DR. PRASHANT KUMAR

Experience & Activities

He is the Principal founder of Empact Consulting, a strategy consulting firm specializing in corporate strategy, feasibility studies, business valuations and public policy. Prashant is involved in providing mentorship, guidance and leadership for all mandates undertaken by Empact In Dubai and across the region.

Prashant has previously served as Strategy Expert to the Dubai Competitiveness Office (Department of Economic Development), Government of Dubai and was engaged in various strategic support initiatives related to competitiveness in the areas of productivity, innovation, human capital development, enterprise support, digitization, business environment, cluster development and societal prosperity.

Prior to that, Prashant served as Executive Director – Strategy and Policy with the Dubai Creative Clusters Authority, Government of Dubai; an entity mandated to govern and develop Dubai’s creative industries namely ICT, Media, Digital Convergence, Outsourcing, Life Sciences and Energy & Environment and Higher Education. 

At the Authority, Prashant’s role encompassed leading the annual strategy development/review process and developing policy initiatives related to cluster development, SME development, entrepreneurship and innovation. Prashant also led and managed all research work streams related to economic publications and policy formulation.

Prior to his stint with the DCCA, Prashant was the Director of Dun & Bradstreet SAME’s (D&B) Research & Advisory unit (RAS). Whilst at D&B, Prashant managed/directed and executed over 70 consulting mandates during his stint of 8 years. These projects spanned various functional areas including strategy development, corporate advisory, M&A support, public policy design and economic program development. During the course of these consulting mandates, Prashant worked across various industry verticals including Banking & Financial Services, ICT, Media, Healthcare, Food & Beverages, Transport & Logistics, Retail, Construction and Manufacturing. 

Prashant directly managed key D&B consulting relationships including strategic government entities engaged in the development and implementation of economic development policies, private sector regulations and the entrepreneurial ecosystem in the region. He was responsible for shaping the RAS business into a financially profitable and productive unit, ‘revered’ for delivering strong consistent performance and excellent quality. Prior to D&B, Prashant has worked in research and consulting roles with leading firms in India including Evalueserve, Pipal Research, GE Capital and Fidelity Investments. 

Prashant holds a Bachelor’s in Business Administration from University of Lincoln in UK, a Post Graduate Diploma in Management from IMI Belgium, a Masters in Applied Research from the Swiss Business School (SBS) and a PhD. from the Mahatma Gandhi University in India in the field of Management and Public Policy.