Ankit Sheth
Director Corporate Strategy @ The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
About
Strategy leader with 22+ years of experience developing and executing strategies to drive profitable growth and value creation. Currently serving as a strategic advisor to senior leadership of Goodyear to drive commercial growth and portfolio transformation. Previously spent over a decade in top-tier consulting advising Fortune 500 leadership on growth, customer experience, operational efficiency, and M&A topics. Delivers the strategic rigor of MBB consulting with commercial acumen, operational feasibility, and tech-native fluency. Industry experience: • Primary: automotive / tires, healthcare, life sciences • Secondary: Music, public sector, aviation, financial services, non-profit, apparel Education: • MBA in Strategic Management and Finance (Villanova University) • BS degree in Computer Science (Drexel University)
United States
Greater Cleveland
Consumer Goods
Management Consulting, Strategy, Business Strategy, Mergers & Acquisitions, IT Strategy, Project Management, Acquisition Integration, Market Research, Business Process Improvement, Business Process, Business Development, Customer Experience, Customer Strategy, Strategic Planning, Commercialization, Joint Ventures, Performance Management, Digital Strategy, Information Technology, Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
Experience

Director Corporate Strategy
Akron, Ohio, United States
Partner with senior leadership for strategy development and M&A / Transactions. Example of the feedback received from an internal executive stakeholder after one of my recent projects: "The work you are doing is far valuable to what we got from *** [MBB firm]." KEY ENGAGEMENTS: ▪ Developed distribution channel strategy for Commercial tires division and identified strategic and operational levers to drive growth while delivering $20M+ in annual savings ▪ Led strategic assessment of retail M&A and eCommerce landscapes to identify growth pathways. Defined synergies between digital and physical channels, presenting recommendations to the CFO ▪ Co-led enterprise-wide portfolio review to rationalize non-core assets based on ability to win, valuation, and strategic fit. Secured executive approval for three divestitures to generate $2B+ in capital for debt reduction ▪ Co-led divestiture of global Off-the-Road business, unlocking $905M in capital. Partnered with external advisors to develop confidential information memorandum, lead Product Supply Agreement workstream, and establish governance. Built alignment across functions, plants, and regions. Recognized by CFO for execution excellence ▪ Partnered with CFO to develop Board narratives regarding global economic outlook, industry headwinds, and competitive strategies to enable executive dialogue ▪ Led strategic assessment of lunar tire market by analyzing ambitions of global space agencies and private companies, commercial potential, and risks. Advised leadership to adopt case-by-case model for market entry

Project Leader
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Held leadership responsibilities on client delivery, client/business development, and people development. Led engagements / workstreams across Growth & Innovation, Operations, and People & Organization topics KEY HIGHLIGHTS: • Served as career development advisor for two associates and supported experienced hire recruiting CLIENT ENGAGEMENTS (non-exhaustive): • Spearheaded Future of Work strategy for $50B life sciences company, benchmarking global work models to design a bespoke hybrid model. Partnered with executives on enterprise-wide communications and activation • Led cost optimization strategy for $50B life sciences company, analyzing brand-level ROI and spend drivers to rebalance the U.S. commercial portfolio. Identified $630M in SG&A savings while protecting top-line performance • Supported innovation for $25B life sciences company to explore disruptive concepts in U.S. drug distribution and reimbursement to lower patient costs and improve health equity; one concept (direct-to-patient platform) has since been launched • Managed a workstream to enhance Sales & Operating Planning (S&OP) process for $8B chocolate manufacturer. Conducted diagnostic of supply visibility challenges and developed a roadmap for process improvements

Strategy Principal
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Recognized as a top performer in the Strategy division. Had leadership responsibilities for client delivery, client/business development, people development, and thought leadership. Led engagements across Growth & Innovation, Customer Experience (CX), Tech & Digital, M&A topics CLIENT ENGAGEMENTS (non-exhaustive): • Led commercialization strategy and investor pitch for $40B life sciences company to enable carve-out of its digital health venture. Established $200M valuation and growth models that drove the award-winning launch • Spearheaded strategic assessment for outpatient specialty and retail pharmacy opportunities at $2.5B children’s hospital. Estimated $37M in annual profit potential, evaluated clinic readiness, and designed operating model to drive a successful specialty pharmacy launch; deliverables recognized as firm-wide best practice • Led telehealth growth and commercialization strategy for $1.7B academic medical center. Developed five-year roadmap projected to deliver 6.5x cash flow growth via operational maturity, service expansion, and partnerships • Authored 5-year strategic plan for $44M regional airport (3M passengers). Synthesized mobility trends, stakeholder perspectives, and regional economic needs to drive growth and operational excellence • Led pricing assessment for $17B financial services technology company to evaluate competitive positioning of its accounting automation product and recommend monetization options for two new features • Formulated patient experience strategy for $40B life sciences company. Defined vision and identified opportunity spaces to develop a roadmap projected to deliver $100M revenue uplift across five flagship brands • Developed customer experience roadmap for $150B drug wholesaler to improve independent retail pharmacy experience and drive $390M in incremental revenue

Principal Consultant (Technology)
Greater Philadelphia Area
Note: LiquidHub is now part of Capgemini Highly sought-after by firm leadership for successful client delivery skills. Led engagements across Technology Advisory and Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) topics KEY HIGHLIGHTS: • Co-led new solution offering that can rationalize clients’ application portfolio to deliver cost savings CLIENT ENGAGEMENTS (non-exhaustive): • Co-led post-merger integration of horizontal acquisition for $200M music distributor while working with C-suite • Led strategic due diligence of existing line of business for $200M music distributor. Presented the recommended path forward to the Chief Strategy Officer and received buy-in • Led IT strategy for $180M non-profit healthcare provider to increase IT maturity and drive economies of scale • Rationalized application portfolio for $11B health insurer that can deliver $35M in annual run-rate savings. Thereafter, improved project lifecycle process to enable continuous optimization of the application portfolio

Senior Consultant (Technology)
Greater Philadelphia Area
Managed multiple teams in system integration projects across all phases of the software development lifecycle for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Commended by engagement leadership for work ethics, quality of work, and quest for performance CLIENT ENGAGEMENTS (non-exhaustive): • Managed 9 resources at Commonwealth of PA to implement an enterprise system to replace the state’s manual certification process for childcare providers. Earlier, led team during unification of multiple subsidized childcare systems that manage daily subsidies for 70K children of low-income families • Led 2-person team for Commonwealth of PA to create proof of concept for mobile disease surveillance system conceived to enable offline access and improve clinicians’ experience

Analyst (Technology)
Greater Philadelphia Area
Developed and enhanced applications for pharmaceutical clients while receiving excellent technical experience. CLIENT ENGAGEMENTS: • Implemented closed loop marketing pilot for $50B life sciences company to deliver demand-driven messaging to physicians and capture nature of interactions. Increased sales of $500M brand by 15% • Enhanced phase three clinical trials application for $22B+ global bio-pharmaceutical company. Also, developed an application to manage sales force’s interactions with key opinion leaders that resulted in efficiency gains
Education

Computer Science with Minor in Business Administration
Graduated as Magna Cum Laude. Completed a 5-year program in 3.5 years. These 3.5 years included 2.5 years of core education and 1 year of full-time internship. Internships at Wyeth Pharmaceuticals and Digital Video Arts (SeaChange International). My 6-month of full-time internship at these companies was extended by 3 months on a part-time basis due to excellent performance.
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