Manisha Panda
About Manisha Panda
Manisha Panda is a Senior Consultant and Assistant Manager at KPMG India, with over eight years of management consulting experience in the Banking & Financial Services and Telecom industries. She holds a B.Tech in Electronics & Telecommunications and an MBA in Telecom Management, and has worked with notable companies such as Deloitte, Vodafone, and Wipro Technologies.
Work at KPMG India
Currently, Manisha Panda serves as a Senior Consultant/Assistant Manager at KPMG India, a position she has held since 2017. In this role, she applies her expertise in management consulting, focusing on the Banking & Financial Services and Telecom industries. Prior to her current role, she worked as a Consultant at KPMG India from 2014 to 2017. Her responsibilities include designing go-to-market strategies and implementing cost reduction initiatives.
Education and Expertise
Manisha Panda holds a B.Tech degree in Electronics & Telecommunications from Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology, which she completed from 2004 to 2008. She furthered her education with an MBA in Telecom Management from Symbiosis Institute of Telecom Management, graduating in 2011. Her academic background is complemented by technical proficiency in tools such as MS Excel, MS Project, MS Visio, and Clarizen, along with expertise in process mapping, business transformation, and risk identification.
Background in Consulting
Manisha Panda has over 8 years of management consulting experience. She began her career as a Project Engineer at Wipro Technologies in 2008, followed by an Analyst position at Deloitte from 2011 to 2014. She also worked on a research project titled 'Service Delivery Platform' at Vodafone Essar Cellular Limited in 2010. Her diverse background includes roles at Deloitte and KPMG Advisory Services Co., Ltd., where she focused on strategy and operations.
Professional Experience at Deloitte
Manisha Panda worked at Deloitte as an Analyst from 2011 to 2014, where she gained valuable experience in the consulting field. She later returned to Deloitte in 2014 for a brief period as a Consultant. During her tenure, she developed skills in various consulting practices, contributing to her overall expertise in the industry.
Internship and Early Career
During her early career, Manisha Panda completed a summer internship at Bharti Airtel Limited in 2009. This experience provided her with insights into the telecom sector, which she later built upon in her academic and professional pursuits. Additionally, while studying at Symbiosis Institute of Telecom Management, she served as the Student Coordinator for the Annual Telecom Forecast: Prevision from 2009 to 2010.