Over 10 years of industry experience advising & collaborating with C-Suite/Sr Management and a track record of leadership and execution. Archie is currently leading corporate strategy initiatives at OpenX, a global leader in programmatic advertising. At OpenX, Archie works on growth initiatives that continue the growth trajectory and take it to new levels. These include M&A, go-to-market for new market segments, and creating real-time strategy development process. Archie joined OpenX from Ingram Micro(Fortune 65 tech company), where he developed and managed strategic initiatives focusing on value creation and long-term profitability. Prior to Ingram Micro, Archie was a Management Consultant leading the strategy consulting practice at Bainbridge. As a trusted advisor, he provided actionable recommendations to C-level executives in Fortune 500 companies & high growth startups using fact-based approach in the technology, healthcare, financial services, retail, CPG, & restaurant industries. He has invented methodologies using predictive analytics & machine learning in the field of operations/manufacturing and holds two US patents.
Top 10 MBA - UCLA Anderson, MS in Electrical Engineering from University of Rochester and Bachelor of Engineering from University of Pune.
Functional Experience: Growth strategy, Corporate Development, New market entry, Strategic Planning, build/buy/partner strategy, Cost Optimization, Supply Chain/operations planning, Go-to Market strategy design, New Product development, M&A, Financial Valuation, Marketing Mix modeling, Dynamic systems modeling, Predictive Analytics.
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