Grant Thornton Bharat LLP (global professional services and financial advisory firm) | New Delhi

Assistant Manager - M&A and Restructuring Advisory

• Led a cross-cultural secondment with GT Australia’s Financial Advisory team; advised on 7 Small Business Restructuring mandates for firms grossing ~INR 9 Cr. each, developing turnaround strategies and enhancing recovery viability
• Spearheaded financial due diligence on an Indian IVF hospital chain, assessing earnings quality, adjusted net debt, working capital, and key risks, enabling valuation adjustments ahead of an INR 90 Cr. merger approval
• Onboarded and mentored 2 analysts; designed training programmes (later adopted as the standard offshore support model), and supported performance reviews to improve early-stage output for the team

Senior Associate -> Consultant - M&A and Restructuring Advisory

• Awarded accelerated promotion from Senior Associate to Consultant in four months for “exemplary performance”
• Led a 7-analyst team on a sell-side mandate for Marriott’s distressed property in Bengaluru; managed the end-to-end sale process, including outreach to 100+ potential buyers and evaluation of 10 bids, facilitating an INR 300 Cr. acquisition
• Supported the resolution process of a listed shipping firm with debt of ~INR 2,000 Cr. under India’s Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code; evaluated bids and coordinated with valuers and legal counsel, and oversaw the liquidation process

Associate - M&A and Restructuring Advisory

• Facilitated closure of an INR 80 Cr. sell-side mandate in the infrastructure sector; evaluated bids using discounted cash flow (DCF) and repayment models while managing stakeholders' queries, site visits, and data-room activity through to close
• Directed cross-border asset tracing on a distressed forging & casting firm - mapping the asset network across 14 jurisdictions and advising bankers to halt recovery efforts on economic-viability grounds

Sunshine Schools (Non-Profit School) | New Delhi

Independent Consultant - Founder's Office

• Proposed and aligned CSR collaborations with relevant teams at KPMG and EY, leading 10+ initiatives and events that mobilised 100+ volunteers and delivered in-kind support for 400+ students
• Led fundraising activities, raising ~INR 2 Cr. through targeted donor outreach during and post-COVID, assisting the school in overcoming cash flow constraints, sustaining operations, and laying the groundwork for potential branch expansion
• Redesigned website content and structure to communicate the school’s value proposition and enhance donor engagement, supporting the digital team in increasing website traffic by ~100% within 9 months

KPMG India (global professional services and financial advisory firm) | Gurugram

Analyst - Risk Consulting

• Supported Oil & Gas and coatings-sector client engagements on working-capital optimisation and inventory management, identifying billing delays and excess inventory, reducing the working-capital cycle by 7 days
• Standardised statutory compliance and Internal Financial Control tools for a large solar-energy client, delivering actionable insights that contributed to a 15% reduction in non-compliance the following quarter

• ⁠ Selected as Cell Head (Career Cell), Entrepreneurship & VC Club, IIMA - sourced startup and VC opportunities for 1,000+ students across all cohorts
• ⁠ Promoted from Senior Associate to Consultant at Grant Thornton in four months, and twice within sixteen months for exemplary performance
• ⁠ Recognised with four SPOT (Employee of the Month) Awards among ~1,500 employees for outstanding project delivery and business-development contributions
• ⁠ Selected to lead an international secondment with Grant Thornton Australia's Financial Advisory team, advising on seven restructuring mandates
• ⁠⁠ Won Top Scorer at company-wide football tournaments in 2024 and 2025, as Vice-Captain of the corporate team

• ⁠ ⁠B.Com (Hons.), University of Delhi, New Delhi

• ⁠ Passed Level II of the CFA Program
• ⁠ Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification Programme - KPMG India
• ⁠ ⁠ Introduction to Insolvency, Australian Restructuring Insolvency & Turnaround Association (ARITA)
• ⁠ ⁠ Financial Markets, Yale University
• ⁠ ⁠ Managing the Company of the Future, London Business School
• ⁠ ⁠ Technical Analysis, NSE India
• ⁠ ⁠ Introduction to Investment Banking, 365 Careers
• ⁠ ⁠ Financial Modelling and Valuations, Udemy
• ⁠ ⁠ Standard Chartered’s 3-day Youth Football Clinic – conducted by Liverpool FC Academy coaches
• ⁠ ⁠ Green Revolution Global Certification Program, UN Environment Programme

• ⁠ Co-founded a pickleball venture, building three courts with a local school and a global gym chain
• ⁠⁠ Led four in-person workshops on financial literacy and early investing at the University of Delhi
• ⁠ Mentored five college students on CV drafting through the "Mentor To Go" platform
• ⁠⁠ Volunteered ~4 hours/month teaching Mathematics and English to 100+ students (Grades 4–6), and organised bi-monthly film screenings drawing ~120 students per session.
• ⁠⁠ Member of the College Model United Nations (MUN) Society; led two inter-college delegations at the University of Delhi