Dr. Kumar started Tiger Analytics with a desire to bring his experience in management science to helping organizations achieve superior performance through the application of advanced analytics. As the CEO, he works closely with our customers to define the analytical approaches for business problems. In addition, he's focused on building an organization that attracts high quality talent that can help us deliver superior results. He has previously done consulting work for McKinsey & Co, Intel, SAS Institute, a Top 10 US Department Store, a Large Apparel Vendor, Railroads and several start-ups. His consulting work has been in the areas of Supply Chain Optimization, Merchandise Optimization, Online Ad-Targeting and Forecasting. Prior to founding Tiger, Mahesh was an Assistant Professor at the University of Maryland's Smith School of Business and Rutgers University. He has a PhD in Operations Research and Marketing from MIT and a B.Tech in Computer Science from IIT Bombay (India).