Based in our Silicon Valley office, Shekhar advises clients in the industrial, technology, and semiconductor sectors on strategy, end-to-end margin excellence (operations improvement, pricing, commercial excellence), and postmerger integration.
He jointly leads several knowledge efforts for our Advanced Electronics Practice; for example, developing a perspective on value creation in industrials.
His recent client work includes:
- helping semiconductor companies with postmerger integration, focusing on go-to-market and R&D functions
- advising semiconductor companies on transforming their gross margin structure through end-to-end margin excellence (operations improvement, pricing, and commercial excellence) programs
- advising semiconductor and industrial clients on strategy topics (for example, in which end markets to participate, what technology and commercial partnerships to prioritize, and what approach to follow to mergers and acquisitions)
- driving R&D-optimization programs—including portfolio strategy, platform strategy, process improvement, and design-to-value strategy—improving R&D effectiveness and efficiency for semiconductor and systems clients by 15 to 30 percent
Shekhar has also spoken on key industry trends and their implications at several industry conferences, including those organized by the Semiconductor Industry Association.
Published work
“Navigating opportunity in the US personal-protective-equipment market,” McKinsey & Company, February 2021
“Value creation in industrials,” McKinsey & Company, November 2020
“The need for speed: Accelerating product improvement at industrials,” McKinsey & Company, May 2020
“Construction and building technology: Poised for a breakthrough?,” McKinsey & Company, April 2020
“Flow control: Sector at a crossroads?,” McKinsey & Company, July 2019
“Packaging solutions: Poised to take off?,” McKinsey & Company, July 2019
“Winning with new models in packaging,” McKinsey & Company, May 2019
“Laying the foundation for success in the connected-building era,” McKinsey & Company, October 2018
“The US cutting-tools market: What changes lie ahead?,” McKinsey & Company, July 2018
“What’s ahead for food processing and handling?,” McKinsey & Company, May 2018
“What’s ahead for industrials?,” McKinsey & Company, March 2017
Education
University of Florida
MS, industrial and systems engineering
Northwestern University
MBA, strategy and economics