Pratik Shah joined Boston Consulting Group in 2016. He is a core member of the firm’s Financial Institutions and Principal Investors & Private Equity (“PIPE”) practices, and global leader for the firm's work in investment fund strategy and operating model.

Pratik works with large scale financial institutions, private equity funds, and principal investors from around the world on their most complex challenges, including the design of corporate growth, investment and transformation strategies, the development of product and market expansion plans (including M&A), and the restructuring of internal firmwide operating models.

Pratik’s current priorities are driving growth in new government-backed investment funds and infrastructure banks in emerging markets, as well as leading end-to-end reinvention and transformation programs for financial institutions more generally. In addition, he is working closely with the C-suite of established global principal investors on the development of advanced data and analytics capabilities to drive sustainable competitive advantage.

Prior to joining the firm, Pratik was a senior investment professional at a $10 billion diversified holding group in the UAE, and an analyst and associate in investment banking (M&A) at a US bulge-bracket investment bank in London and Hong Kong.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

EDUCATION

  • MBA, London Business School/The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
  • MS, global market economics (quantitative macroeconomics), London School of Economics and Political Science

Publications and Videos

The Venture Builder Strategy for Principal Investors

The Venture Builder Strategy for Principal Investors

For sovereign wealth funds and pension plans, fostering a portfolio of innovative new ventures is a powerful opportunity. You might even create your own unicorn along the way.
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A Postcrisis Operating Model for Principal Investors

Investors must put the technology, data management, and organizational practices in place to support sustainable growth.
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A Principal Investor’s Guide for the Crisis and the Postcrisis World

To prepare their funds and portfolio companies for the opportunities and demands that lie ahead, principal investors need to plan in layers and across multiple time horizons.
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Resetting Fund Strategy and Vision for the Postcrisis World

With an eye to the recovery, fund leaders should reexamine who they want to be in the post-COVID world.
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Knowledge Is Power in Private Equity

Knowledge management is the next value frontier in private equity. It’s a dynamic function directly relevant to something all investment professionals care deeply about: creating value through their investments.
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Digital Deal Sourcing in Private Equity

As competitive pressures grow, top-performing firms are using data analytics tools to identify deal targets and better understand their potential.
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Sovereign Wealth’s Hunt for the Next Unicorn

Sovereign wealth funds have become increasingly active in the digital and technology sectors, generating benefits not only for themselves but also for the businesses they support.
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