About Satish
Expertise
Satish Shankar is the regional managing partner of Bain & Company Asia-Pacific. He is the leader of Bain's APAC Agribusiness practice, as well as an expert in the firm's Advanced Manufacturing & Services, Airlines & Transportation, Energy & Natural Resources and Mergers & Acquisitions practices.
Since joining Bain in 1997, Satish has worked across a wide range of engagements, including portfolio, business unit, turnaround and market entry strategies, operational excellence and M&A. He also holds deep experience in due diligence, post-merger integration and emerging markets strategy.
Satish's robust client portfolio includes international and multinational corporate clients, as well as entrepreneurs and family businesses.
Previously, Satish served as office head of Bain Southeast Asia. Under his leadership, the firm experienced double-digit regional growth and transformed new offices in Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand into some of our most successful growth pillars.
He received an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad and a B.Tech in chemical engineering (First Class with Distinction) from Anna University, Madras.
Bain Partner Satish Shankar discusses several rules that winning agribusiness companies follow.
Recent Insights
- “SEA is an 'attractive' alternative supply chain base: Bain & Company,” CNBC, November 2018
- “Can Agribusiness Reinvent Itself to Capture the Future?,” Brief, March 2016
- “Sometimes Companies Need to Break Up Too. Is It Time to Split Up?,” Bangkok Post, March 2015, Article
- “Sometimes Companies Need to Break Up Too,” The Edge Markets, February 2015, Article
- “Sometimes, Firms Need to Break Up Too,” The Business Times, February 2015, Article