Sriram R. S

About Sriram R. S

I am a healthcare strategy and transformation leader with 20+ years of experience spanning growth advisory, enterprise analytics, digital enablement, and large-scale change management. My work bridges business strategy, clinical and operational performance improvement, and data-driven decision making across hospital systems and service organisations.I have led strategy formulation and execution for healthcare delivery networks, designed enterprise BI and analytics frameworks, and shaped multi-year transformation programs focused on operating efficiency, patient experience, and financial sustainability. My background includes professional services experience at Deloitte and METIS, where I advised family-run businesses and SMEs on market entry, business planning, expansion strategy, fund-raising, and M&A.My sector exposure spans healthcare delivery, tourism and hospitality, retail, insurance, education, and emerging areas such as medical tourism. I have supported organisations in building new business lines, developing feasibility studies, raising capital, managing partner search processes, and executing growth and turnaround programs.My core strengths include:• Healthcare strategy, transformation, and operating model design• Enterprise BI, analytics-driven decision support, and performance management• Business planning, market and financial feasibility, and detailed project reports• M&A support, fund-raising, and investment evaluations• Expansion strategy, service-line development, and new business incubation• Stakeholder management across clinical, operational, and corporate leadership teamsI bring a combination of domain depth, advisory experience, and analytical rigor that allows me to drive strategic change, unlock operational performance, and shape high-impact growth and transformation agendas.

Experience

1. Sr VP - Strategy & Ops Transformation

   Apollo Hospitals

   Jul 2022 — Present · Chennai, IN

   I lead hospitals-wide strategy, performance transformation, and analytics for the hospital network, with responsibilities spanning structural cost reduction, group-level planning, digital and analytics enablement, and operational excellence.Key focus areas include:• Structural cost reduction: Identifying non-value-added cost drivers, redesigning operating models, rationalising spend across functions, and institutionalising productivity levers to deliver sustainable savings.• Group-level AOP development: Leading the annual operating plan process, aligning hospital-level budgets and strategic priorities with enterprise targets, and ensuring integration of financial, operational, and clinical performance outlooks.• Enterprise BI leadership: Overseeing the organisation-wide BI and analytics function, strengthening data governance, building decision-support dashboards, and enabling leaders to track throughput, utilisation, and financial KPIs in real time.• Operational debottlenecking: Working closely with unit CEOs, clinical and operational teams to diagnose bottlenecks in patient flow, revenue cycle, manpower productivity, supply-chain, and service-line performance; designing and monitoring targeted interventions.• New business initiatives: Evaluating and incubating new growth opportunities, developing business plans and feasibility analyses, supporting service-line expansion, and partnering across functions for implementation.• Cross-functional transformation delivery: Driving alignment across clinical, operations, finance, and IT teams to execute strategic initiatives and embed a culture of data-driven decision-making.This role integrates strategy, analytics, and on-ground transformation, enabling me to influence enterprise performance while building capabilities that anchor long-term growth and operational resilience.

Education

• Gill Adarsh Matriculation HSS

  Class 12, Maths, Physics, Chemistry and Computers

  1993 — 1999

• ICFAI Business School

  MBA, Marketing

  2003 — 2005

• Velammal Engineering College

  Bachelor of Engineering, Electronics and Communication

  1999 — 2003

• Indian Institute of Management Bangalore

  Strategic Leadership Development Program

  2018 — 2019

Skills

• Feasibility Studies
• Crm
• Outsourcing
• Business Process Improvement
• Strategy
• Pre-Sales
• Business Development
• Business Planning
• Management Consulting
• Change Management
• Product Development
• Analysis
• Restructuring
• Banking
• Team Management
• Private Equity
• Analytics
• Business Strategy
• Business Process
• Business Intelligence
• Project Planning
• Mergers
• Competitive Analysis
• Management
• Business Analysis
• Product Management
• Mergers & Acquisitions