Seema Bansal

Seema Bansal leads Boston Consulting Group’s Social Impact practice in Asia Pacific and is a member of the firm’s People & Organization and Public Sector practices.

Since joining BCG in 2000, Seema has worked extensively in financial services and telecommunications, focusing primarily on strategy, operational excellence, culture, and organization design. She has significant experience in organization-related topics and has spearheaded BCG’s work on aspiration-driven transformation.

In the social-impact and public-sector fields, Seema is particularly skilled in early, primary, and secondary education; food security and nutrition; skill building; and governance within government agencies.

Before joining BCG, Seema interned at Whirlpool India.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

EDUCATION

MBA, Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta
BE, electronics and electrical communication, Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh

HONORS AND AWARDS

HERoes Women Future Leader, INvolve People, 2021
OUTstanding Ally Role Model, INvolve People, 2020

Publications and Videos

India Needs To Learn - A Case for Keeping Schools Open

BCG, in association with Teach for India, has released a report that presents a comparison of how different countries have dealt with school closing and opening decisions during the Covid-19 pandemic, the response across Indian states and the public health arguments at play. It also lays out the key imperatives for the Indian education system to cover learning losses.

Systemic Transformation of School Education - The SATH-E Experience

BCG in association with NITI Aayog and Piramal Foundation has released a report that captures reform efforts to improve the quality of school education through innovative academic -- assessments, teacher & leadership curriculum -- and systemic -- addressing vacancies, optimizing schools footprint, building stakeholder capacity -- solutions. The report lays out the challenges, successes, and learnings from the ongoing programs in 3 SATH-E states.

Unlocking the Potential of the Gig Economy in India

The report published in collaboration with Michael & Susan Dell Foundation (MSDF), outlines a roadmap to unlocking India’s gig economy at-scale and explores in-depth the roles that entrepreneurs, investors, non-governmental organizations, and policymakers must play to create an ecosystem that is vibrant, flexible, and inclusive of all workers.

Fostering Pride in Higher Education: The Road to Inclusion

The report published in collaboration with Pride Circle Foundation, and the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad delves into the ground-realities of the inclusivity issues faced by LGBTQ+ students on Indian campuses through a survey of over 1700 students in colleges across India.

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How COVID-19 Advanced Digital Learning for Lower-Income Populations

A remote-learning initiative in India suggests that smartphones could offer a low-cost solution to the digital education divide.

School Education Reforms in Delhi 2015 – 2020

This report is our independent and objective analysis of the Delhi reforms. Report 1 contains an overview of the reforms with the theory of change and key learnings while Report 2 is a detailed Intervention Handbook with a step by step guide to each major intervention.

Building India’s Digital Highways: The Potential of Open Digital Ecosystems (ODEs)

This report discusses both the ‘tech’ and ‘non-tech’ dimensions of the ODE approach, establishes the key building blocks of ODEs, estimates the potential benefits and identifies critical risks, and charts a roadmap for the successful adoption and implementation of ‘responsible’ ODEs.

A Breakthrough in Education Reform in India

A disciplined education reform effort in Haryana has produced impressive results. Four key actions—including a focus on scalable interventions—drove that success.

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Re-imagining education and skilling

Estimates suggest that 80% of the people joining the workforce are unemployable; so, higher education in India requires a significant rethink

Catalysing Change through Corporate Social Responsibility

This report was released by The Nasscom Foundation in association with The Boston Consulting Group. The report showcases the evolving nature of CSR activities inside technology services companies and vision of the industry leaders on various CSR aspects.

Aadhaar—An Indian Megatrend: Leveraging the Potential

The report focuses on the measures to control social leakages and underlines the ecosystem required to use the potential of Aadhaar. The report further highlights how Aadhaar can help alleviate some of these challenges by providing a platform for information capturing and identification.

Grande expertise, solide expérience