Gaurav Goel is an impact entrepreneur and the Founder & CEO of Samagra, a mission-driven governance consulting firm.He holds an MBA from IIM Calcutta and a dual degree in Computer Science & Engineering from IIT Delhi. Prior to Samagra, he was a Management Consultant with McKinsey & Co.Gaurav set up the firm in 2012 with a mission to improve the quality of life of citizens through better governance. Over the last 14 years, the impact of Samagra’s work has been felt by 50 million Indians across states.
Samagra is a mission-driven governance consulting firm that works with the senior political and bureaucratic leadership of states to solve development problems at scale across domains. Samagra has worked with the Government of India and 10+ state governments on 12+ domains across 25+ large-scale systemic transformation projects in sectors like education, agriculture, skills, employment, service delivery, etc. focusing on the end-to-end diagnosis, design, and implementation.With a dynamic team of committed professionals, Samagra is a unique Indian story of entrepreneurship aimed at creating impact at scale. Through Samagra, Gaurav has introduced an ‘impact-first’ approach to governance consulting, maximising impact for the citizens with the government as the thought-partner.