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Ashish Kothari (akothari@virtualstrategist.net), Managing Editor of VirtualStrategist.net LLC, is a consulting veteran with extensive experience advising Fortune 500 C-Level executives in the arenas of Strategy, Process and Technology. Over the past decade, he has helped companies in a range of industries (consumer business, software, telecommunications, petrochemicals and manufacturing) improve their sales and marketing effectiveness, develop market entry strategies into new verticals, geographies, develop and commercialize new products and improve new product development processes.

Mr. Kothari speaks often at the Chicago GSB alumni roundtables. As Managing Editor of The Virtual Strategist and an active member in the Chicago business community, he maintains a network of relationships with academics, thought leaders, and executives throughout industry and consulting.

Mr. Kothari currently works as a Principal at Charter Consulting – a premier consulting firm focusing on customer value creation and helping clients gain competitive advantage by realigning their operations from the outside-in. Prior to joining Charter Consulting, Mr. Kothari worked with Deloitte Consulting, Bearing Point, Keane Consulting and IBM Global Services. Mr. Kothari holds an undergraduate and masters degree in Chemical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai and an MBA in Strategy, Finance and Organizational design from the Chicago GSB.

Virtual Strategist Articles

Issue 5 - The PDA Revolution is Here: Are You Ready?

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Issue 7 - A Value Based Approach to Management