The team
The people behind 17 years of mandates.
Two Co-Founders, four Mentors, three Principal Consultants — backed by 60+ distinguished subject-matter experts spanning project finance, agribusiness, environment, infrastructure, EPC, and policy. PAN India.
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- Co-Founders
- 4
- Mentors
- 3
- Principal Consultants
- 60+
- Distinguished members
Co-Founders
The two people who started SCG in 2008 — and who still personally lead the firm's biggest mandates.
Rakesh Jha
Co-Founder & MD
25+ years
25+ years across sales, marketing, product, rural business, finance, and skill development — agri inputs, micro irrigation, dairy, vaccines, commodity exchange, banking, and finance.
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Rajesh Jha
Co-Founder
25+ years
25+ years in liaison, consultation, and advisory to corporates and entrepreneurs. Expert in land and revenue acts, plantation management, NCLT-stage transitions.
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Mentors
Senior-most advisors who shape SCG's strategic positioning and provide oversight on complex mandates.
S.L. Narasimha Rao
Mentor — Strategy & Finance
26+ years
26+ years in development finance institutions. Former CEO IFCI Financial Services. Expert in capital planning, project appraisal, asset restructuring, and corporate risk.
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Braj Kishore Jha
Mentor — Sustainability
37+ years
37 years in ferrous, non-ferrous, and process industries. IIT Kanpur–trained in hazard analysis and waste management. Coke oven, environmental clearance, BRSR / EMP / CDM expertise.
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Dr. Ghanshyam Bhai Patel
Mentor — Entomology
Retired Professor and Head of Entomology. PhD from IARI New Delhi. Mission: promote environmental safety through eco-friendly pest management + integrated farming systems.
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Principal Consultants
Domain leads who drive day-to-day execution across agribusiness, infrastructure, and EPC mandates.
SK Gautam
Principal Consultant — Agri
25+ years
25+ years in Indian agribusiness — large-scale field + factory production, procurement & logistics, post-harvest, trading. Marketing policy, business development, agri value chain expert.
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Katti Laxminarasimha
Principal Consultant — Infra
32+ years
32+ years across operations and project management — cold chain, refrigeration, warehouses, 3PL, logistic parks, PEB, MEP, HVAC, utility infrastructure governance.
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Ali Shahan Shah
Principal Consultant — EPC
15+ years
15+ years in multi-disciplinary project coordination. Fluent in Chinese, English, Hindi. Delivered EPC mandates with Adani Power, Adani Green, Merino Industries.
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Distinguished members & experts
54 subject-matter experts who join specific mandates — drawn from CA / CMA / CS firms, engineering practices, retired senior officers, and industry veterans.
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