Vijay Mehra - Member Profile

Vijay Mehra has over 25 years consulting and industry experience in information technology, digital and operations. Prior to branching out with his own LLC, he was the Digital & Technology Leader (Asia Pacific) for KKR Capstone and prior to that he was the South East Asia Digital VP & Associate Partner for McKinsey Digital Labs, an arm of McKinsey & Company. Vijay is often parachuted into ongoing core tech and digital value-creation initiatives (including digital transformation, carve-outs from on-prem to cloud, SAP & boundary systems remediation in complex regulatory environments, etc.) to help diagnose issues, drive business-tech alignment, improve governance, and ensure on-target, on-time and on-budget delivery. He also enjoys the fast-paced technology diligence cycles he avidly engages in when working with Private Equity companies.

He is thoroughly experienced in solving complex business and information technology problems to boost sales and improve EBITDA. His global work experience spans six countries: USA, Germany, India, Singapore, Australia and China. Vijay’s expertise in digital solutions and core technology systems spans a wide range of sectors including banking & finance, metals, chemicals, oil & gas, energy & renewables, telecommunications, software products, high tech, consumer products, industrial products, distribution & logistics and others.

Prior to re-joining McKinsey in 2015 Vijay held leadership positions in the USA and India with technology service providers and also completed two tenures as Chief Information Officer of large Asian companies. Vijay holds four degrees – two Masters degrees from MIT (MBA, Sloan School of Management and MS in Software Systems Engineering) and two bachelors degrees from Cornell University (Operations Research and Economics).

He is an avid traveler, loves tennis and swimming and holds a private pilot’s license. Vijay is a citizen of the United States of America and is currently authorized to work in the USA, Singapore and India.