Thomas Kuruvilla is a member of the Global Board of Arthur D. Little and responsible for Arthur D. Little’s operations in the Middle East & India. Thomas is also the Head of the Strategy and Organization practice in South Asia and the Middle East. Thomas has been with Arthur D. Little since 1998 and was responsible for Arthur D. Little’s Singapore operations Thomas has led many public sector transformational engagements on economic development and digital transformation, across industries: transport, logistics, telecoms, health care and real estate/smart city.Thomas has supported various family conglomerates in the Middle East in developing and executing their strategy. Thomas is on the board of a few family conglomerates in the Middle East.Thomas is a part-time faculty at many Indian Institutes of Management (IIM - Ahmedabad, Bangalore & Udaipur), India – for programmes covering International Business Strategy; Family Conglomerate Strategy & Governance; Strategy/Management Consulting. Thomas is a member of the Industry Advisory Panel of S P Jain School of Global Management. Thomas is also a speaker in conferences in the areas of Corporate Governance, International Business Strategy, Turnaround Management, and Corporate Venturing.Consulting specialities: Consulting and operational/management experience in the Middle East, Europe and South East Asia in the areas of strategy development & implementation, organization evaluation & design, due diligence, merger and acquisitions, turnaround and performance management - both in public and private sectors, including family conglomerates. Thomas has experience in many industry (Telecoms, Maritime, and Financial Services) and functional (Strategy and Organization, M&A, BPR) practices.Mr Kuruvilla has a Bachelors degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Kerala University and an MBA from the Melbourne Business School, Australia/Asian Institute of Management, Philippines. Before joining Arthur D. Little, he worked with Larsen and Toubro, the largest engineering company in India. Thomas was also selected as a Pilot Officer with Indian Air Force.Changing the perception of consulting - A fireside chat with Thomas Kuruvilla on ethical consulting:https://youtu.be/Pcux2-Tk4lg