Kaustubh Chakraborty

Retired Ex - McKinsey

Kaustubh Chakraborty leads a retired life. He spends his time reading a lot, running his household along with his partner, and doing a little bit of teaching, writing, quizzing, and pursuing his various other hobbies.
He has taught at The Vedica Scholars Programme for Women, Ashoka University, and as Alumni Faculty at McKinsey. He occasionally does training programs for small mission-driven companies — for instance, an organic agriculture start-up in Ethiopia; an energy, environment, and water think tank in Delhi; and an ocean waste reduction company in Indonesia.
Kaustubh joined McKinsey and Company’s Delhi Office in 2003. He spent the majority of his time serving clients in the healthcare, pharma, consumer goods, and retail sectors. He led the Consumer and Retail practice in India when he retired in 2016. Besides client work, he led many recruiting, learning, and office connectivity activities for the India office.
He received a B.A. in Economics from St. Stephen’s College, Delhi, and an M.B.A. from Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore.