Key Points
Padhi and Sharma are part of the new generation of Indian leaders in consulting and professional services firms who are moving to important global roles after successfully holding key positions and delivering consistent results for their firms...
In the world of strategy consulting and Big Four firms, Rajat Gupta at McKinsey, Shumeet Banerji at Booz & Co and Punit Renjen at Deloitte were the first Indians who took top leadership roles at prestigious firms, but there was a lull in between as only a select few Indians were part of top leadership cohorts for a while...
Now with technology becoming an important part of the consulting service mix, I expect more Indians in the boardrooms of consulting firms given our expertise and experience in technology and tech-led innovation, said Deloitte South Asia chief executive Romal Shetty...
Take top strategy firm McKinsey, for example; it has always had a strong global leadership pipeline from India, and this continues with consultants such as Sajal Kohli, the global leader of consumer goods and retail based in Chicago; Ishaan Seth, the global co-lead of banking and securities practice in New York; Hemant Ahlawat, the life sciences lead and cofounder of the McKinsey Health Institute in Geneva; Joydeep Sengupta, who leads the McKinsey Center for CEO Excellence in Singapore; and Gautam Kumra, the Asia chairman...
It is my firm belief that Indian professionals should increasingly occupy top-tier global leadership roles within consulting firms..
