Expertise: Pricing Strategy

  • 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 2nd 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 2nd 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

  • Owner, ORCA Consulting LLC
  • Case Team Leader, Bain & Company
  • Senior Associate, Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLC
  • Engineer, Northrop Grumman
  • MBA, Booth (U Chicago), concentration in entrepreneurship
  • BS, Mechanical Engineering, UCLA
  • Minor, Accounting, UCLA

Representative Projects

  • Built recommendation for market entry of new product in innovation department of $26B consumer goods company
  • Led development of international portfolio strategy for $3.5B global manufacturing company prioritization of growth, sustain, divesture of multiple recent acquisitions
  • Created new US pricing strategy for newly created pricing team at $24B consumer goods company and integrated new pricing vendor into process
  • Built recommendation for market entry into new health care space for national retail company based on assessment of current landscape and future health care trends
  • Conducted a 1-week due diligence of a PE acquisition target in the conference management space
  • Conducted a 1-week due diligence of a PE acquisition target in the software registration space
  • Conducted a 1-week due diligence of a PE acquisition target in the health care services space

Expertise

Industries

  • Agriculture
  • Business Services
  • Consumer Products
  • Financial Services
  • Manufacturing
  • Retail
  • Technology

Project Types

  • Growth Strategy
  • Due Diligence
  • M&A
  • Pricing Strategy

Representative Clients

Companies

  • McDonalds
  • Kraft Heinz
  • CVS
  • Walmart
  • Regal Beloit
  • Nutrien

PE Firms

  • Carlyle Group
  • Pamlico Capital
  • Gemspring Capital
  • GTCR
  • Sterling Partners

  • Founder, Radii Group
  • Head of Industry Expansion, Kinnek
  • Case Team Leader, Bain & Company
  • Senior Analyst, Analysis Group
  • MBA, MIT Sloan
  • MA, Economics, Boston University
  • BA, Economics, and BS, Electrical Engineering, University of Michigan

Representative Projects

  • Built M&A function of new corporate venture arm, then co-led deals in FinTech and B2B platforms, including ~$20M in closed deals
  • For several venture funds, explored new investment categories and potential investment opportunities, standardized financial planning and owned portfolio tracking
  • Provided company diligence, and post-merger support for several investments by corporate fund
  • Created strategy and roadmap for Shared Services of top Corporate Incubator
  • Project-managed stand up and execution of Global and U.S. pricing strategy for CPG multinational
  • Supported three Media startups in fundraise, including cap tables, board materials and board presence
  • Built complex 1- and 5-year financial models for several CPG/retail clients (including 3-statement)
  • Worked with several clients to build business models and projections to commercialize disruptive tech

Expertise

Industries

  • B2B Platforms
  • Consumer Products
  • Defense
  • FinTech
  • Private Equity
  • Quick Service Retail
  • Retail
  • Technology
  • Venture Capital

Project Types

  • Growth Strategy
  • Venture Capital
  • M&A
  • Financial Modeling
  • Due Diligence
  • Operating Model Design
  • Pricing Strategy

Representative Clients

Companies

  • McDonald’s
  • AB-InBev
  • IBM
  • Macy’s
  • SAIC
  • Farmer’s Fridge

PE Firms

  • AB-InBev Corporate Ventures (Z-Tech Ventures; ZX Ventures)
  • Store No 8 (Wal-Mart Corporate Venture)
  • Slow Ventures
  • Route 66 Ventures

  • Director, Mattel (Sales & marketing for Target account)
  • Case Team Leader / Consultant / Senior Associate Consultant / Associate Consultant, Bain & Company
  • MBA, Kellogg School of Management @ Northwestern University
  • BEng, Management Science & Engineering, Stanford University

Representative Projects

  • At Mattel, built a comprehensive view of Mattel’s retail performance annually at Target. Advised Sr Execs at Target on best promotional retail strategy in-store and online to promote products from ~15 Mattel brands.
  • For a Fortune 50 drugstore retailer, acted as Engagement Manager for a market landscape/competitive deep-dive project specifically focused on improving profitability overall through increased loyalty in pharmacy
  • For a US-based Fortune 100 retailer built a competitive landscape of the Beauty space and evaluated ~40 companies for inorganic acquisition.
  • For ~$10B Beauty company, developed a comprehensive view of the Luxury & Prestige cosmetics market landscape including consumer-driven market segmentation, and opportunity identification in 8 market segments based on primary and secondary research
  • Medical Devices: For a Fortune 500 leader in Medical Devices, created pricing strategy for Marketing department of $1B division through primary and secondary research
  • Arts & Crafts: Revised procurement strategy for SVP of Procurement overseeing $300M budget and 50+ vendors, resulting in $14M savings
  • Private equity: Performed diligence on 9 different acquisition targets (mostly consumer-facing organizations) through 1,000+ customer and expert cold-calls.

Expertise

Industries

  • Agriculture
  • Arts & Crafts
  • Beauty
  • Beverages
  • Fashion
  • Gardening
  • Medical Devices
  • Pharmaceuticals
  • Retail
  • Telecom
  • Toys
  • Vision Services

Project Types

  • Growth Strategy
  • Consumer Strategy
  • Marketing
  • Profit Improvement
  • Pricing Strategy
  • Due Diligence

Representative Clients

Companies

  • Target (customer)
  • Nestle
  • Mars
  • Kohl’s
  • Walgreens
  • Motorola
  • Medtronic
  • Express Scripts
  • Shiseido
  • Vera Bradley
  • Wilton
  • Burpee

PE Firms

  • Anchor Partners
  • Ares Management