Varun Shah

Varun is a core member of our Energy & Natural Resources practice. With over a decade of industry and consulting experience, Varun's industry focus includes the entire energy value chain spanning upstream, downstream, chemicals and new energies. Functionally, Varun has worked across strategy, operational transformatoins and sustainability

Varun has served leading NOCs, chemicals producers and large independents across SEA, India and the Middle East. Some of his noteworthy work includes developing the refining and petrochemicals strategy for a Middle Eastern NOC, driving a holistic cost transformation for an SEA based upstream player and developing scope-3 decarboniation strategy for a leading South East Asian NOC.

Before joining Bain, Varun was a Principal at another top consulting firm. Prior to joining consulting, Varun was a process engineer at Royal Dutch Shell focused on design and opertions of various downstream and upstream plants (Pearl GTL Qatar, Bukom Refinery Singapore)

In his free time, Varun enjoys traveling with his wife, exploring new cuisines and is an avid collector of craft chocolate.