Shumeet Banerji is Chief Executive Officer of Booz & Company, originally joining the firm in Chicago in 1993. Prior to his election to CEO, he was the Managing Director of the firm's European practice. He co-founded and co-led the firm's practice in India in the mid-1990s. 

Mr Banerji has advised public and private sector entities around the world at board level, serving clients in the financial services, telecoms, technology and media, consumer products and retail, resources, steel, and chemicals industries. Additionally, he has advised diversified conglomerates, investors, and governments. Typical issues have spanned the entire senior agenda, including corporate strategy, senior organization, board performance, transformational change, operational performance improvement, M&A, and compensation.

He is a frequent speaker at key economic conferences around the globe including the World Economic Forum and the Global Economic Symposium. For the last few years he has focused on leadership issues in the aftermath of the financial crisis. He is the author of numerous articles and is co-author of Cut Costs, Grow Stronger. 

Mr Banerji serves on the Board of Directors of Hewlett-Packard Company and the Dean's Advisory Board of the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, where he received his Ph.D. He was a member of the faculty at the University of Chicago's Graduate School of Business before joining the firm.