Prashant Sarin

About Prashant Sarin

Prashant Sarin is a Senior Partner with Bain & Company India. He leads the firm’s Advanced Manufacturing & Services practice across Asia Pacific – one of the firm’s largest industry verticals globally and in Asia – and is part of Bain’s leadership team in the region. He previously led Bain’s Advanced Manufacturing & Services, Energy & Natural Resources, Organization and Social Impact practices in India.Prashant was a founding member of Bain & Company’s India practice, joining in 2006, when Bain formally launched its consulting practice in the country. He has spent almost a third of his time at Bain’s Silicon Valley Office, advising the leadership teams of large global Technology companies. He has advised clients across multiple industries including Energy, Technology, Manufacturing, and Infrastructure/ Real Estate - and has deep expertise leading transformation programs with large family managed conglomerates and MNCs in the US, Southeast Asia, and India. Prashant brings rich experience working directly with business families, supporting the Chairman and the Next gen on core leadership topics, including succession planning. He has developed enduring relationships with clients spanning 15+ years, and helped them build leading positions in the industries they compete in. He is passionate about Sustainability and has deep experience helping large conglomerates build new engines of growth (“Engine 2”). Prashant has lived in the US, UK, and India, and served clients around the world. In 2015, Prashant was selected as a Young Global Leader (YGL) by the World Economic Forum, Davos and as one of India\'s \'40 Under 40\' Business Leaders by The Economic Times. In 2014, he was selected as one of India\'s Top 25 Young Executives by Business Today. Prashant was a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford University, where he earned a Master\'s in Management Studies. He was an Aditya Birla Scholar at the Indian Institute of Management Calcutta, where he received an MBA. He graduated from Delhi University with a B.Engg. in Civil Engineering.Prashant is married with two children. In his personal time, he enjoys reading, traveling, watching live performances and long-distance running. He is an active angel investor.

Experience

1. Senior Partner

   Bain & Company

   May 2006 — Present

   Led strategy consulting engagements across large public and private corporations and global Private Equity funds in the US, SE Asia and India. Was based in Bain\'s Silicon Valley office from 2015-19, with a focus on global Technology majors. Worked across multiple industry verticals including technology, infrastructure, industrial goods and consumer products. The projects typically focus on the \"CEO\'s agenda\"; covering all key capability areas: Market entry strategy, growth strategy, performance improvement, process re-engineering, supply chain optimization, organization re-structuring, due diligence, M&A and post merger integration (PMI). Prashant has worked across Bain\'s San Francisco, Palo Alto, and India offices.

Education

• Harvard Kennedy School

  Global Leadership and Public Policy for the 21st Century

  2018 — 2018

• Delhi University

  B. Engg, Civil Engineering

  1995 — 1999

• Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta

  MBA, Strategy, Marketing

  1999 — 2001

• University of Oxford

  M.Litt, Management Studies

  2001 — 2003

• University of Oxford

  Transformational Leadership: Leadership at the Edge

  2019 — 2019

• St. Columba's School

  Science, Math

  1982 — 1994

Skills

• Due Diligence
• Change Management
• Corporate Development
• Venture Capital
• Growth Strategies
• Business Strategy
• Corporate Finance
• Performance Improvement
• Business Planning
• Strategy
• Acquisition Integration
• Mergers
• Valuation
• Private Equity
• Business Transformation
• Strategic Consulting
• Management Consulting
• Emerging Markets
• Market Entry