Devyani Verma
Management Consultant, L.E.K. Consulting
Experience
Management Consultant
L.E.K. CONSULTING
- Developed the growth and diversification strategy for a ~USD 230M, ~16K+ student UK higher-ed platform
- Built a multi-pronged value creation thesis across organic growth, international TNE expansion, operating model improvement, digital & AI automations, and M&A, supported by primary research and competitive benchmarking
- Identified and prioritised high-impact growth levers, supporting a 5-year scale-up to ~USD 420M revenue platform
- Executed buy-side and sell-side CDD for multiple international K-12 assets (~$150M+ combined revenue and ~14K+ student base), covering market sizing, competitor benchmarking, and validation of key demand drivers
- Developed bottom-up enrolment growth forecast models at asset level via joiner-leaver and capacity ramp-up
- Led pricing strategy via surveys, conjoint, and VWD analysis to quantify price sensitivity and optimal fee positioning
- Led site feasibility for Sharjah K-12 market, defining market entry strategy and ideal product configuration
- Built a bottom-up demand model integrating macro drivers and real estate supply to quantify unmet demand
Post Graduate Intern, GTM
SARVAM.AI
- Piloted AI productivity platform for Gov. of India’s eOffice with ₹2.9 Cr+ scope, 6K+ users and 2.5L+ files
- Built a rollout strategy from pilot to 68-ministry deployment, modelling infrastructure needs & pricing strategy
- Designed AI workflows like file summarization, semantic search, and note drafting, reducing processing time by ~60%
- Built RAG-based knowledge retrieval across files and policy documents, improving turnaround time by 2-3x
Summer Consultant
L.E.K. CONSULTING
- Executed $100M+ sell-side commercial due diligence for a global K-12 school chain operating in 10+ countries with 60+ schools enrolling 30k+ students, architecting an investment thesis to secure favourable deal terms
Senior Product Analyst, Risk Products & Data Strategy
AMERICAN EXPRESS
- Rated top 5% among 100+ member team with an “Exceptional” leadership rating (highest) in the annual review
- Recognized by VP in Risk Townhall with 5K+ attendees for leading 70% optimisation of 700+ risk attributes
- Delivered $15.4M annual income benefit by partnering with 20+ teams for 10+ major markets incl. US, UK, JP
- Mentored 10+ new hires through 10+ knowledge-sharing sessions, improving onboarding & ramp-up
- Achieved $2.8M Pre-Tax Income benefit in Australia migration impacting 950K+ applications annually
- Optimized 70+ attributes (83% improvement) in UK migration from legacy risk decision engine to enhanced system
- Migrated 300+ critical fin variables impacting on-boarding, credit limit & fraud decisions from legacy systems
- Data due diligence for 50+ fast-tracks, resolving 300+ production issues & data tracking of 800+ attributes
Education
IIM Ahmedabad
MBA
3.23/4.33 PGP2: 3.3/4.33, Top 50 in 16 courses
IIT Bombay
BTech + MTech
7.62/10 10/10 in 8 courses, 9/10 in 9 courses
Indore Public School, Indore
Class XII
93% ≥ 95 in 4/5 subjects, 99 in Chemistry
Sri Sathya Sai Vidya Vihar, Indore
Class X
10/10 Perfect grade (A1) in 6/6 subjects
Skills
SCHOLASTIC ACHIEVEMENTS
Scholarships
1/6 out of 1K+ students selected for Erasmus+ scholarship for semester exchange at UC3M, Spain
KVPY Fellowship
1/2K out of 89K+ (IISc Bangalore)
NTSE Scholar
Top 1/1K in India (NCERT)
Examinations & Olympiads
99.87%ile : JEE Mains out of 12.1L+ candidates | AIR 2275 : JEE Advanced out of 1.1L+ candidates
Admission offers
IIM A, B, C, L | Intl. Rank 54: IMO ’14 | Intl. Rank 22, State Rank 1: IOM ’12
GenAI-Powered Review Platform (IIMA)
Built a live AI customer review analytics platform, from PRD to deployment, generating brand-customized responses with bulk processing capability, based on VADER sentiment scoring and LDA topic modelling
Top-ranked project
1/3 out of 200+ to present across sections for standout product thinking
Strategy Project (IIMA)
Conducted live consulting project for a multinational Japanese automotive under Prof. Amit Karna
Quantified economic value of cross-industry synergies, with 26 global players in Advanced Air Mobility
Case Competitions
Accenture B-school Strategy Case Competition
Top 1/10 teams selected from 82 teams from IIMA
PM Inside, IIMA flagship Product Management Case Competition
1st runner up out of 57 teams
POSITIONS OF RESPONSIBILITY
IIMA Consult Club
Spearheaded 300+ mock case interviews | Created YT video on M&A cases with 5.4K+ impressions
Conducted an online workshop on growth cases with 140+ attendees | Mentored 14 PGP1s for placements
Decibel
Performed on World Music Day'24 with 500+ attendees to introduce freshers to the music club
IITB Pride, Amex Literary Club
Handled ₹3.5L+ budget catering to 5K+ students, growing 50% y-o-y club interaction via 75+ events
Mood Indigo
Organized Vogue fashion show with 300+ fashion colleges in Asia’s largest cultural fest with 1.3L+ footfall
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
Sports
Selected as Vice-Captain for Sangharsh ‘25 (Inter-IIM) & Shaurya ’24, IIMA Women’s Basketball
Winner of Basketball Women’s team, twice in Yalgaar (Inter-Batch) and in Aakrosh (Inter-Section)
Certified Mountaineer: Ascended 15.7K ft in 26-day Basic Mountaineering Course by Government of HP
Cultural
Won Amex Got Talent among 400+ participants | Winner of District level Song competition
Ms Fresher: Won the personality hunt competition out of 1K+ freshmen at IIT Bombay
Social work
Led Pride+ India Chapter engaging 300+ colleagues across the firm & ideated 10+ events for LGBTQ+