Airline Leader Interview IndiGo VP Strategy Neha Narain

Neha has close to two decades of diverse exposure in the field of aviation and management consulting. She is currently Vice President, Strategy and CEO's Office for IndiGo Airlines where she is a part of the leadership team and is driving the strategic growth agenda for the airline. IndiGo is the leading Indian passenger airline and one of the fastest growing airlines in the world. It flew 100 million+ customers last year to 120+ domestic and international destinations with a fleet of 400+ aircraft. In her current role she has been responsible for the next phase of growth for IndiGo where it develops from a domestic Indian carrier to a global aviation player by doubling in size and capacity by the end of the decade. IndiGo is India's preferred carrier, fulfilling its purpose of 'Giving Wings to the Nation' by connecting people and aspirations. Prior to her current role, she was leading the Financial Analysis vertical in the Corporate Planning and Analysis team in the Finance department of the airline. She was responsible for working along side department heads on projects enabling data driven decision making and managing organization wide large scale projects. An MBA by education, Neha spent almost a decade in Management consulting before joining the aviation sector where she had an experience of leading client and consultant joint teams on strategic and operational transformation projects. She worked across industries, functions and geographies. Her areas of work included strategy formulation, project management, market attractiveness, growth and expansion strategy, financial and commercial feasibility, process improvement, cost reduction etc.