Rajiv Gupta leads the Telecommunications, Media & Technology (TMT) practice at Boston Consulting Group in India, with a specific focus on the technology industry, new-age growth tech companies (especially B2B SaaS) and sports and gaming organizations (associations, media, and technology players). Previously, he led DigitalBCG for India and was part of the Asia Pacific Steering Group, driving the growth of digital in India and the region, talent strategy, set up of the immersion center in Gurgaon, partnerships and alliances, and go-to-market for key digital offerings.

Rajiv helped set up BCG Platinion for India and is the global lead for the Digital Support Functions (DSF) program as well as its sourcing lead for Asia Pacific, focusing on Global Business Services (GBS) and India’s role in the global setup of technology and operations. Rajiv is a core member of the Consumer practice bringing to bear his previous global experience with consumer goods, retail, and travel and transportation clients.

Rajiv has worked for over 25 years as a consultant, assisting clients in the UK, the US, Western Europe, Africa, APAC, and India in their technology-led business transformation initiatives. He has significant expertise in digital strategy and execution, target operating model involving next-gen technology functions, intelligent automation, setting up Analytics and Digital Centers of Excellence, and program management of large IT and digital enablement programs.

Prior to joining BCG, Rajiv worked at Accenture UK and with GE and KPMG.

EDUCATION

  • MBA, general management, Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad
  • BTech, electrical and electronics engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur

HONORS AND AWARDS

  • Industrial Scholarship Award, IIM Ahmedabad
  • Summit Award, GE