Gaurav Thareja

Operator with six years across consulting, government and venture-backed startups. Chief of Staff to founders at two early-stage companies: ran the operating cadence, owned board and investor materials, and led strategic projects

Chief of Staff at LITTA.CO (2026 – 2026)

VC-backed technology scale-up providing on demand logistics solutions

• Drove cross-functional initiatives across operations and commercial teams to identify retention gaps and underperforming markets, improving revenue opportunities by 32% and activating 25+ dormant account
• Owned end-to-end category launch for a £2M+ business line, hiring and training account managers to deliver 45% topline growth, and improving Trustpilot ratings by 1.5 points
• Ran the weekly leadership meeting and monthly business review; Built investor level company dashboard in Power BI, chased owners on actions to build clear next steps

Chief of Staff at FULL CIRCLE LABS (2025 – 2025)

Seed startup focused on affordable scientific services to researchers

• Worked directly with co-founders to build a commercial and sales playbook for a new B2B vertical, acquiring 10+ new enterprise customers with LTV of £1.5M+ and achieving 64% gross retention
• Partnered with the technology and operations team to build LLM-based customer onboarding workflows that increased customer activation by 27% across four cities in the UK

Consultant at EY PARTHENON (2024 – 2024)

• Led a three-member team to develop a commercial launch strategy for an AI SaaS provider, refining product segmentation to increase projected adoption by 25% and reduce time to market by 30%
• Built international expansion strategy for a French consumer brand, evaluating priority markets and entry model, improving projected sales by £30M+ and global footprint by 22% in less than 15 months

Strategy Lead at GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (2022 – 2024)

• Launched AI first investment platform to facilitate cross border investments, reducing investor onboarding time from a month to 7 days to facilitate £250M+ additional capital for portfolio companies
• Managed technology and AI adoption initiatives across 10+ public sector departments, delivering £8M annual savings and improving operational efficiency by 20%

Associate – Technology and Strategy at DEUTSCHE BANK (2021 – 2022)

• Built SQL-based workflows to automate regulatory reporting processes, reducing compliance costs by £3.5M+ and improving data accuracy by 35%

Strategy Analyst at GSMA (2019 – 2021)

• Developed market-entry and commercial launch strategies for telecom and technology clients across Europe, identifying churn and pricing patterns to deliver additional revenue by £50M+

Masters in Business Administration (MBA) in Major in Strategy and Technology | Merit Scholar – London Business School (2024 – 2026)

Masters in Business Administration (MBA) in Exchange Term | Product Management – Stern School of Business, New York University, USA (2025 – 2026)

Bachelors in Commerce (Honours) in Business & Economics | Dean’s List – University of Delhi, India (2016 – 2019)