Prior to joining Alcatel-Lucent Rajeev was a senior partner and firm director for the Monitor Group, a global professional services firm founded by Harvard professor, Michael Porter. During his 18 years at Monitor Group, he helped world and business leaders address complex strategic issues, including competitiveness, organizational structure, marketing, industry evolution and pressing social concerns. He worked with over 100 companies from start-ups with uncertain business models to established companies with tens of billions of dollars in revenues looking to redefine their models. Specific to this new role, Rajeev worked extensively with Asia-based clients and has a deep understanding of the region, their unique growth challenges, and the cultural context within which they operate.