Neil Bansal Email & Phone Number

New York, Ny, Us

Toronto, Ontario, Ca

Full-time Operating Partner within Private Equity buyout team for OMERS (~$20B fund, 20+ investments). Work with our investment and management teams to assess new investments and define and execute value creation priorities. Particular focus on digital acceleration (AI, data, analytics, technology, ways of working).

New York City, New York, Us

Recruited for newly created role as Foot Locker Inc.'s first Chief Strategy & Transformation Officer reporting to the CEO/Chairman leading global strategy, transformation, corporate development/M&A and licensing. Served as Executive Officer and on the Executive Leadership Team ($8.5B revenue, 2800+ stores, 28 countries, 50K employees).

Rochester, New York, Us

Hired to run Strategy & Transformation and soon promoted into new role adding Insights & Analytics teamsSelect achievements:• Founded DBA (Digital Business Acceleration) - Constellation Brands transformation program to accelerate core, drive efficiencies and imagine new ways to create value• Transformed inherited 55-person team, reduced costs by 20% and refocused work on use of data and consumer-centric thinking to unlock growth through company's brands, innovation, channels & M&A• Developed and implemented corporate and division strategies and communicated recommendations for M&A and organic growth opportunities

Rochester, New York, Us

Leading Strategy (including Business Transformation)

San Francisco, Ca, Us

Advisory Board member providing strategic guidance to innovative startup that is disrupting the current credit scoring market.VeraScore provides a transparent & holistic view of a consumer's financial health. This levels the playing field for traditionally underserved markets, promotes financial literary and empowers consumers to build financial health while becoming more attractive to lenders who can reduce defaults, expand their borrowing base and save time.

Paris, Fr

Promoted to Managing Director and member of Top 200 Executives group. Served as key consumer leader for $6 billion platform with 14,000+ employees. Responsibility to set strategic agenda, lead large scale transformation and establish new internal strategy & digital capabilities. Select achievements:• Built from scratch a new 60 person “firm within a firm” that delivered significant value creation across Americas region (primarily New York, San Francisco, Montreal and São Paulo); set up end-to-end infrastructure and managed P&L to derive revenue from all project delivery• Managed bank’s largest ever business & digital transformation – $750+ million project to create a stronger and more unified platform across the consumer & investment bank• Developed strategic plans and solutions for new banking products/services/customer experiences, designed digital initiatives & KPIs, explored FinTech partnerships and established change management initiatives• Redesigned highest priority customer journeys and experiences incorporating digital tools, analytics and technology • Achieved significant SG&A cost reductions through shared service centers, nearshoring and outsourcing, divesting non-core activities, optimizing purchasing & streamlining organization (lean/agile)• Founded innovative leadership academy that empowered and up-skilled 500+ employees across 30+ teams

New York, Ny, Us

Joined a former McKinsey Partner to build a new strategy & operational improvement team for the bank. Headed global strategy & digital business transformation focused on consumer and retail segments.Select achievements:• Customer contact center strategy & reimagination: Redesigned and digitized contact center to boost sales by 20% and decrease employee attrition by 15%; improved customer experience and profitability• Mortgage division strategy & digital transformation: Achieved 25% reduction in cycle time and 20% cost savings through development and implementation of a new & digitized process for mortgage loans; developed strategy and implemented agile way of working that replaced legacy silos • Global “know your customer” transformation: Developed innovative “know your customer” model to digitize client experiences and mitigate risk to bank. Led design workshops in Europe and Asia with senior leadership to secure alignment and buy-in

Us

Led engagements primarily in the consumer, technology, financial and healthcare sectors. Spent 6 months in specialized private equity rotation program (am restricted from giving out company names):Selected achievements - innovation, revenue & growth:• Reinvention of divested company: Led strategy, customer segmentation and new product design for company divested from parent; increased revenues by 30% through rollout of two new offerings• New product and growth strategy: Led client to 25% increase in profitability by enhancing product portfolio; used various data sets and analysis to create new war game simulation• Sales management: Delivered 20% revenue increase through restructuring of sales force Select achievements - operational and efficiency projects:• Private equity due diligence: Accepted into selective private equity rotation based on high achievement and recommendations; conducted due diligence and provided strategic lift to portfolio companies (e.g., 100-day planning, EBITDA maximization, exit preparation)• Capital productivity program: Achieved ~15% reductions in working capital and capital spend through targeted analysis to improve payables/receivables, SKU rationalization and zero-based budgeting review • Supply chain optimization: Redesigned consumer goods company supply chain and applied lean to warehouses to reduce cycle time by 25% and lower cost of goods sold by 20%

New York, New York, Us

Analyzed and executed fixed income and M&A transactions for clients:• Led teams in the execution of over $1 billion of transaction value • Achieved over $100 million in savings by analyzing, restructuring and optimizing client debt profilesPrior to Citi also spent time at Bank of America in a similar investment banking role.

Mba, Distinguished Fellowship (Fully Paid Merit Scholarship & Stipend - 1 Of 4 Chosen For Class Of 550)

B.A., Economics