Keshav Gupta Management Consultant | Executive Advisor | Smart City IoT Leader Santa Clara, California Connect More actions City of San José Purdue University Purdue University See contact info See contact info See connections (500+) 500+ connections I am passionate about framing unstructured problems and utilizing analytical rigor for strategy development & execution. This innovation thinking led and data-driven, analytical approach has enabled me to challenge the organizational status quo, link strategy to business operations & technology enablement. This has been the one consistent theme across my career as a smart city leader, business & technology consultant, business development executive and consulting business head. Amongst other traits, I strongly value innate curiosity, collaboration, innovation, team empowerment, tenacity, business integrity and ethical leadership. During my consulting career, I have held concurrent responsibilities for client management, thought leadership, innovation management, engagement delivery and nurturing high performance multi-cultural client delivery teams. I have led global teams that conceived, planned and executed client engagements in operations strategy, business transformation and technology platform implementation - delivering solutions that spanned the business IT continuum - business transformation through technology enablement to solve business problems across sales & marketing, channels, finance, supply chain and customer service organizations. Partial list of clients include Apple, Avnet, Case New Holland, Chevron Corporation, Clorox, Cisco, e2open, Fujitsu, Genentech, Hitachi, IBM, Intel, KLA-Tencor, Lam Research, Liberty Mutual Insurance, Logitech, NetApp, New York Life Insurance, PG&E, Quantum Corporation, SanDisk, Seagate Technology, Solectron Corporation, The Walt Disney Company. Specialties: - Business & Organizational Strategy - Sales Strategy & Business Development - New Revenue & Monetization Models - Strategic Alliances & Client Relationship Management - New Business Models & Practice Incubation Show less Show less of Keshav’s summary Experience City of San José Smart City IoT Leader - Civic Innovation, City Manager’s Office Company NameCity of San José Dates Employed2017 – Present Employment Duration1 yr LocationSan Francisco Bay Area The City of San Jose has set forth a mission to be a global leader in civic innovation, and is committed to becoming a Smart City. To enable this mission, I am actively engaged in defining and executing the citywide Internet of Things (IoT) strategy that are delivering innovative IoT solutions and capabilities to the City and its residents. These solutions span deploying IoT platforms, building core IoT connectivity networks, developing full stack IoT reference architecture. I am also involved in developing and iterating frameworks for effective public-private partnerships that yield the most benefits to city residents such as those addressing public safety issues, facilities management, mobility & reducing traffic congestion. FUSE Corps Executive Fellow Company NameFUSE Corps Dates Employed2017 – 2018 Employment Duration1 yr LocationSan Francisco Bay Area Executive Fellow with FUSE Corps, a national nonprofit based in the Bay Area that enables local government to more effectively address the biggest challenges facing urban communities. Through a year-long executive fellowship program, FUSE works with cities across a range of issue areas, including health, public safety, economic and work... See more Trianz Vice President & Global Head of Consulting Company NameTrianz Dates Employed2007 – 2016 Employment Duration9 yrs LocationSan Francisco Bay Area As the Global Head of Consulting Business, I held P&L responsibility for delivering consulting services across high tech and consumer industry segments. I led the efforts to realign the business strategy & organizational structure for optimal business growth & profits - from horizontal service line orientation to vertically integrated & market oriented practi... See more IBM (formerly PwC) Managing Consultant, Global Business Services Company NameIBM (formerly PwC) Dates Employed2000 – 2007 Employment Duration7 yrs LocationSan Francisco Bay Area Business Transformation & Operations Strategy: I led a number of client engagements in the supply chain and operations space including – developing data driven enterprise wide supply chain strategy, creating a procurement transformation strategy & underlying org structure, establishing a 3PL/ logistics strategy for spend rationalization & inventory cost o... See more Purdue University Research Associate & Operations Management Instructor Company NamePurdue University Dates Employed1998 – 1999 Employment Duration1 yr LocationWest Lafayette, Indiana Maruti Suzuki India Limited Supplier Management Company NameMaruti Suzuki India Limited Dates Employed1997 – 1998 Employment Duration1 yr LocationGurgaon, India HCL Hewlett Packard Sales and Distribution Company NameHCL Hewlett Packard Dates Employed1994 – 1995 Employment Duration1 yr LocationLucknow Area, India Steel Authority of India Limited Engineer Company NameSteel Authority of India Limited Dates Employed1993 – 1994 Employment Duration1 yr LocationBhilai Area, India Show fewer experiences Education Purdue University Purdue University Degree NameMS Field Of StudyIndustrial Engineering Dates attended or expected graduation 1998 – 1999 Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow Degree NameMBA Field Of StudyConcentration in Operations and Finance Dates attended or expected graduation 1995 – 1997 Birla Institute of Technology Birla Institute of Technology Degree NameB.Engg Field Of StudyElectronics & Communications Dates attended or expected graduation 1989 – 1993