Rahul is a qualified chartered accountant and management consultant, with over 19 years of experience. He began his career at the New Delhi office of Arthur Andersen in 2000, post which, he worked with Ernst & Young before joining Grant Thornton India in 2004. Rahul was also seconded to the New York office of Grant Thornton in 2005, where he worked on several engagements with clients from the ‘Wall Street’ and helped them improve their business processes.
He was recently recognized as one of the top 20 management consultants across the globe by ‘The Consulting Magazine’, in 2019. Rahul spearheads the management consulting practice of Grant Thornton in India. In addition to India, he services clients across geographies including Africa, Middle-East, North America and the UK, where he works closely with the CXOs on critical aspects of their businesses such as growth strategies including decisions to enter new markets or geographies, he also helps add to their existing portfolio of products or solutions, setting targets for organisations and their teams. Rahul has successfully assisted companies implement various strategic interventions to enable them grow and manage their operations efficiently.
Rahul also works closely with private equity firms by assisting them evaluate their potential investments by conducting ‘commercial due diligences’. He is actively engaged with industry associations and is an avid speaker on various matters of interest for the industries in India. Rahul has released several thought leadership reports which have assisted regulators and policies makers in India. Some of his recent publications include: