Gagan Ahluwalia is what makes GlobalStep unique.

He is a former Corporate Finance and Litigation Support Partner in the US Firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers and a Senior Managing Director in its publicly traded successor firm FTI Consulting. Prior to his eighteen year US professional career Gagan was a Chartered Accountant in India.

As Gagan so puts it:

"I understand the needs of my clients. Indeed I have lived and breathed in that environment for the last eight years prior to founding GlobalStep.

I fully understand the needs of my clients and I have an excellent technical grasp of the services that GlobalStep offers.

Having grown up and worked in India, I completely appreciate the capability of the people we hire and what needs to be done to bridge the gap between that capability and our client needs. I know best how this is done, because I have personally bridged that gap most successfully over the last eighteen years."

Prior to holding leadership positions at PricewaterhouseCoopers and its successor firm, Gagan held senior finance and operational positions in the high tech industry.

During his US career, Gagan has worked closely with CPA firms, law firms, investment banks, private equity and hedge funds. He has directed consulting engagements in Europe and Asia in addition to the United States.

Gagan has an in-depth understanding of how to integrate off-shore professionals with the existing service delivery capability of Accounting, Legal and Financial Firms.

Prior to moving to the US, Gagan pioneered the concept of outsourced data processing for business applications. This is where he got his formative experience in process design and integrating external capability into an organization's internal processes.

Gagan is an accomplished speaker and a published author. He is one of the world's foremost experts in the design and implementation of off-shore sourcing strategies for creating competitive advantage. He has been a thought leader in the successful application of off-shore strategies in other industries prior to applying the paradigm to professional service firms and creating GlobalStep.

He received his MBA in strategy from the University of Washington in Seattle and his executive education includes training with both General Motors and Ford Motor Company.

Gagan has lived in Dallas, Texas with his family for the last 8 years. Prior to that, he has lived in New York and Southern California and the Pacific Northwest.