Management Consultant Extraordinaire
Phoenix, Arizona Area
- Current
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- President at Innovative Solutions Consulting, LLC
- Past
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- President at Institute of Management Consultants - Arizona Chapter
- Director at American Express
- Managing Consultant at Execucom Systems Corp.
- Education
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- Rice University - Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Management
- University of Kentucky
- Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay
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Abhay Padgaonkar’s Summary
Abhay Padgaonkar is the founder and President of Innovative Solutions Consulting, LLC. He is an award-winning management consultant, author, and speaker.
Abhay advises marquee clients such as American Express on improving organizational and individual performance by “making the complex simple and making the simple work.” Abhay is a two-time winner of an “Excellence in Practice” honor by ASTD for his innovative work.
He writes the ‘Smart Manager’ column for Modern Pharmaceuticals magazine and has authored and published popular articles on a variety of topics such as leadership, strategy, customer loyalty, innovation, employee engagement, change management, sales effectiveness, marketing, communications, project management, training, demographics, and diversity in reputable print and online publications, including Performance Improvement, Marketing Profs, Leadership Excellence, Chain Store Age, HR.com, Wise Marketer, Express Pharma, Business Knowhow, CEO Refresher, Rain Today, Top-Consultant, Projects@Work, Training Magazine, and The Business Journal. His articles have been translated into many languages around the world.
He has been a speaker for audiences across the country representing various organizations as well as internationally.
Abhay regularly shares his views on today's management challenges with reporters and journalists from publications including, The Wall Street Journal, HR Magazine, MSNBC.com, SHRM Online, The Business Journal, The London Free Press, The Journal News, The Leading Edge, and Sales and Marketing Management Magazine for a feature article on NBC's Emmy-winning show “The Office.”
He is a member of Institute of Management Consultants (IMC), Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), and The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE).
Abhay has earned an M.B.A. in Finance and MIS from Rice University, M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Kentucky, and B. Tech. from Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay.
Abhay Padgaonkar’s Specialties:
Leadership, Strategy, Customer Loyalty, Innovation, Employee Engagement, Change Management, Sales Effectiveness, Marketing, Communications, Project Management, Diversity
Abhay Padgaonkar’s Experience
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President
Innovative Solutions Consulting, LLC
(Management Consulting industry)
January 1999 — Present (9 years 11 months)
Founded and operated a successful boutique management consulting firm and established a unique brand.
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President
Institute of Management Consultants - Arizona Chapter
(Non-Profit; 1001-5000 employees; Management Consulting industry)
2003 — 2005 (2 years)
President of the Arizona chapter of IMC USA, responsible for resurrecting the chapter from certain demise.
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Director
American Express
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; AXP; Financial Services industry)
1990 — 1999 (9 years)
Built a project management center of expertise from ground up for a $15 million project portfolio by deploying methodology, key processes, and tools to ensure critical success factors.
Customized and rolled out a robust, off-the-shelf time tracking system and project repository for the entire IT staff of thousands in less than 6 months.
Systematized key financial applications including operating expense budget/forecasting and enterprise-wide technology charge-back for $500+ million Information Technology organization. -
Managing Consultant
Execucom Systems Corp.
(Management Consulting industry)
1984 — 1990 (6 years)
Sold and delivered decision support and executive information systems for clients in financial services, banking, pharmaceutical, health care, conglomerate, computers, and paper products industries.
Successfully managed project teams working on major consulting assignments and consistently achieving revenue, business development, and client satisfaction objectives.
Abhay Padgaonkar’s Education
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Rice University - Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Management
MBA, Finance and MIS, 1982 — 1984
Represented the Jones School in business case competition in Atlantic City, NJ.
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University of Kentucky
M.S, Mechnical Engineering, 1980 — 1982
NASA-sponsored project: ""Buoyancy Effects on Flame Spreading over Horizontal, Thermally Thick, Solid Combustibles"
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Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay
B.Tech, Mechanical Engineering, 1975 — 1980
Ranked in the Top 50 All India in the Joint Entrance Exam to enter this most prestigious engineering institute in India.
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Abhay Padgaonkar’s Interests:
Management consulting, investing, sports, travel
Abhay Padgaonkar’s Groups:
Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)
Institue of Management Consultants (IMC)
The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE), PMI
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IIT Alumni -
American Express Network -
Network & Collaborate with IITians in Business
Abhay Padgaonkar’s Honors:
ASTD Excellence in Practice Award (2001 and 2006)
Abhay Padgaonkar’s Contact Settings
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