Tarun Pandey
Background and experience
Tarun is the managing principal of ZS’s Pune office. In his role in the consumer practice, he focuses on activating B2C demand through AI-based platforms and offerings. Prior to his current role, Tarun led a 50-member team serving a global pharmaceutical client on sales and marketing issues, while also managing ZS’s business operations capability group in India.
Tarun has worked across pharma, consumer packaged goods, retail and hospitality verticals at ZS, in areas such as commercial strategy and operations, sales force effectiveness and consumer demand activation. Tarun also teaches a class called Rethinking Sales Force Effectiveness for senior executives at the Indian School of Business.
Before joining ZS, Tarun worked as a customer relationship management consultant for clients across industries such as retail, consumer goods and IT services.
Education
Bachelor’s degree in architecture, Indian Institute of Technology
MBA, Indian School of Business