Manan K. Shah
Partner, Focus, LLC

Manan K Shah, a FOCUS Partner, has fifteen years of consulting, management and M&A advisory experience in the government contracting, information technology, telecom and manufacturing sectors. He has been a founder of two application software companies and also has significant experience in the areas of enterprise resource planning systems, supply chain management, business process & technology outsourcing and other technology areas. He serves FOCUS clients that include private equity groups, public and private organizations and emerging companies through Merger, Acquisitions and Capital raise services.

Previously, as a Vice President of S3, a boutique investment-bank, Mr. Shah was involved in providing M&A advisory, valuation and corporate finance services to companies with revenues of $20M to $50M. Prior to that Mr. Shah founded two software companies where he raised over $12M in early stage investment capital between the two companies. As President & CEO of Creative Technology, a next generation broadband application company, he conceived, conceptualized and established the foundation and was responsible for all the disciplines. As Vice President of Digital Reach, a human asset management software company, he oversaw all operational aspects. As a Director at ERP Technologies, an ERP systems integrator, he was responsible for managing a consulting practice focusing on enterprise system implementations for mid-size customers. Here he provided a support to launching an India based consulting organization that was later successfully sold.

Earlier Mr. Shah served as a Principal at Cap Gemini, a global systems integrator. Here he worked in a variety of management and technology consulting positions and provided instrumental support to new revenue establishment efforts. He provided sales, project management and consulting support for accounts such as Bridgestone/Firestone, Iams Pet Foods and Millennium Inorganic. He was involved in multi-million dollar engagements providing ERP and Supply Chain expertise, business process reengineering and application development.

Mr. Shah has a Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from University of Maryland and Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Gujarat University, India. He also holds a variety of professional certifications.

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