Bio Summary
Ravi Tej Bandi is a seasoned executive advisor with experience at top-tier management consulting firms (McKinsey in the US and BCG in Dubai) and in an independent capacity, with an emerging focus on real estate, hospitality, and tourism sectors in the Middle East. In his consulting career, Ravi has worked on projects that included real estate development, tourism strategy, strategic transformation, post merger integration, and continuous improvement among other strategy and operations topics.
Prior to his management consulting career, Ravi served public sector clients in the US on infrastructure consulting engagements and worked in an operations role for a diversified conglomerate in India. He also led a non-profit (Engineers Without Borders-Boston) to national recognition in the US.
Employment History
Executive Advisor
Independent Consultant
June 2015 - present
Dubai - United Arab Emirates
Consultant
Boston Consulting Group - BCG
August 2014 - June 2015
Dubai - United Arab Emirates
Strategy Intern
Orbitz Worldwide
May 2012 - August 2012
Chicago, IL, USA
Associate
McKinsey & Company
December 2012 - August 2014
Minneapolis, MN, USA
Project Manager
CDM Smith
February 2006 - June 2011
Boston, MA, USA
Engineering Intern
Glatfelter
April 2005 - December 2005
York, PA, USA
Project Manager
ITC Limited
May 2002 - December 2003
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Selected Project Experience
Developed the long-term strategy and execution plan for a leading regional foundation to expand its global footprint and impact on development of 200M global youth, with an emphasis on increasing innovation, entrepreneurship and employment in KSA
Industry: Social Sector
Topic(s): Strategy & Planning
Conducted a strategy review and developed an execution framework for a publicly-listed Saudi hospitality company and real estate developer to double its revenues over 5 years
Industry: Travel & Tourism
Topic(s): Strategy & Planning
Advised CXO on the strategy and implementation of a major integration impacting 6,000 employees in 8 government-owned entities across Oman’s oil and gas value-chain. Topics covered include organization design, performance management, Board reporting
Industry: Oil & Gas
Topic(s): Project & Program Management, Executive Coaching
Education
Master's in Business Administration/Management
Kellogg School of Management
2013Master's in Chemical Engineering
Syracuse University
2006Bachelor's in Chemical Engineering
National Institute of Technology
2002Country Experience
Skills
Business
Growth Strategy,
Strategic Planning,
Service Operations,
Post Merger Integration,
Business Unit Strategy,
Corporate Strategy,
Continuous Improvement,
Transformation Management Office,
Project Management,
Digital Strategy,
Law, Regulation, and Compliance
Corporate Governance
Education and Training
Program Management
Human Resources
Capability Development
Industry Experience
Oil & Gas
Refining
Travel & Tourism
Hotels & Hospitality
Social Sector
Foundations and Philanthropy,
NGOs and Nonprofits
Material
Paper and Packaging
Real Estate & Construction
Infrastructure,
Master Development