XYZ Advisory

Partners who have walked
the path they advise on.

Our team combines boardroom experience with the rigour of global consulting firms — and the cultural intelligence of Indian business.

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Managing Partner
Sanjay Mehta
Former MD, BCG India
IIM AhmedabadIIT Bombay
StrategyConsumerRetail

"I spent 14 years inside boardrooms of India's largest consumer companies before I started advising them. That makes all the difference."

  • Led advisory on 3 successful IPOs
  • Advised 2 unicorn consumer brands
  • Ex-Board Member, CII Gujarat
  • 26 years of leadership experience
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Partner — Digital & Tech
Priya Rajan
Former CTO at Listed Fintech
IIT Madras
Digital TransformationTech M&AProduct

"Most digital transformation projects fail because they start with technology instead of business outcomes. We reverse that."

  • Built and sold 2 technology startups
  • 8 successful enterprise transformations
  • Angel investor in 14 startups
  • 18 years in technology leadership
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Partner — Finance & M&A
Arun Nair
Former Investment Banker, Kotak IB
CACFA
M&ACapital MarketsRestructuring

"Every M&A deal is ultimately about people and culture. The numbers are the easy part."

  • ₹4,800 Cr in closed transactions
  • 12 cross-border deals across 8 countries
  • 3 PE fund-raise mandates
  • 22 years in investment banking
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Partner — Operations
Meera Desai
Former COO, ₹2,000 Cr Mfg. Group
IIM Bangalore
Supply ChainLean / Six SigmaPlant Ops

"Indian manufacturers have world-class ambitions held back by 20-year-old processes. Fixing that is my life's work."

  • ₹380 Cr in operational savings delivered
  • 9 manufacturing clients in 5 years
  • Black Belt in Lean Six Sigma
  • 20 years in operations leadership
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Associate Partner — Strategy
Vikram Singh
Former McKinsey Engagement Manager
XLRILondon Business School
Market EntryGrowth StrategyCompetitive Intel

"The best strategies aren't the most complex ones. They're the ones that a frontline manager can execute without a 40-slide deck."

  • Led 18+ strategy engagements across India
  • Sector depth: FMCG, Healthcare, Retail
  • 12 years in strategy consulting
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Associate Partner — HR & Change
Ananya Krishnan
Former CHRO, 3,000-employee Conglomerate
TISS Mumbai
PMICultureLeadership Dev.

"Change management that ignores culture is just project management. Culture is the strategy."

  • 3 post-merger integrations (₹500Cr+)
  • 94% average employee retention post-integration
  • 15 years in CHRO and HR leadership roles
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Advisory Board

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Dr. Rajan Pillai
Former Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India
Macro & BFSI Advisor
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Nalini Shah
Ex-Secretary, Department for Promotion of Industry & Internal Trade
Policy & Regulatory Advisor
AI
Prof. Anand Iyer
Professor of Strategy, IIM Ahmedabad
Strategy Research Advisor

We take 4–6 new mandates per quarter.

If you're serious about transforming your business, let's have a 30-minute conversation.