Sushant Gupta
Founder & CEO
Sushant has founded many companies, but SGA is his greatest labor of love by far. An alum of IIT-Delhi with an MBA from INSEAD, Sushant leads SG Analytics, as its Founder & CEO. A serial entrepreneur and social investor, Sushant is an active supporter of Isha Foundation and Sampark (an NGO helping economically disadvantaged women). When not working, Sushant can be found enjoying music & films, reading, or even indulging in a quiet moment of spiritual zen.
VINEET AGRAWAL
Co-CEO
Ex Moody’s Analytics, Vineet has 20 years of hands-on experience in setting up and growing several businesses. At SGA, Vineet currently leads the BFSI, media & entertainment and healthcare verticals globally. An Angel Investor, Vineet loves to play sports in his free time. Also, if you’re lucky you can even catch him perform his stand-up act.
Ahmed Hakki
Head of Sales, EMEA
Ahmed holds an MBA from INSEAD and a Master’s in Law degree from the University of Zurich. Having previously worked with Nomura Securities, Société Générale and UBS, Ahmed is a financial services industry veteran who has helped expand SGA’s business across the European market, across multiple industries. Loves trekking and playing tennis.
JIM DECICCO
Head of Sales, Americas
Jim is a financial services industry veteran with over 25 years of experience of working with companies like Merill Lynch, Prudential & GoldenSouce Corporation. He has been instrumental in expanding SGA’s financial services and data analytics offerings across the Americas. Jim is an avid sports fan and a student of history.
SIMRAN WADHWA
VP, Sales
Simran’s connection with SGA goes back 14+ years as one of the first joiners of the company. She began her tryst with SGA as a talent professional till her exceptional people-skills put her in the center of everything sales and business development and she now drives the topline for the company as VP Sales. Simran has built a diversified and enduring sales portfolio for SGA. When not working, Simran can be found clocking up air miles, dancing and chilling with family & friends.
ROSHAN AGARWAL
President & Global Head of Technology Practice
Ex Microsoft, VMWare, Informatica & Rackspace, Roshan is a product leader who is driving SGA’s technology practice globally. With a technology degree from IIT-Delhi and a Master’s in Business from UT Texas, he swears by wine tasting and loves playing tennis and the guitar with his two kids. Roshan also teaches at Stanford & Product School as guest faculty.
Dr. CHIRANJIV ROY
SVP, Data Analytics
With 19+ years of experience in incubating, leading and driving data analytics, science & AI across Fortune 100 organizations, Chiranjiv leads the data analytics offering at SGA. With a PhD in applied data sciences from Max Planck Institute of Informatics, Germany, in his previous roles he has worked with Nissan Motors, Mercedes Benz, Hewlett Packard Enterprises and HSBC Data Analytics. Chiranjiv has filed more than 18 patents. In his free time, Chiranjiv likes to mentor start-ups and entrepreneurs and play percussion.
MICHAEL TENNEY
Sr. Director, Client Development
Mike is an industry veteran with 20 years of experience in digital marketing, analytics and business organization. He has worked with Microsoft advertising where he partnered with F500 clients in the United States. Mike drives SGA’s client development & relationships in the western United States taking a partnership approach with empathy. He loves sports and you can spot him outdoors often. Mike also volunteers for non-profit work for local youth in distress.
Ankit Maheshwari
Head of Finance
Ankit is a Chartered Accountant and a finance veteran with over 17 years of experience in the field. He heads the finance function at SGA. In his previous roles he has worked with Vodafone and Suzlon. When not crunching numbers, Ankit can be spotted listening to Indian music and exploring beaches.
SANDEEP DATTA
Head of Human Resources
Sandeep holds an MBA from IMT, Ghaziabad and has worked with Accenture, WNS Global and ING in his previous roles. An experienced HR professional, Sandeep is the main guy at SGA when it comes to all things people and talent. Loves to cook and be on top of the latest auto trends.
JAYAPRAKASH MALLIKARJUNA
SVP, Client Services
Passion for generating actionable insights from data is something which drives Jayaprakash (better known as JP). In his 18+ years of professional journey, his focus has been to enhance customer experience and drive value for businesses. At SGA, he plays a key role in enabling the growth of the BFSI and ESG data/platforms businesses. In the exciting times to come, JP’s direction will increasingly pivot towards developing and deploying contextual research & analytics solutions while driving operational excellence. Prior to SGA, he spent over a decade at Thomson Reuters in the investment research space and then jumped into the start-up world with a mandate to drive operations strategies and grow the business. Being an ardent chess player and a runner helps him in strategizing paths to the end-goals consistently while his puns keep him high.
SUPRIYA DIXIT
Head of Marketing
With double Master’s in Management from IE University, Spain & Symbiosis Pune, Supriya heads Marketing at SGA. A card-carrying believer in the art of brand storytelling, often she can be found brainstorming strategies to enhance the SGA brand. With 13+ years of successful leadership experience across FMCG, ed-tech, social network and e-commerce, Supriya loves to travel, read, write poetry and examine the human condition very closely.
NISHANT SINGH
SVP, Products - Data Analytics & Technology
Having previously worked with Global Data & Ovum, Nishant has nearly two decades of experience in the market intelligence space. At SGA, Nishant is working on the buildout and launch of class-leading info products. An IIT-IIM alumnus, Nishant is a keen sports and technology enthusiast and loves to catch up on all the latest developments in the world of MotoGP and Football.
Sabyasachi Guha Raja
VP, Primary Research
Sabyasachi has previously worked for Evalueserve and Azure Knowledge Corporation for which he set-up and headed the delivery center in NCR. He has over 15 years of experience in setting up and managing market research engagements across multiple sectors. Sabyasachi leads the primary research offering at SGA. Outside of work, he enjoys playing table tennis.
MAYURESH WAGH
VP, Research
Mayuresh is an investment research rockstar at SGA and the champion of all ‘knowledge’ initiatives within the company. With an industry experience of 12+ years in the investment research space, Mayuresh has been with SGA for 9 years and he currently leads the equity research and fixed income research practice, handling some of SGA’s anchor clients in the securities research space. In his free time, he loves to play cricket, listen to classical music and read.
PARTH ARORA
VP, Primary Research
With 16+ years of experience in market research, Parth brings deep domain and research expertise gained through working closely with several global firms in the technology, media and telecommunication services (TMT) domains across the world. He collaborates with key opinion leaders and decision makers in producing industry trends and actionable insights. Outside of work, he loves exploring trending technology gadgets.
RAJESH VISWANATH
Delivery Lead, Analytics
Rajesh has over 17 years of experience in delivering enterprise wide analytics and optimization solutions for clients in the US & Europe. Having previously worked with organizations like Genpact, he has significant experience in engaging with clients across sectors like M&E, CPG, healthcare, and BFSI. In his free time, Rajesh enjoys playing football and cross country driving.
MIHIR SAUDAGAR
VP, Solutions
With a B.Tech in CS from IIT Kharagpur and having worked with companies like Amazon and Barclays in his previous roles, Mihir a seasoned analytics and product development professional with 15+ years of industry experience. He has worked with leading companies and clients across sectors (technology, e-commerce, healthcare and financial services) delivering analytics and building products. In his free time, Mihir enjoys reading and playing on the synth.
KABIR ROY CHOUDHURY
VP, Head of Operational Excellence
Kabir has close to 20 years of experience in leading and setting up innovation – transformation – lean Six Sigma & analytics practices, redesigning and implementing operating structures and designing specialized trainings for F500 companies. At SGA, he oversees the operational excellence practice in addition to providing strategic direction to improve organizational practices. In his free time, Kabir enjoys playing all kinds of sports, music and cooking.
AMIT VERMA
VP, Business Development
Amit is a seasoned business development leader with 16+ years of experience in the research & insights industry. Having worked with organizations like Azure Knowledge Corporation, he has led big-ticket client engagements across multiple industries, supporting top research companies, consulting firms and corporates. At SGA Amit leads business development for the market research offering. In his free time, Amit likes to travel.
STEVE SALVIUS
AVP, Research
Ex UBS, Steve leads the investment banking and valuation practice at SGA. He has more than 12 years of experience in setting up and managing engagements catering to mid-market and boutique IBs and private equity firms in Europe and the US. Outside of work, he loves playing his piano and strumming his guitar. Christmas celebrations at SGA wouldn’t be half as special if not for Steve’s famous Santa-act!
HAZEL SHIRISH
Delivery Lead, Analytics
Ex Neilsen, Hazel has over 14 years of experience in analytics deployment and consulting premier clients on research based insights visualization. She has worked extensively with clients in the CPG, telecom and e-commerce space on customer analytics, marketing effectiveness, GTM sales strategies, digital ad campaign effectiveness, survey analytics, etc. When not working, she likes to write poetry and short stories.
RITWIK DEY
AVP, Research
Ritwik has 14+ years of experience in business research, consulting and client servicing across key industries. In his previous roles, he has worked with organizations like Quick Heal, EXL & MarketsandMarkets. He provides advisory to clients in service portfolio planning, new business models, cost reduction and thought leadership. Ritwik has been a part of over 200 consulting projects for clients across the globe. In this free time, he likes to read, cook and jog.
DR. SIDDHARTHA DUTTA
Practice Head, Healthcare
Dr. Siddhartha Dutta has a PhD with MBA from IMT Ghaziabad and is a Post-doctoral fellow from UHHS (USA). He is a business technologist with 21 years of expertise in project management, international business development and consulting in the fields of life sciences and medical devices. Having worked with Frost & Sullivan & MarketsandMarkets in the past, Dr. Dutta leads the Healthcare practice at SGA. His work has been published and quoted in more than 70 premium international business magazines & publications.
MANISH MITTAL
Head of RPA - COE
Manish has worked with Citibank, HSBC, RBS and Master Card in his previous roles and brings 20+ years of rich experience in establishing, scaling and maintaining IT enterprise solutions (including 5 years in the RPA space). He is a ‘smart digitization and automation tech solution architect’ and leads the RPA COE at SGA, strengthening its RPA capabilities and developing RPA as a service offering for its clients, as well as driving automation within the company.
SHIJIN PATHROSE
AVP, Research
Shijin is a Six Sigma Black Belt professional and a LEAN Practitioner with 20+ years of expertise in operations management, process excellence, data management, service delivery and project management. He has multi-industry and cross-functional exposure including heading PMO, RMG, audits and recruitment in the IT domain apart from managing operations in the financial industry for over a decade. When not working, Shijin enjoys long relaxing drives and working out. He also loves singing and has started his own You Tube channel!
RAJIB DAS
AVP, Research
With over 12 years of experience in the investment research industry, Rajib has been key in setting up processes for various global clients including private banks and hedge funds at SGA. He has worked across the spectrum of buy-side (hedge funds, private equity, institutional buy-side) and sell-side (including bulge-bracket) market participants in various capacities and roles. Prior to SGA, he worked at CRISIL and Acuity Knowledge Partners. When not working, Rajib loves to travel to lesser known places and explore local cuisines.
ASHISH PAHWA
AVP, Data Analytics & Technology
Ashish has nearly 14 years of experience serving in the BI & analytics industry for several F-500 clients across US, Europe and APAC. He has worked with Cognizant & HP in his previous roles and has contributed in multiple capacities including business planning/development, solutions delivery & consulting in the past. Outside of office, Ashish enjoys reading, strumming his guitar and playing badminton.
RAHUL PANDEY
AVP, Data Analytics & Technology
Rahul is a seasoned advanced analytics & technology leader and has a diverse experience of working across sectors (retail, energy, customer service, manufacturing, technology, restaurants, insurance etc.) In his previous roles he has worked with organizations like Antuit AI and CRISIL as well as with Fortune 100/500 clients in the US and Europe, engaging with chief executives in sales, marketing, IT departments etc. Outside of work he likes to drive and interact with different kinds of people.
RAJESH RAWAL
AVP, Client Services
With 18 years of experience across operations and project management, and domain exposure of BFSI, HRO & customer service, at SGA, Rajesh leads the service delivery and client management of key accounts within the platform & data management unit. In his previous roles with Hewitt Associates and Wells Fargo Bank, Rajesh has led various teams across global delivery centres in different geographies. A Prince2 Agile practitioner, Rajesh quite enjoys sharing project management concepts with larger audiences. In his free time, he loves to travel and never misses and opportunity to explore the unseen.
ROHIT RATKAL
AVP, Analytics
Rohit has over 11 years of experience in delivering business intelligence and data warehousing solutions to clients across various industries. He has worked extensively with healthcare & pharmaceuticals, retail, banking & finance and media clients for developing and deploying large scale business intelligence solutions. He has deep expertise in delivering mobile dashboards and self-serve applications. Outside of work, Rohit enjoys travelling and dabbling in philosophy.
PALLAVI SINGH
AVP, ESG Solutioning
With over 11 years of deep experience in sustainability research, ESG and climate change management, Pallavi has worked with many leading corporates and international financial institutions spread across geographies to manage ESG related aspects starting from maturity assessment to roadmap development. She has provided consultancy in enterprise sustainability performance management and has led many projects involving technology enablement for corporates. In her free time, Pallavi enjoys painting and traveling.
RAGHAVENDRA PATTASWAMY
AVP, Automation
Raghu has over 13 years of experience in quality engineering and has helped several enterprises adopt QE and DevOps innovative solutions to harness the power of big data, continuous integration and continuous delivery across the application stack, including web and mobile. He has worked across domains like banking, insurance, retail-supply chain management, legal & taxation, financial services, and technology products. Raghu is a certified scrum-master and cmm5 trained auditor. When not working, Raghu likes gardening and upskilling through online trainings.
Saurav Bhandari
AVP, Client Services
Saurav has 15+ years of experience in the areas of operations, transition, project management, training, quality, business excellence and P&L management. Prior to SGA, he has worked with organizations like Cognizant Technologies, Genpact and MetLife leading multiple teams during his tenure in the US commercial insurance, personal insurance, annuities, insurance FnA and insurance legal world. Saurav is a PRINCE2 practitioner, Six Sigma green/black belt and Associate in general insurance (AINS®) certified individual. He has a very strong delivery, process excellence and automation expertise (RPA/desktop automations) with immense experience in setting up offshore businesses. In his free time Saurav loves to travel and spend time with his daughter Sharvi.
Bishwadeep Chakraborty
AVP, ESG
Bish has over 13 years of experience in the research industry. At SG Analytics, he leads the service delivery and account management for key ESG and platform/data management clients. Bish has previously worked with companies like CRISIL and Evalueserve. Bish has digitized client processes through automation and creation of workflow management platforms, knowledge management systems and various productivity suites, thereby improving time to market and reducing costs for his clients. Bish enjoys reading books on leadership. A foodie at heart, in his free time, he loves cooking for his daughter.
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ARTI SAPROO
Senior Manager - Primary Research
ARTI SAPROO
Senior Manager - Primary Research
With 10+ years of experience under her belt, Arti has managed research projects for clients globally and has worked with companies like HSBC, Evalueserve and Annik before joining SGA. Arti is a self-motivated, result-driven professional who can connect, partner and positively influence stakeholders to deliver solutions and achieve results. Outside of office, she likes to spend her time with friends and family.
SAKSHI JAIN
Senior Manager - Finance
A Chartered Accountant with 5+ years of industry experience in finance & accounts, taxation, FP&A, M&A, reporting, internal controls & process improvements, Sakshi has previously worked as a co-founder for a niche finance recruitment firm, and in a CFO consulting firm designing and executing business plans and strategies for companies in the growing phase. Sakshi is an avid sports lover, having represented her state at national levels in cricket and handball. She also loves art, music and books!
TRIPTI RASTOGI VISHNOI
Senior Project Manager
Tripti has 10+ years of extensive experience in research and consulting domain inclusive of competitive intelligence, company and industry assessments, go-to-market strategy & product expansion strategies. Tripti has previously been associated with companies like KPMG, Evalueserve and Informa. In her free time, Tripti loves to spend quality time with her daughter and travel across the country.
SIMRAN KAUR
Senior Business Development Manager
An MBA with 12+ years of extensive experience in the research and analytics space, Simran brings to the table a fine combination of analysis, process and functional expertise to generate new business opportunities. She is passionate about innovative sales approaches and has been successfully building enduring relationships with key decision makers. Outside of office, Simran loves traveling, exploring new places, trying out different cuisines, cooking and reading!
DIVYA PRASAD
Manager - Primary Research
With over 10+ years of experience, Divya is a seasoned professional in areas of service delivery, operations management, quality operations, customer service and customer relationship management. Divya has been previously associated with Mphasis, Capita and Tech Mahindra. In her tenure with SGA, Divya has delivered multiple projects with a demonstrated history of working in the research industry with excellence in service delivery, quality management & customer relationship management. A hardcore foodie, Divya loves to try out different cuisines and paint in her free time.
SHRUTEE BHALERAO
Manager - Human Resources
An MBA in HR and a certified behavioural trainer from Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Shrutee has 10+ years of experience in HR business partnering, employee engagement, training, talent management and grievance handling. Passionate about delivering learning sessions to enable audiences to enhance their behavioural skills, Shrutee has previously been associated with companies like WNS, Persistent, Lionbridge and Tata Motors. In her free time, Shrutee loves to travel and explore different locations, people and cuisines. She has travelled to 17 counties & plans to explore more!
EKTA CHATWANI
Manager - Primary Research
Ekta has 8+ years of experience in the market research industry with an extensive exposure to various research methodologies. She has catered to multinational clients like Google, Facebook, Cognizant Technologies across verticals and has engaged with over 200 global partners so far. In her current role, Ekta is responsible for managing research deliveries for her clients across the globe. An animal lover, Ekta loves baking and reading in her free time.
SAGARIKA SAHOO
Project Manager- Quality
An MBA graduate, Sagarika is also an FSA Credential Holder from, SASB US. She has 14+ years of extensive experience in ESG research and advisory, team engagement, domain training, cross-cultural people management and client servicing. Sagarika has previously worked with Evaluserve and has international work experience having worked in Shanghai, China. Outside of office, Sagarika is a fitness follower, loves to experiment with cooking, and read fiction during her free time.
SRIDEVI BHUVANAGIRI
Lead QA Engineer
Sridevi has 12 years of experience in QA and has worked across domains including banking, manufacturing, retail and gaming. Her claim to fame is having implemented and tested almost all her projects with 0 production defects. Happily married with two adorable kids, her life mantra is simple: live for the moment and enjoy what you can and when you can. In her free time, Sridevi enjoys playing indoor games and cooking.
SOMYA SHREE
Senior Business Development Executive
With an MBA degree, Somya Shree is a certified professional in marketing, sales and analytics domains. She has 3 years of business development experience under her belt and has managed diverse business responsibilities including planning & strategy, client engagement and management etc. Somya Shree enjoys teamwork thoroughly. When not working, she can be found cooking, trying out different cuisines and travelling.
PRIYANKA ARORA
Senior Analyst
Priyanka has a combined work experience of 3.5 years with companies including Goldman Sachs, Ernst & Young (EY) and MarketsandMarkets. She has experience of working in investment banking, equity research, strategy and management consulting roles across domains including healthcare, industrials, chemicals, aerospace & defence and technology. Priyanka has diverse interests including dancing, reading, travelling, make-up artistry, YouTube video-making, painting and social service to name a few!
JUHI AGRAWAL
Senior Analyst
With more than half a decade of experience in the finance sector, Juhi is currently involved in conducting deep dive credit research on companies across sectors and sovereigns belonging to the emerging markets for client desks. Her expertise centres around developing a credit view for investment opportunity assessment on new and secondary trades and regular monitoring of earnings and credit event assessments in the HY space. Outside of the office, she is a distance runner and is always looking to brush up her language skills over a cup of coffee.
SHALU SHANKAR
Assistant Manager - Human Resources
With 6+ years of experience in the human resources domain, Shalu’s passion for recruitment can be traced back to pre-professional days, whether as a member of her high school admissions team or at the campus placement team during her MBA stint. When not working, Shalu enjoys cooking, gardening, DIY crafts and brushing up her language skills over coffee. Shalu really enjoys sunsets, she thinks they are beautiful.
SREEPARNA BOSE
Senior Analyst
A senior analyst in the IB & valuation team at SGA, Sreeparna has an MBA in Finance and an Engineering degree. With 3 years of experience in the investment banking research field, she enjoys her work thoroughly and sees herself growing as a domain expert in her field of work.
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SANDHYA RAVALI YALLA
Senior Analyst
SANDHYA RAVALI YALLA
Senior Analyst
Working as a Senior Analyst at SGA, Sandhya has hands on experience in clinical trial registries, journals, scientific/investor conferences and global regulatory registries like USFDA, EMA etc. She has conducted primary and secondary market research for both drugs and devices. She has also managed the collection of data from clinical trial registries, scientific conferences and varied company sources.
YESHI AGARWAL
Assistant Manager - Solutioning
With 4 years’ experience in business and market research, covering both primary and secondary modes of research working for premium FMCG brands, Yeshi has worked on and managed multiple projects across businesses for identifying growth opportunities in global markets. In her current role, she provides strategic research support to firms and decision makers from varied verticals.
LEKSHMY RS
Assistant Manager - Quality
Lekshmy is an environmental engineer with nearly 8 years’ experience in sustainability and management of energy and environmental commodities. Lekshmy has helped both regional and international clients in improving their sustainability performance. She is passionate about sustainability and minimalism. In her free times she likes reading fiction, gardening and playing badminton.