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Sandeep Shetty

Cofounder & CEO at NorthLadder, McKinsey alum, Endeavor Entrepreneur
24.4 yrs experienceComputer Software
Jan 2021

The move

MoveCareem NorthLadder
TitleManaging Director - Ride Hailing Cofounder & CEO at NorthLadder
LocationDubai Dubai
Career arcLong-term resident
Cross-border moveYes · Dubai United Arab Emirates
Native languageEnglish, 4 Indian languages
Years in UAE18.4
Total experience24.4 years
NorthLadder headcount11-50 employees
NorthLadder industryInternet Marketplace Platforms
NorthLadder HQSheikh Zayed Road, next Dubai World Trade Center, Dubai
NorthLadder founded2019
NorthLadder typePrivately Held

Career arc

  1. Cofounder & CEO at NorthLadder2021 — Present
    NorthLadder· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
  2. Managing Director - Ride Hailing2017 — 2021
    Careem· Dubai
  3. Senior Vice President2012 — 2017
    Emirates NBD· Dubai
  4. Senior Engagement Manager2008 — 2012
    McKinsey & Company· Dubai
  5. Vice President2002 — 2008
    GE Capital· United States

Education

Languages

  • English · Native or bilingual
  • 4 Indian languages · Native or bilingual

Top skills

StrategyOperations ManagementBusiness TransformationVenture CapitalEntrepreneurshipDigital Transformation

About

I have over 20 years of senior leadership experience across the US, Europe, India, and the Middle East with McKinsey, GE Capital, and Uber’s subsidiary Careem. My career has been deeply entrepreneurial—founding a consulting business in the US, building a world-class banking shared services company (featured in the McKinsey Quarterly and also as a Harvard Business School case study), and leading the $1B+ P&L of Careem’s core ride-hailing business, acquired by Uber for $3.1B. I have engineering and MBA degrees from India's top schools, the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) and the Indian Institute of Management (IIM). Most recently, I founded and scaled the #1 second-hand device marketplace across 21 countries, earning selection into the Endeavor global network of high-impact entrepreneu

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