2. About Us
Who we are
• Each year, the Executive MBA (EMBA) students at Johnson School – Cornell University form a Global
Business Consulting team to provide high quality and effective solutions to clients around the world.
• The consulting team is highly supported by the school in the form of advisors from top consulting
firms and faculty resources.
• Johnson School is one of the top tier MBA institutions around the world and the EMBA program is
consistently ranked amongst the top 10 programs in the U.S.
Our Methodology
• Working closely with our clients, we negotiate the scope, scale and structure of the project to deliver
a customized and implementable solution based on client’s needs.
• We are able to offer services on wide variety of projects ranging from market entry strategy, new
business development, to organizational process and change management.
• Our team of experienced professionals will conduct thorough analysis of the client’s strategy,
operations, and business implications.
• As part of the project, we conduct appropriate research in the country of origin applying cross-
functional strategy tools in a global context.
Our Value Proposition
• We have over 48 years of diverse background experiences (i.e. finance, outsourcing
management/negotiations, IT, Engineering, and HR) across various industries in investment banking,
healthcare, pharmaceutical, transportation, alternate energy and automotive. We have gained
additional business acumen and critical thinking skills during the MBA program.
• The client will benefit from the project by focusing talented resources on issues or strategies that will
impact their business without significant payroll cost.
• We employ the latest in business thinking and consulting frameworks and have access to world class
research facilities and faculty at Johnson School, Cornell University in addition to a significant network
of 14,000 alumni.
• The team has worked in 15 different countries and is well versed in several international languages
including English, Mandarin, Spanish, Hindi and Tamil.
3. The Team
Matthew Berkowitz (U.S., U.K.) Sriram Ganapathy (U.S., India)
• Twelve years experience in the financial Your • Eight years experience leading innovation
services industry building and leading a teams for technology and product
portfolio advisory team in private wealth Pic development in clean technology,
management capabilities alternative energy and automotive
• Skilled in the development of customized industry
investment strategies, analysis, and advice • Specialized experience in technology
including capital market ideas, trust & roadmapping, competitor analysis,
estate strategies, risk management, asset intellectual property creation and
allocation & portfolio construction issues technology/product launch and release
for ultra high net worth clients cycles
• B.S. – Finance & Marketing, Binghamton • M.S. – Electrical Engineering, Ohio State
University - School of Management; University; B.E. – Electrical Engineering,
Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst; University of Madras, India; Six Sigma
Registered securities representative certification, IEEE Senior Member
Lena Tai (U.S., China) Daniel Amatulli (U.S., Spain)
Your • Eleven years of Human Resources Your • Eight years experience in contract
experience successfully leading and research and biopharmaceutical industries
Pic developing world-wide organizational and Pic working on marketing, proposal and
talent capabilities directly impacting the budget development, business
competitiveness of companies across development, and clinical outsourcing
multiple industries (i.e. healthcare, • Specialization in leading initiatives for the
investment banking, and luxury resorts) identification, evaluation, and selection of
• International experience living and service providers, as well as subsequent
working as a Talent Management Expert in implementation and optimal utilization
Shanghai, China. strategies
• M.S. - Organization & Leadership, • M.S. - Clinical Research Organization and
Columbia University; Management, Drexel University College of
B.S. - Hotel Administration, Cornell Medicine; B.S. – Business Administration
University with Spanish Minor, Xavier University
Abey Paul (U.S., India)
Your • Ten years experience in the
transportation industry working on various
Pic multi-million dollar Rail Automation
projects including Communication Based
Train Control, Automated Train Arrival Enabling Global Excellence
Systems, Positive Train Control, and by Delivering Best-in-Class
Intelligent Security Systems
• Expertise in project management, project Learning and Solutions
proposals, engineering design, testing,
implementation, and system integration of
complex engineering projects
• M.S. - Electrical Engineering, New Jersey
Institute of Technology; B.S. - Electrical
Engineering, Calicut University, India
4. Global Business
Consulting Group
2011
Email us: GlobalConsultingGroup2011@johnson.cornell.edu
Tel: +1-607-431-8182
Fax: +1-866-506-4902
Johnson Graduate School of Management
Ithaca, NY, USA
www.johnson.cornell.edu
