ABOUT
My work focuses on board-level strategic oversight, governance, and disciplined execution. The Concort platform brings together and showcases my body of work, experience, and credentials in a structured and transparent manner.
I partner with boards, leadership teams, and consulting firms - bringing a perspective shaped by hands-on experience in growth strategy, M&A, P&L management, and GTM execution across India and international markets.
My work drives impact across:
Boards and NRCs - strengthening the linkage between strategic oversight, governance, and execution
Large consulting firms - enhancing their win rates, delivery effectiveness, and overall practice profitability
Leaders and promoters - enabling growth, M&A success, and sustained value creation
What sets this approach apart is a focus on where most value is lost - between decisions and execution. Bridging this gap, particularly in complex, multi-stakeholder environments, is where I create meaningful impact.
THE CONCORT PLATFORM
It helps showcase my Boardroom perspective, Growth and M&A expertise, and structured execution capability into a single platform. It also enables leveraging a broader ecosystem to deliver outcomes across complex, multi-stakeholder, and international business environments. Having Concort Platform as an entity ensures measurable and transparent financial management, reporting, and operational governance.
PRINCIPLES I WORK BY
My work is guided by a set of principles that reflect both boardroom expectations and execution realities:
Outcome First
I align every engagement to clear, measurable outcomes - ensuring that strategic intent translates into tangible value.
Ownership & Accountability
I take end-to-end ownership, with a strong bias towards execution, follow-through, and impact.
Trust & Transparency
I build trust with stakeholders through openness, clarity, and consistent delivery.
People & Partnership
I work closely with clients and partners - aligning goals, building trust, and sharing accountability for outcomes.
Integrity Always
I uphold the highest standards of ethics and governance in every engagement.
AREAS OF IMPACT
BOARD & GOVERNANCE
As an Independent Director and Advisor, I work with Boards and leadership teams to strengthen oversight, governance, and decision-making - bringing an execution-focused perspective. The Concort Platform enables this through tools and ecosystem support for technology readiness, targeted research, and management of board-level initiatives.
GROWTH & GTM EXECUTION
Focus is on accelerating organic growth by strengthening Go-To-Market strategy, execution discipline, and operational effectiveness. I work with leadership teams to refine GTM models and enhance sales, key account management, and marketing execution—driving deeper penetration in existing markets and expansion into new ones.
M&A AND STRATEGIC GROWTH
Drawing on extensive experience in M&A and JVs, focus is on enabling growth through M&A and market entry strategies. I support organisations across target identification, commercial due diligence (with a GTM lens), and post-merger integration- ensuring value realisation. The Concort Platform enables execution to drive faster and sustainable scaling-up.
CAPABILITY BUILDING
As a way of giving back, I work with management schools and organisations to build industry-ready talent and mid-management capability. This includes curriculum design, teaching, and executive learning programs across GTM, international business, and related areas - grounded in real-world application.
PAST ENGAGEMENTS
ABOUT SHEKHAR AGRAWAL
With over 30 years of senior leadership experience across Cisco, Tata Group, Hewlett Packard, and Oracle, I work with leadership teams, consulting firms, promoters, and Boards to translate strategic priorities into disciplined execution and measurable outcomes - particularly across growth, M&A, and transformation initiatives.
As a KPMG-certified Independent Director and Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, I bring strong governance discipline, operational rigour, and an execution-focused perspective to complex, multi-stakeholder environments – India and international.
I also engage with management schools and organisations for capability building - combining real-world experience with structured frameworks to develop industry-ready talent and strengthen mid-management capability.
Key Advisors
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Sunil Kumar
USA
Ravi Velloor
Singapore
Pierre Mirlesse
EMEA
Gaurav Gupta
India
Manoj Menon
Singapore