Gaurav Devasthali Email & Phone Number

Greater Chicago Area

Greater Chicago Area

Greater Chicago Area

Chicago

Indianapolis, Indiana Area

Corporate Strategy Manager, Cummins Inc. Cummins is a $18 B industrial manufacturer of diesel and natural gas engines for on & off-highway trucks and machinery, components (emissions / aftertreatment solutions, turbochargers, fuel systems, filtration, and electronics), and power generation systems. My job responsibilities include - New market entry assessment and path-to-market strategies- Identification and evaluation of strategic growth initiatives- Acquisitions and divestitures- Joint ventures, partnership agreements and equity investments- Developing strategy under uncertainty- Implementation plans

Supervised progression of a 2 tier team of 7 managers and over 50 teachers across 14 schools impacting learning outcomes of approximately 4,100 childrenManaged entire stakeholder strategy for donors and secured budgets of over $ 650,000 for the programLaunched first of its kind ‘Optical Mark Reader’ based Management Information System in Indian schools eliminating paper based child and teacher tracking thus reducing workload by ~50% and increasing authenticity of data managementSelected to represent Naandi at the International Conference on Public Private Partnerships hosted by the World Bank and Government of IndiaInitiated industry best practices such as ‘Inventory Management Process and Plan’, ‘Annual Procurement Calendar’ and ‘Operations Manual’ at Naandi

Developed portfolio and growth strategy for the largest Indian oleo chemicals manufacturer through detailed analysis of market landscape and core competencies leading to CAGR of 11% in 3 years Established the valuation of client’s business for successful resolution of debt issue through Private Equity involvementCo-authored report titled, ‘Indian Manufacturing: The Next growth Orbit’, published by BCG and Confederation of Indian Industry, distributed to over 100 CEOs of leading Indian manufacturing companiesAnalyzed Indian manufacturing sector based on macroeconomic factors and benchmarking with other developing economies to set aspirations of the Indian manufacturing Industry at 25% of GDP by 2020 Transformed plant performance of leading global cement manufacturer by successfully implementing ‘Lean’ based cost reduction of ~20%; plant propelled to top quartile based on manufacturing costs per unitEvaluated go-to-market business plans for Sales & Marketing divisions of leading global auto manufacturer for new product by identifying key process drivers to improve plan accuracy

Led a 3-tier team of 24 core group members and 450 volunteers to organize Mood Indigo with a budget of over INR 10 Mn · and attended by 50,000 students Revolutionized publicity strategy by securing media presence in 5 major cities for the first time targeting 1400 colleges

Led a 2-tier team of over 25 students and managed a budget of over INR 1.7 Mn to provide logistical and infrastructural support for over 120 events and 11 departments during the fest

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Finance, General Management

Activities and Societies: Corporate Management and Strategy Group, Net Impact GroupMaster of Business Administration Concentrations.

Year; Bachelor Of Technology, Metallurgical; Engineering And Materials Science

Activities and Societies: Debating, Dramatics Secretary, Overall Coordinator - Mood Indigo (India's largest youth festival)Bachelor.

Education record

Activities and Societies: Debate team