Industry Director Team

In early 1990s, PK helped General Motors bring the first commercial electric vehicle ‘EV1” to the market.  Today, PK brings extensive global experience to Bridge client executives in energy, industrial and automotive sectors.

PK has over 20 years of business and strategy consulting experience and has worked with decision makers of leading Global Fortune 100 companies with a focus on market and growth strategies, cost containment, supply chain and operational efficiency issues.

Prior to joining Bridge Strategy Group, PK served as the Corporate Vice President of Strategy and Management Consulting for a major professional services firm.  PK was the founding member of this firm's US-based management consulting profit center.  Previously, PK spent 14 years with A.T. Kearney and EDS in management consulting, corporate strategy and client partner roles.  PK is a patent holder on concept and processes for a global delivery model based on native capability strands (“DNA”) of an enterprise.

Education

  • MBA, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
  • MS, with distinction, in corporate finance and marketing, from the University of Illinois
  • BS, with honors, mechanical engineering, from B.I.T.S., Pilani, India

Personal Interests

Active member of The Chicago Council on Global Affairs; racquetball; non-fiction; world travel; politics