Hersh Patel

Incoming Senior Consultant at Deloitte

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

About

I'm currently pursuing my MBA at Emory's Goizueta Business School, building on a background in engineering and product management within the healthcare and medical device industries. Throughout my career, I’ve led cross-functional teams to bring innovative products to market and drive meaningful results. My technical experience, combined with a collaborative leadership style, has allowed me to tackle complex challenges and deliver impactful solutions.

Experience

  • Full-Time MBA Candidate at Emory University - Goizueta Business School
    Jul 2024 - May 2026 · 1 yr 11 mos

    Concentrations: Strategy, Consulting, Marketing Goizueta Consulting Association (GCA), Goizueta Healthcare Association (GHA), Goizueta Marketing Association Healthcare Fellow IMPACT Coaching Fellow Goizueta Advanced Leadership Academy (GALA) Goizueta Advanced Leader Certificate Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society (Top 20%) Dean's List: Fall 2024, Fall 2025 1st Place: Atlanta Deloitte Case Competition (2024) Runner-Up: IMPACT Showcase (2025) Pitch the Summit Judge GCA VP of Firm Insights and Consulting Experience IMPACT Board Student Teams Co-Lead Teaching Assistant

  • Summer Associate - Consulting at Deloitte
    May 2025 - Aug 2025 · 4 mos

    Strategy and Transactions

  • Product Manager at Cardinal Health
    Jan 2023 - Jul 2024 · 1 yr 7 mos

    > Led development and execution of upstream and downstream marketing strategies, driving growth for a $60+ million portion of Presource business (endoscopy, ophthalmology, pain management, anesthesia, plastics) > Served as expert for 5 categories and >4000 SKUs; trained and provided daily support to sales team of 130+ > Exceeded fiscal expectations in consecutive fiscal years surpassing budgeted revenue targets on average by 6.1% (+$4.1M) and GP targets by 38.8% (+$5.6M) across all portfolios

  • BD (2 yrs 6 mos)
    • Project Manager (Climber Leadership Development Program)
      Jul 2022 - Dec 2022 · 6 mos

      > Directed a cross-functional team of 10+ professionals as project manager, leading multiple operations projects post-launch of a medical device, resulting in a doubling of production capacity to 2 million units within one year

    • Associate Product Manager (Climber Leadership Development Program)
      Jan 2022 - Jun 2022 · 6 mos

      > Performed upstream marketing activities including competitive analysis, Voice of Customer research and market data analysis for a premium laser system to develop quantifiable product requirements > Implemented and trained sales on a dashboard to track open orders to significantly reduce marketing and sales workload by >4 hours a week

    • Manufacturing Engineer (Climber Leadership Development Program)
      Jul 2021 - Dec 2021 · 6 mos

      > Managed a plant distribution transformation project to eliminate redundant processes to achieve: 7-day lead time reduction, $500K inventory savings, $200K hard savings, and 3K sqft space for warehouse expansion > Authored and executed process validations (IQ/OQ/PQ) to qualify equipment to manufacture Arctic Sun STAT

  • Assistant Project Facilitator (RADx) at The National Institutes of Health
    May 2020 - Nov 2022 · 2 yrs 7 mos

    The NIH launched the RADx initiative as a means to identify and speed the innovation and scale-up of various COVID-19 testing technologies by providing funding and resources to universities, small/large businesses, startups, and researchers across the globe. > Conducted intensive deep dives, in teams of three, into 20+ COVID-19 testing technology proposals for the NIH, collaborating with cross-functional teams to assess technical viability and scalability > Developed high-impact presentations detailing technical feasibility, resource allocation, and commercialization strategies, guiding $10M+ in funding to enable rapid decision-making > Honored as a RADx Fellow