About Vandana
Expertise
Vandana Radhakrishnan is a partner in our Consumer Products, Retail and Private Equity practices, based in New York.
She has nearly 20 years of management consulting experience.
Vandana has evaluated a broad range of retail assets covering home goods, apparel, accessories, retail, building products, business services and healthcare for financial investors. In addition to leading diligence teams, she has also worked on portfolio company growth strategy.
Vandana works with retail clients on a range of strategic, organizational and operational issues including merchant organization design, millennial strategy, omnichannel retailing opportunities, international expansion and performance improvement.
She received her BA from Wellesley College and her MBA from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
Recent Insights
- “This Prime Day, Amazon wants Lady Gaga to help push it further into beauty,” CNBC, July 2019, Retail
- “Private labels, fast shipping drives Amazon's dominance, says Bain,” CNBC, November 2018, Retail
- “LBO Focus: Beauty and Personal Care Go Niche, Providing Risk and Opportunity for Private Equity,” WSJ Pro, August 2017, Retail
- “Beauty Brands Lime Crime and Not Your Mother’s Seek Backers,” WSJ Pro, June 2017, Retail