Gaurav Sinha

A seasoned market research professional with 16 years of exclusive experience in Market Research & Consulting and Executive Search and Leadership Advisory Space.

Senior Associate at CGT Partners/CGT Consultants (India) (2025-12 – Present)

Leading end-to-end research for executive searches, driving talent identification, assessment, and engagement. Conducting strategic market mapping and talent intelligence to build strong, diverse leadership pipelines. Developing high-impact client deliverables including proposals, pitch materials, search progress reports, and confidential candidate briefs.

Partnering with internal teams and clients to support recruitment execution and leadership advisory initiatives. Driving business development and thought leadership initiatives through market insights and industry research.

• Clients Orientation: Private Equity Companies and Corporate Companies in Consumer Goods/FMCG, Retail, Beauty, Fashion, Luxury, Apparel, Education, Healthcare/Life Sciences Sectors

Associate, Expert, Health Practice Group at Egon Zehnder (2024-02 – 2025-09)

Individual Contributor - Healthcare Research Lead in Execution of Executive Searches (Talent Identification, Assessment & Recruitment), Talent Market Mapping, Board Searches, Leadership & Board Consulting/Advisory, Building - Pitch Decks, Letter of Proposal, Status Reports (Covering Candidates - In Play, Ready to Meet Client, Pipeline, Deprioritized, Candidates Declined) and Confidential Reports (Potential Candidates), Business Development, Thought Leadership Document Preparation

• Clients Orientation: Private Equity Companies and Corporate Companies
• Pharma – Generic, Specialty, Innovative Medicines Pharma Companies
• Medical Device Companies
• Biotech Companies
• Healthcare Services Companies
• Digital Health/Healthcare IT Companies

Consultant at Medi-Tech Insights (2021-01 – 2024-02)

Execution and Overseeing of Consulting Assignments in Pharma/MedTech Space, Proposal Building, Client Engagement/Interaction Related to Pre-Sales Pitching, Project Scoping, Proposals, Deliverable Presentations, Post-Sales Queries, Grievance Handling and Setting Up of Syndicated Reports Business for Healthcare Vertical, Recruitment (Talent Acquisition) and Appraisal of Resources

• Types of Projects Undertaken: Acquisition Targets Assessment Studies, Commercial & Market Due Diligence Studies, Sector Reviews, Go-to-Market Strategy Formulation, among others
• Clients Orientation: Private Equity Companies, Corporates, Healthcare Consulting Companies, Clinics, and Research Universities

Associate Director at Market Industry Reports (MIR)/ExlTech (2019-01 – 2020-09)

• Setting up of 'Research Division/Team' From Scratch: From Website & Content Development, Recruitment (Talent Acquisition), Table of Content/Proposals/Reports/Consults Delivery Layout Development to Marketing & Promotion Content Development (Marketing Collaterals, PR Docs)
• Execution and Overseeing of Syndicate Reports and Consulting Assignments in Pharma, Medical Devices, Biotech, Healthcare IT
• Healthcare Syndicate Reports: Responsible for Title Selection, Execution and Delivery
• Healthcare Consulting Assignments: Responsible for End-to-End Delivery of Consulting Assignments - Understanding Client Requirements, Freezing Scope of the Study, Devising Research Methodologies, Building Business Proposals, Project Execution/Quality Check, Project Delivery & Client Presentations
• Types of Projects Undertaken: Market Due Diligence Studies/Reports Involving Market Sizing/Forecasting, Competitive Landscape Mapping, Regional Assessment, Reimbursement & Regulatory Analysis, among others
• Clients Orientation: Corporates and Healthcare Consulting Companies

Senior Manager at Transparency Market Research (2017-06 – 2019-01)

Handling of Syndicate Reports and Consulting Assignments in Healthcare/Life Sciences Space, Recruitment (Talent Acquisition) and Appraisal of Resources, among others

• Clients Orientation: Corporates and Healthcare Consulting Companies

Manager at MarketsandMarkets (2012-03 – 2017-06)

Execution & Overseeing of Syndicate Reports and Consulting Assignments in Healthcare/Life Sciences Space, Recruitment (Talent Acquisition) and Appraisal of Resources

• Clients Orientation: Corporates and Healthcare Consulting Companies

Analyst at GlobalData (2010-03 – 2012-03)

Execution of Consulting Assignments in Healthcare/Life Sciences Space

• Types of Projects Undertaken: Healthcare Infrastructure Assessment Studies, Projects Involving Patient Based Forecasting, Patient Journey, Diagnostic Pathway & Treatment Pathway, Market Sizing/Forecasting, Reimbursement & Regulatory Analysis, among others
• Clients Orientation: Corporates and Healthcare Consulting Companies

MBA in Marketing – ICFAI Business School, Hyderabad (2008-07 – 2010-06)

B. Tech in Biotechnology – Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University (2004-07 – 2008-06)