Nitin Kumar

A 25-year veteran, transformative CEO, and ex Management Consulting Partner focused on the TMT sectors. I have led hyper-scale organizations ($multi-billion P/L) and start-ups with global experience across all major markets (six continents). In 2020, I was recognized by CEO Today magazine as the "Master of the Pivot", CIO Bulletin as "Top 10 CEOs to Watch" and CEO World as “Most Influential Exec”. My expertise spans strategy, M&A, general management, business model transformation, rapid pivots, scale-up, ecosystem creation, go-to-market, and P&L management ($2b). Deep experience with Sales-led & Product-led software models. Held CEO roles in Security, AI Ops, Legal Tech, and Web3 software. Prior corporate roles included building Cybersecurity product/services businesses from the scratch at HP and Deloitte to hyper-scale; managed >2000 people with full P/L responsibility in a “CEO-like” capacity. Exceptional serial entrepreneurial/intrapreneurial track record incubating/scaling new businesses inside HP, Deloitte, FTI, and 4 start-ups (2 exits). I have raised several million dollars of capital in my start-up CEO roles. My consulting career with firms like Deloitte, PwC, and FTI helped CEOs, Boards, and investors (PE/VC) transform business models through disruptive tech strategy, M&A, and operational pivots in go-to-market functions e.g., Sales, Marketing, Pricing, Product and CX. Managed P/Ls and large teams globally. A veteran of >1000 M&A deals; commercial, operational, tech diligence, 75 M&A integrations, and 25 complex carve-outs/spin-offs. Led multiple SaaS, IoT, AI, and strategy/business model transformations. Recognized for innovative approaches in M&A, through many global innovation awards. In 2017, I was named among the "Top 50 Consultants" globally. I love exponential tech, and have hands-on strategy/operations experience with SaaS, IoT, AR/VR, AI, Blockchain, and Autonomous Driving. I feature regularly on Forbes, IoT World, CEO Today, CNBC, etc. I have written and published five books and > 250 articles. Considered a new economy strategist, business builder, and team builder with high-speed execution ability. Success and failure have taught me the importance of a network, constantly learning, and helping others. Fellow at Aspen Institute, solving issues around VTOL/Autonomous Mobility. Recognized as one of "𝐒𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐨𝐧 𝐕𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐲'𝐬 𝐌𝐚𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐫"- the most connected and networked execs.