Payments
Financial Services Technology (Fintech)

Project Types

Growth Strategy
M&A Strategy
Marketing
Business Development
Organizational Design
Due Diligence

Representative Clients

Companies

Meredith Company
Mack Weldon
David Webb
Conde Nast
Anomaly Corporation
American Kennel Club
Dresser-Rand
Vocativ
MTV Viacom
NASDAQ
SourceMedia

Companies

Blackstone Group
Bain Capital
Advent International
Warburg Pincus
Silver Lake

C. Knoess S. Corbett

Manager, McKinsey & Co.
Director, Ford Motor Company
Manager, General Electric
Captain, US Marine Corps

MBA, Wharton – UPenn
BA, Economics, Harvard

Representative Projects

Drove a construction productivity effort for a $1 billion methanol plant under construction in Trinidad
Identified and implemented actions to decrease mining production cycle time for a $200 million mine of multi-national gold mining company
Led implementation of private-equity driven strategy with 17 initiatives for a $500 million PE-owned automotive business process outsourcing company
Spearheaded idea generation, valuation and implementation planning for cost reduction and revenue generation for a $23 billion regional bank
Developed overview of automotive seating aftermarkets in USA, Europe and China for $100 million division of multi-billion automotive tier one supplier
Drove idea generation and implementation planning to deliver profitable growth for an $11 billion integrated energy company
Managed process to develop projects to capture savings for a $6 billion trucking and transportation company
Led effort that identified opportunities to increase productivity for a $150 million PE-owned manufacturer of steel structures

Expertise

Industries

Aerospace/Defense
Automotive
Financial Services
Industrials
Manufacturing
Public Utilities
Transportation Services

Project Types

Strategic Growth
Process Improvement Cost Reduction
Productivity
Accountability
Business Development
Implementation
Mergers & Acquisition

Representative Clients

Companies

Teck Resources
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Goldcorp
Adient
MSX International
Valley National Bank
Entergy
J.B. Hunt
Fleetgistics

PE Firms

Bain Capital
Harbor Group

J. Jain B. Li

Founding Partner, Novo Management Consultants
Senior Consultant, Delta Partners
Consultant, Bain & Company
Active Angel investor (>15 start-ups across US, Asia)

B.tech, Indian Institute of Technology, IIT Kharagpur
National Math Olympiad winner, India

Representative Projects

Led re-org for growth exercise for the 2^nd largest Credit bureau in the world. Complete analysis and re-design of functions and roles & responsibilities
Commercial turnaround (pricing, products & services, campaigns, sales) across more than 15 countries for the largest Telco group in Middle east & Africa
Market entry strategy (India) for one of the largest Tire manufacturers in the world
Commercial Due Diligence for an India based BPO for the largest financial services player in US
Net Promoter score analysis for one of the largest retail chains in the US. Created a product matrix at an SKU level
Complete Analytics and Business Intelligence Unit set up the 2^nd largest Telco group in Middle East & Africa. Involved liasoning with all CXOs and two external tech vendors

Expertise

Industries

Consumer Products
Financial Services
Manufacturing
Private Equity
Retail
Telecom

Project Types

Growth Strategy
International Expansion
Commercial Strategy
Pricing
Consumer Behavior Analytics
Organizational Design
Due Diligence

Representative Clients

Companies

Vodafone Group
TransUnion Canada
MTN Group
Walmart
Zain Group
Goldman Sachs
Bharti Airtel
Raymond Industries
Click.ai

PE Firms

Bain Capital
Delta Partners

A. Hanafi L. Miller

Principal, Hanafi Strategy
Senior Director, IT Strategy & Innovation, DIRECTV/AT&T
COO, Folio3
Consultant, Bain & Company
Director/Strategy Lead, Viant
Financial Analyst, Citigroup Smith Barney

BA, Columbia University

Representative Projects

Providing Agile PMO and strategy planning support for a federal government agency
Planned and supported ~$225M multi-year digital transformation for a large consumer products company
Acted as Portfolio Lead for data management and governance initiative for a large consumer products company
Conducted IT cost benchmarking analysis for a large telecom provider, identifying ~$70-120M opportunity to right-size spend mix
Developed digital platform strategy for sports and news networks division of a Fortune 100 cable company
Led financial management and spend analysis for savings portion of $1B IT synergy savings program for M&E company post-merger integration
Developed strategies for new digital capabilities in areas such as cloud computing, Big Data, social business and API’s for a large M&E company
Led enterprise-wide information management strategy covering all major business units and entire information value chain for a large M&E company
Developed IT strategic plans and managed multi-year roadmaps for multiple, complex IT capabilities for a large M&E company

Expertise

Industries

Business Services
Consumer Products
Entertainment
Financial Services
Retail
Technology
Telecom

Project Types

IT/Digital Strategy
Digital Transformation
Strategic Planning
Corporate Development/M&A Strategy
Business Planning
Agile PMO
Product Management

Representative Clients

Companies

CenturyLink
Charter Communications
Federal Government Agency
Harman/Samsung
Mattel
PTC
Seagate
Sears
VNU/Nielsen

PE Firms

American Express
Charles Schwab
General Dynamics

C. Fox J. Jain

VP Strategy, MeadWestvaco
Principal, Marakon Associates
Director Strategy, Xerox
Associate Principal, McKinsey

MBA, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
BA, Economics, Harvard

Representative Projects

Developed a new adjacent market growth strategy for a $3B branded consumer products company
Led strategic diligence for a branded consumer products company acquiring a $60MM Canada-based supplier
Evaluated multiple potential new platform acquisition opportunities for a $20B global industrial conglomerate
Led team developing a new product market entry strategy for the Food SBU of a $6B global packaging company
Drove annual strategic planning process and re-defined the business model of a $3B global vision care provider
Co-led the commercial due diligence for a successful $2.4B hospital supplies company acquisition
Built a PMO capability and led high-value strategic projects to transform a $1.3B PE-backed consumer products client
Developed a break-out strategy for a life sciences client to shape a new market and grow revenue 6x over 5 years
Co-led the development of a new international sales and distribution approach for a life sciences client

Expertise

Industries

Aerospace/Defense
Consumer Products
Entertainment
Industrials
Materials
Packaging
Pharmaceuticals
Technology

Project Types

Strategy
Corporate Development
New Market Entry
Profit Improvement
Program Management
Team Building

Representative Clients

Companies

Mead Johnson
US Pharmacopeia
Pfizer
Live Nation
Scotts
Timken
Textron
Dow Chemical
Allergan
Alcon
Danaher

PE Firms

Charlesbank
TPG
Clayton Dubilier

C. Donnelly A. Hanafi

Independent Consultant, ESG/Impact Investing
Head of Business Development, Cornerstone Capital Group
Managing Director, UBS Investment Bank
Consultant, Bain & Company

MBA, Columbia Business School
BA, UC Berkeley
BA, Economics, Claremont McKenna College

Representative Projects

Managed feasibility analysis and created a roadmap for a new strategic line of activity for a $20bn+ asset owner
Conducted strategic gap analysis for a multi-million dollar environmental grant-making program that aimed to reach mainstream capital markets, and developed recommendations for new grant partners and projects
Presented to and educated several Boards of Directors on investment strategy that would be aligned to their philanthropic mission
Developed a decision-making strategy and led the due diligence and RFP process to identify an investment advisor for a family foundation
Conducted benchmarking analysis, and developed strategic direction and tactical support for an asset manager, seeking to deepen integration of environmental, social, and governance factors into their investment decisions.

Expertise

Industries

Endowments
Nonprofits
Private Foundations

Project Types

Strategic Gap Analysis
Feasibility Studies
Philanthropic Analysis
New Markets/Business Development

Representative Clients

Gordon & Betty Moore Foundation
The Finance Hub
Wespath Benefits & Investments
NorthLight Foundation
Roy A. Hunt Foundation

U. Sethi S. Patil