Shikha’s expertise includes portfolio optimization, segmentation strategy, international expansion, and scenario planning. She collaborates with financial institutions to develop future-ready strategies by leveraging advanced market intelligence and data-driven insights.
Recent examples of Shikha’s work include:
- designing and supporting an international expansion and investment strategy for one of Africa’s largest banks
- assessing country-level funding needs for infrastructure development in growth-focused economies
- developing McKinsey’s outlook on COVID-19’s impact on banking profitability across Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and the United States for multiple macroeconomic scenarios
- delivering actionable customer and business segmentation with tailored value propositions for one of the largest banks in the United States
- conducting macroeconomic and industry assessments to create a detailed growth roadmap for a regional US bank, including target customer segments
- formulating a geography and customer segmentation strategy to guide the expansion of a leading Canadian bank
- developing an international strategy for a top UK bank, identifying opportunity pools by country and segment in major Asian and African markets
- performing bank-level performance analyses for a regulator in a developed Asian economy
- providing a future outlook to help a leading Saudi bank refine its short-term strategy
- building scenario models for a leading Indonesian bank to evaluate and adjust its short-term strategic plans
Shikha’s work is rooted in delivering actionable insights and robust strategies that help financial institutions navigate complex market dynamics and seize growth opportunities.