GNAbout Gourav
Strategy & Operations Consultant
I am a Strategy and Operations expert specialized in transforming business operations, launching new products, and driving efficiency gains. My background combines the analytical rigour of a top-tier consultant (A.T. Kearney) with the agile execution of a startup equity partner.
I deliver quantifiable results in three key areas:
- Strategic Growth (GTM): Formulating winning Go-to-Market strategies and conducting deep competitive/user analysis to ensure market fit.
- Operational Transformation: Designing new operating models, optimizing processes, and identifying high-impact initiatives.
- New Business Launch: Developing and validating full business cases, conducting market research, and leading foundational development.
If you are looking for a partner who can provide top-tier strategic thinking and the hands-on execution needed to build, launch, or optimize your business, let's discuss how I can help you achieve your next milestone.
English
Native or bilingual
Dutch
Basic
Kannada
Native or bilingual
Can work on-site
Brussels (up to 50km), Ghent (up to 50km), Antwerp (up to 50km), Liège (up to 50km), Leuven (up to 50km)
Experience
- Refresh Now SRLStrategy & Operations ConsultantDIGITAL AND ITJune 2025 - Today (1 year)Ghent, BelgiumFormulating the go-to-market and product feature strategies for a new upskilling marketplace (SaaS) as an equity partner.
- Conducted user pain point analysis and competitive research to guide the strategic positioning and achieve market fit.
- Leading the talent acquisition strategy to hire a key developer and oversee the product's foundational development.
- A.T. Kearney GmbHAssociate/ Business Analyst (Consultant)CONSULTING AND AUDITSJune 2022 - August 2025 (3 years and 2 months)Mumbai, IndiaFacilitated designing and implementing strategic initiatives for clients across industries through market research, business case preparation, operational transformation, operating model design, GTM strategies and project management.
- Steered a Green Hydrogen pilot, developing business case, optimizing project economics, managing vendor negotiation and onboarding that validated the operational feasibility and launched a new business vertical.
- Co-led an operational transformation diagnostic for a UK logistics client, analyzing 50+ customer contracts, identifying initiatives to generate €1.2M in additional annual revenue and presenting a clear implementation roadmap.
- Developed a comprehensive operating strategy for a public safety vertical of a large infrastructure client, designing the operating model, organization design, and strategic KPIs to enhance service delivery.
- Designed a new HR operating model for a defense client, outlining the organizational structure, employee recruitment and retention framework, and organization-wide HR policies to optimize human capital management.
- Conducted a green hydrogen market analysis for an energy client that informed successful market entry strategies.
- Led PMO activities, creating project monitoring dashboard and delivering weekly updates to executives to improve visibility and reduce delays.
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Education
- Master of Business AdministrationIndian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIM-B)2022Business Administration & Management
- Master of ScienceUniversity of Mysore2014Physics