J. Sharad is a partner in Bain & Company's Oil & Gas practice in South East Asia. He has experience in a broad range of strategic and operational issues, and has worked on projects in the following areas:
- Long-term strategy development for leading Asian conglomerate
- Key performance indexes and compensation program design for Asia's leading NOC (national oil company)
- Due diligence and market review of oil and gas pipes and supplies market for private equity firm
- Asset plan and cost analysis for Indonesian operations of international E&P company
- Development of a strategic planning and cost estimation tool for IOC (international oil company) E&P company in Thailand
- Value based management design and implementation for world's largest independent E&P company
- Share price and capital market signaling analysis for independent E&P company
- Cost review and Key performance index development for IOC operating in SE Asia
- Review of oil field services market and business model for private equity player making acquisitions
- Understanding the economics of production sharing contracts (PSCs) for Indonesian IOC operator
- Strategic review of the Indonesian power sector for a foreign energy player looking to make strategic acquisitions and joint ventures
- Strategy and organization review and business development for the only operating joint-venture Chinese-US energy company in China.
Prior to joining Bain, J. Sharad was managing director of L.E.K. Consulting, SE Asia; and he founded L.E.K.'s Bangkok (1998) and Singapore (2000) offices.
J. Sharad has served as certified director, Thailand Institute of Directors, and is a frequent lecturer at Sasin and Chulalonkorn University.
J. Sharad earned his masters degree in theological studies from Harvard University (1993) and his bachelor of arts degree in literature and history from Oberlin College (1986).
