The Global Leaders in Consulting: Jagadish Turimella

"During the past year, GEP has done outstanding work helping clients, particularly in CPG and traditional retail industries, surmount challenges involving changing consumer tastes, eCommerce trends and top-line pressures," Turimella says. "We formed solid and rewarding partnerships with these clients that resulted in the transformation of their businesses, taking down cost in COGS and SG&A and creating sustainable competitive advantage. These accomplishments helped our clients generate savings that they were then able to invest in new growth areas."

For his leadership within GEP and in the broader supply chain field, Turimella has been named one of the "Pros to Know," a list of top industry professionals, by the Supply & Demand Chain Executive. 

"Being part of the founding team at GEP —growing the company from a "four-people-in-a-basement" startup into a leading global consulting and technology firm, with thousands of employees and hundreds of Global 2000 customers—is the crowning achievement of my career."

And what motivates him? "Working with a great group of colleagues—people I'm privileged to also call my friends —who are passionate and continually go the extra mile to delight our clients,"he says. "Also, watching and helping colleagues grow into strong consulting leaders really inspires me to give my best."

Prior to founding GEP, Turimella was a senior manager within the operational and pharmaceutical practice at A.T. Kearney. He has held various management positions at the Option Clearing Corporation and Intergraph Corporation. 

"The experience that I gained at A.T. Kearney in the early part of my career was the springboard to forming and leading GEP," he says. "The knowledge and skills acquired in the first phase of my professional life served as a foundation that I was able to leverage at GEP to deliver great value and results, delight our customers and grow the GEP team into the consulting powerhouse it is today."

When it comes to the consulting profession, Turimella says he most enjoys "taking on new business challenges, applying creative problem-solving techniques, and working collaboratively to deliver significant value and impact to our clients' businesses."

Q&A:  What does being recognized as a Global Leader in Consulting mean to you? Your firm? Your clients?

Turimella: I am honored to have been selected as a Global Leader and want to thank Consulting for this recognition. It's a testament to the great consulting work GEP has been performing, steadily and straightforwardly, for nearly 20 years. This is also a shared honor with the hundreds of Global 2000 clients that have chosen to partner with GEP for consulting and technology solutions.