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Education
Indian School of Business (ISB) PGP (Intended Major: Finance) | GMAT: 740 Jun 2021 – May 2022
▪ National Finalist (5th/100+ teams) at DealPro, IIM B: Prepared an investment thesis on Barbeque Nation using a leveraged hold co. structure
▪ Alumni Coordinator, Finance Club: Conceptualized and organized 10 sessions including industry deep dives and information sessions on career
opportunities in Finance with mid/senior level professionals across IB/PE/Banking/Strategy attended by ~50% of cohort cumulatively
▪ Pfizer Experiential Learning Program (on-going): Identifying opportunities to further access to $500M affordable oncology market in India
CFA Institute, USA - Level 2 Candidate Dec 2017
Veermata Jijabai Technology Institute B.Tech (Production Engineering) (GPA: 7.0/10.0; Final Year: 9.6/10.0) May 2011 – May 2015
▪ Intern, Oetiker Group (Germany) – Designed tool that reduced tool changeover time during production process by 50% to 30 mins

Professional Experience
Premji Invest (Investment arm of the Azim Premji Foundation with ~$11B in AUM) Bangalore | May 2019 – May 2021
Investment Analyst, Private Equity (Consumer, Consumer-tech and Financial Services)
Evaluated 20+ investment opportunities, managed value-creation projects for 4 portfolio companies and tracked firm’s fund of fund investments
Key Achievements
▪ First Analyst selected (1/100+ applicants) to join the founding Analyst program with the Private Equity team

▪ Handpicked by CIO to track performance of firm’s fund of fund investments ($300M) and make recommendations for future capital allocation
Select Transaction Experience
First Cry ($130M investment in leading online e-tailer for newborn and kids’ products as part of a $300M deal alongside TPG and Chrys Capital)
▪ Led team of 15+ advisors across CDD and FDD workstreams; as sole Analyst, synthesized findings to build investment memo and fin. model
▪ Identified value-creation opportunities (company’s omnichannel capabilities) improving projected IRR by 2% and exit value by $60M

Wow Skin Science ($50M investment in digital-first personal care brand – dropped after non-binding offer)
▪ Built thesis on D2C brands, identified key success factors (retention metrics, purchase frequency) and unit economics for incumbents (5+)
▪ Analyzed customer retention data, crafted LTV/CAC analysis, channel-wise economics and built financial model as sole Analyst on deal

Portfolio Work
iD Fresh Foods – Reduced cost of returns from 11% of Sales to 6% in key domestic markets (Bangalore, Chennai and Mumbai) (Delta: $1M)
▪ Reviewed General Trade sales channel (~20,000) stores along with Chief Biz Officer to ascertain and drop under-performing outlets

▪ Involved in hiring activities for senior management personnel (CBO and CMO); built 5-year business plan for 2021 fund raise (on-going)

Fab India – Delivered annual costs savings of $4M during CoVID-19 induced lockdown in order to minimize impact of store closures
▪ Restructured store network of 60 stores in Mumbai and Delhi to optimize same store sales and reduce cannibalization in store catchment area

▪ Built store-level Annual Operating Plan with company CEO and CFO for FY22 identifying avenues for growth in 3 under-penetrated cities

Avendus Capital (Global M&A advisory and asset management firm with $300M in Revenue) Mumbai | Oct 2017 – May 2019
Analyst, Investment Banking (Consumer and Financial Services)
Prepared pitches (20+), deal collateral (financial models & investment memos) and managed diligence processes for 6 transactions worth $200M
Key Achievements
▪ Consistently ranked in the top 5 percentile of the associate and analyst pool (40+) across 7 teams and 2 appraisal cycles

▪ Handpicked to lead engagement (in an accelerated capacity) advising listed consumer durables player on a $150M acquisition
Select Transaction Experience
▪ Sell-side advisor to VKL Seasoning on its acquisition by Firmenich ($70M) – Independently crafted client-wise (10+) unit economics to
demonstrate strategic value that eventually became a key part of acquirer’s thesis
▪ Sell-side advisor to Enamor on its buy-out by Advent International ($50M) – Single-handedly built SKU wise analysis for 16 quarters
demonstrating consistent contribution of revenue (~45%) from 10 SKUs thereby ensuring investor comfort on high inventory risk
Kotak Mahindra Capital Company (Former Goldman Sachs JV and leading Indian investment bank) Mumbai | Apr 2016 – Oct 2017
Analyst, Investment Banking (Equity Capital Markets)
▪ Managed diligence process for 4 capital market transactions worth $2.5B across sectors such as technology and education
▪ Independently crafted scenario analysis for CEO of company to ascertain quantum of personal debt he could take on to purchase ESOPs

Future Supply Chain Solutions (Warehousing and Transport Logistics in India with $163M annual revenue) Mumbai | Jul 2015 – Apr 2016
Graduate Engineer Trainee, Projects & Processes
▪ Improved warehouse output by >200% - Modelled inventory flow with RFID tracking, isolated bottlenecks and proposed automation solutions

Extracurriculars and Social Impact

Team Leader, Operation Restore
▪ Organized 50+ surgeries at the National Burns Centre, Mumbai bringing together a team of 75 medical professionals including 7 plastic
surgeons to correct functional deformities for economically challenged burn survivors
Mentor, Lighthouse Project
▪ Mentored 5 middle school children from underprivileged backgrounds, taught them English and Mathematics and organized regular outings
for class of ~50 students from a municipal school
Animal Welfare
▪ Arranged for the sterilization for 30+ cats and had 5 cats and dogs adopted; actively involved in the rescue of stray cats and dogs in both
Bombay and Bangalore
Other interests – Scuba Diving (PADI Open Water Driver), sports enthusiast (avid football and formula 1 fan)