Director with Accenture’s Organizational Analytics practice with responsibility for Thought Leadership and Global Client Engagement in areas such as Economic Value Planning, Organizational Strategy & Transformation, Sustainability, People Strategies and Enterprise Performance – leveraging Digital Solutions, AI and Data Science.

Built and led the Enterprise Analytics practice which is part of Accenture Applied Intelligence. Primary focus is on application of decision sciences, AI and analytics technology to develop enterprise performance solutions, planning tools and analytics operating models. Recent engagements involved design and implementation of decision tools for Organizational Planning, Economic Value Targeting, Zero Based Budgeting (ZBx), Risk Management, Digital Transformation, Future of Work and Spend Optimization.Research & Practice DevelopmentCollaboration with Accenture strategy, tech labs and academic researchers to apply AI and predictive analytics in areas such as Future Skills forecasting, Adaptive Workforce, Resource Planning, Risk Management e.g. workforce safety and accident prevention. Responsible for thought leadership, collaboration across the partner ecosystem, product development and go-to-market.Speaker at various conferences and academic institutions. Covered topics on data driven insights for labor management, future workforce and strategic planning.- Accenture Q-Center Training, Org Analytics Masterclass (Guest Speaker) - 2019, 2020- Harrisburg University of Science and Technology, PA - OneHR Conference, January 2019- Stern School of Business, NYU - Seminar in Workforce Analytics and Big Data, April 2014- National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - Labor Economics Forum, Boston 2006- Kellogg School of Management, Executive Programs - Value Based Management, 2000

The service portfolio included scalable analytics and operating model design for enterprise performance. Client engagements in the Retail and Telecom sectors focused on analysis of business profitability (ROIC), workforce planning and operational strategies for sales channel performance.

Responsible for cross-functional initiatives involving Sprint’s Strategy, Finance and HR teams to build profitable growth orientation, sales channel performance and operational excellenceBuilt and delivered a key data driven initiative to turnaround performance of Sprint's consumer sales channel. Successfully implemented an opportunity based value targeting and quota allocation framework using a geo-spatial statistical model. The analytical insights drove key policy decisions, supported with a change management effort that delivered double digit improvement in key performance metrics for the sales channel (patent pending).

Led business development and thought leadership with Hewitt's Corporate Transactions and Transformation practice, with focus on corporate governance, shareholder value, incentive design, labor management and post-merger integration. Led delivery on several engagements with clients in financial services, oil/gas, petrochemical and retail sectors, across North America, Europe, Middle East, Asia Pacific and India.Research leveraged BPO / MPHRO data to develop predictive models that link human capital policies to workforce transitions, in particular critical talent attrition, and business performance. Developed statistical methods to estimate the multi-period impact of human capital investments on business and financial metrics. The research program leveraged several years of data from about 950 companies and over 20M employees represented a microcosm of the US labor market, enabling the team to track movement of people over time, across companies and geographic locations. We evaluated these patterns relative to differences in labor management practices, wage rates differentials and regional economic trends. I presented a research publication on this topic at the NBER (National Bureau of Economic Research) Labor Economics forum, published in the Valuation Issues Journal (2006). The framework has been successfully implemented to develop optimized decision tools, particularly in distributed workforce environments.

Responsible for Hewitt’s internal shareholder value initiative post IPO. Developed long term strategic planning framework, M&A deal valuation, post-merger integration recommendations, internal reporting metrics and performance based management incentive plans.

Governance, shareholder value and business performance metrics, goal setting methods and incentive design.

Developed EVA (Economic Value Added) analysis of Ameritech's business units in support of the firm's transition to a competitive business environment. Insights from the analysis brought focus on ROIC and economic value opportunities to improve shareholder value.Also developed an analytics framework to evaluate pricing strategy for Ameritech's cellular phone service in partnership with Kellogg Business School faculty. The analysis sought revenue enhancement opportunities while lowering the per-unit cost to consumers.