Executive Team

Sameer Walia, Co-Founder and Managing Director

Sameer manages all operations and is also the Finance Director for the company. He has 15 years of strategy consulting, securities trading and industry experience in India. Prior roles include Accenture's Strategy Consulting Practice and Brisk Securities. Sameer is a rank holder from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India with an undergraduate Business degree from the University of Delhi.

Gautam Singh, Co-Founder and Managing Director

Gautam manages business development in Europe and Asia-Pacific. He has 14 years of management consulting, venture capital and industry experience in Europe and the US. Prior roles include Corven Partners in London, A.T Kearney in London, and short stints at Mitsubishi Motors in India and Cummins Engines in the US. Gautam has an MBA from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, USA and an undergraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering from IIT Bombay, India.

Omer Abdullah, Co-Founder and Managing Director

Omer manages business development in North America and is the Marketing Director for the company. He has 15 years of management consulting, global corporate and industry experience across North America, Europe and Asia. Prior roles include A.T. Kearney (North America), Warner Lambert (USA) and The Perrier Group (Asia-Pacific). Omer has an MBA from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, USA and a BBA from the University of East Asia.

Gavin Rankin, Managing Director, Financial Services-EMEA

Gavin manages business development for financial services in EMEA. He has 25 years of investment banking and industry experience across Western Europe, Eastern Europe and Russia. Prior roles include Breakingviews, Head of Research and CIO for Troika Dialog, EPIC and Schroders. Gavin started out with the British Army, earned a Law degree and qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Price Waterhouse(now PWC).

Jeffrey Lau, Managing Director, Asia Pacific

Jeffrey, based in Hong Kong, manages business development for the Asia Pacific region. He has 12 years of investment banking experience across Europe and Asia, in business development and business management positions. Prior experience includes emerging market equities - finance at Deutsche Bank, capital markets origination at Dresdner Kleinwort and origination desk at Banque Paribas (now BNP Paribas). Jeffrey has a Bachelor and Master's degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Cambridge, UK.

Mark Bjedov, Managing Director, Corporate Research Services-North America

Mark manages business development for Corporate Research Services in North America, with a special emphasis on procurement and supply chain research. Mark has over 15 years of experience with leading software/technology service providers and manufacturing organizations, including Johnson Controls, Freemarkets and Emptoris. Mark holds a Bachelor degree in Political Science and Economics from the University of Michigan, USA.

Richardson Hendee, Managing Director, Marketing Solutions and Data Analytics, North America

Rick manages business development for Marketing and Data Analytics services, working with blue chip marketers and their research and data analytics partners in North America. He has 30 years experience in brand management, and data–driven direct-to-consumer marketing solutions, loyalty programs and retail customer initiatives with global corporate clients. Prior roles include Catalina Marketing, Experian and Colgate-Palmolive. Rick has an MBA and BA in Marketing from Boston University.

Analyst Team

The Smart Cube analysts are talented professionals with stellar work experience and top tier academic qualifications. Our recruiting process, stemming from our obsession with high quality, is rigorous and the selection criteria strict. Analysts not only have a strong academic background but also demonstrate business acumen, teaming skills, excellent interpersonal skills and a strong desire to "do-what-it-takes" to deliver value to our clients. Indeed, it is this drive, determination and ability to deliver superior client value that distinguishes our people.

Our team comprises analysts with the following academic background.
  • MBAs in Strategy, Finance, Marketing and Systems.
  • Chartered Accountants (CPA equivalent)
  • Chartered Financial Analysts (CFA)
  • Economists
  • Engineers in Computer Sciences, Electrical, Electronics and Telecom, Mechanical, Chemical, Civil, Biochemistry, Polymer Science etc.
  • Statisticians
  • Mathematicians
  • Financial Engineers
  • Software Programmers
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