Sarthak Khanna

About Sarthak Khanna

Sarthak currently works as a Strategy Consultant at EY - Parthenon. The role includes- Commercial Strategy- Corporate Strategy- Project Management- Leadership- Data Analysis- IT StrategyPrior to this Sarthak pursued an MBA from Carnegie Mellon University. Before MBA,he was a Senior Manager in the International and Institutional Banking team at Yes Bank. He managed the business coverage of Financial Institutions and Banks.The role included-Financial modelling and analysis-Credit underwriting-Trade finance-Counter-party limit set-up -Corporate and Digital banking products-Business DevelopmentPrior to this he pursued Master\'s in International Business and Trade from Indian Institute of Foreign Trade. He worked in Axis Bank as a Credit Risk Analyst- Mid Corporate Business as part of the summer internship program. For undergrad, he pursued Electronics and Communication engineering.He is a sports enthusiast and has won various Table Tennis,Volleyball, Cricket and Athletics Competitions.

Experience

1. Director

   EY-Parthenon

   Aug 2025 — Present · Dallas, TX, US

   Buy-side M&A (Large Investment Bank): Performed multiple buy-side product and technology due diligences in the financial services sector- Analysis included business capability model, application and architecture assessment, infrastructure and hosting, enterprise risk assessment, spend assessments, organizational headcount forecasts, review of tech organization and operating model2. Sell-side M&A (Large Investment Bank): Pre-sign support for selling the cards business unit of a large investment bank- Current state analysis - Supported the creation of a current state entanglement log and perimeter summary by gathering and analyzing extensive data related to key systems and contracts- One time costing - Supported the development of top-down one-time cost model to stand up serv-co3. Sell-side M&A (Large grocery chain): Sign to close program management during divestiture as part of a larger acquisition- Leadership: Led the Merchandising - IT workstream for a $25B divestiture in the retail industry, taking ownership of the entire process. Expertly managed program-level milestones and cross-functional workshops, and successfully achieved alignment on future state business processes- Commercial Strategy: Designed comprehensive future state commercial strategies for a leading grocery retailer, spanning base and promotional pricing, space planning, item management, and marketing processes- Project Management: Managed project milestones, risks, and dependencies, implementing successful tracking and mitigation. Developed dynamic dashboard for real-time monitoring, enhancing decision-making and program success - Data Analysis: Analyzed and implemented logical separation of competitive and non-competitive data from 100+ IT systems- Cross Functional Strategy Orchestrated collaboration among business, legal, finance, and technology teams within the client\'s organization. Strategically managed client relationships to foster consensus and secure buy-in

Education

• Indian Institute of Foreign Trade

  Master's degree, International Business

  2016 — 2018

• Carnegie Mellon University - Tepper School of Business

  Master of Business Administration - MBA (Track - Business Analytics), Finance, Strategy

• Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University

  Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering

  2011 — 2015

Skills

• Sql
• Management
• Microsoft Word
• Leadership
• Powerpoint
• Microsoft Excel
• C
• Microsoft Office
• Teamwork
• Team Management
• Java
• C++