Leadership

Gaurav Sundaram
President, ProKonsul Consulting

Gaurav Sundaram is the President of ProKonsul Consulting.

His  career of over 35 years, has focussed on  corporate consulting,  travel & hospitality technology, enterprise travel & sustainability domains. Previous professional stints have been with Egencia ( Expedia Inc.),  Rosenbluth International & Utell International (Pegasus Solutions Inc.).

In the last 10 years, as an entrepreneur, he built ProKonsul Consulting, as a successful a consulting practice, based out of India. 

A common theme in his career has been building ventures that delivered strong results, nationally & globally. 

  • Led multiple businesses & managed profit centre’s 
  • Re-engineered & expanded existing portfolios
  • Built enterprises from startup to scale
  • Extensive global BD & KAM experience in the B2E & B2B space 
  • Leveraged industry partnerships, strategic marketing, media & PR 
  • Developed & executed GTM strategies 
  • Created & delivered 
        • professional education programs  
        • industry networking & education conferences + custom events 
  • Held board positions with multiple global organisations

Gaurav is a Certified Independent Director, ESG Expert & Sustainable Business Travel practitioner. He is also a certified Global Travel Professional™ (GTP) & Corporate Travel  Expert™ (CTE).

Most recently, he has ventured into mentoring and investing in startups.

Gaurav is an acknowledged industry expert. Gaurav frequently contributes articles, white papers & interviews to leading global publications . He is a featured guest speaker & session moderator at major Indian and global conferences.

Gaurav has had many path breaking first’s in his career 

  • Introduced the first fully integrated enterprise self booking technology to the corporate travel industry in India, in 2009
  • Enabled 100% outsourced customer service delivery through external contact center partners was another industry first, in business travel in India
  • Introduced Global VAT Reclaim, as a major value enhancer in Business Travel, in the APAC region

He has been presented with  multiple awards through his professional career.

LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/gauravsundaram/