shamsa rana-sinclair

Director at Liminal Hub

Bio Summary

Business accelerator with proven track record of delivering strategic projects, identified by the executive management team on an interim basis. Entrepreneurial, energetic and resilient: able to work at pace, while ensuring that key milestones are met and all stakeholders are engaged in process and informed of progress.

Employment History

Director

Liminal Hub

January 2020 - April 2022

London, UK

Partnered with the Founders, CEOs and Boards of early-stage tech companies to develop and deliver strategic projects. Included: • Working across the business with the media, sales, operations, and management teams to implem ...see more

Interim Head Of Strategy And Operations

QBitKloud

January 2018 - December 2020

London, UK

Supported the CEO and directors of the firm in executing strategy and delivering results on a day-to-day, quarter-to-quarter basis. Included: • Co-developed the company's corporate strategy to ensure that short- and long-t ...see more

Consultant Strategic Partnerships / Self Employed

United Nations Global Compact

January 2017 - December 2018

Accountable for developing and managing strategic partnership projects with global blue-chip corporates. Included: • Delivered market-leading sustainability focused initiatives and thought leadership with corporate partner ...see more

Director Global Strategy Group GSG Head

KPMG US

January 2014 - December 2017

Thought Leadership, Centre of Excellence Responsible for thought leadership focused on the future of industries or business models given disruption arising from new technologies, new business models, regulatory changes, and ...see more

Business Consultant / Self Employed

January 2012 - December 2014

Identified and assessed disruptive investment opportunities for various firms including a corporate finance boutique, venture capital firm and hedge fund. Included: • Completed a private investment in public equity (PIPE) ...see more

Partner

Ravensbeck Limited

January 2011 - December 2011

Assisted content-rich organisations (mainly news creators / broadcasters) to develop new growth opportunities / platforms, given the disruption to their core business as a result of digital technology. Included: • Managed ...see more

Independant Consultant

January 2007 - December 2010

Media businesses experienced wide-spread disruption to their business and operating models as a result of new digital technologies. I helped them benefit from the disruption: • Oversaw the strategy workstream during the bu ...see more

Strategic Consultant / Self Employed

January 2002 - December 2007

(predecessor to Imdad Capital Ltd.) Included: • Assisted a media (newspaper) company facing disruption as a result of digital technologies to position itself for the future through the acquisition of online recruitment ...see more

Senior Manager of Business Development / Self Employed

January 1999 - December 2001

Joined egg.com, the first purely online bank - an early disruptor to traditional banking, soon after it was launched, and successfully led the development and execution of three new digital business opportunities. Included: ...see more

Strategy Manager

KPMG US

January 1996 - December 1999

Co-led development of 'The CEO Room' which examined the disruption being experienced by incumbents as a result of new entrants, regulatory changes, technology, and changing behavior amongst suppliers and customers. Included: ...see more

Education

Masters in Business

Bayes Business School Cass School of Business City University

2004

Masters in Political Science

Indiana University

1996

Bachelors

Wellesley College

1992

Language Skills

English Urdu

Skills

Business

Digital Transformation,

Digital Strategy,

Digital Maturity,

Digital Experience & Design