SHAHID KAHN
Managing Director, BearingPoint, Inc. (formerly KPMG Consulting)
Shahid is responsible for leading the Entertainment Industry sub-sector for BearingPoint’s Media Practice. Previously, Shahid was a Client Services Partner at IBM Global Services (IGS), where he led the activities of the various arms of IGS focusing on East Coast based Publishing and Entertainment clients.
Shahid is a seasoned Management Consulting and Information Technology (IT) Services professional with a strong background in developing and leading Services businesses. He has spent his career of managing senior level executive relationships and working with clients to diagnose their strategic, operational and technological issues and develop innovative solutions to address them. He has significant knowledge of the Media, Entertainment, and Information Services industries, and how emerging technologies are impacting them. Some of the key clients he has served include: Viacom, BMG, Warner Music, RIAA, Scholastic, Sony, etc.
Prior to joining IBM, Shahid launched and led new business lines for two e-business consulting firms, ZEFER and Context. At these firms, while building the business, Shahid worked on strategic projects with senior executives at major Media firms. Shahid has also worked at Deloitte Consulting, JP Morgan and McGraw Hill, where he participated in and managed Strategy and IT projects.
Shahid holds an MBA in Marketing and Finance from New York University's Stern School of Business. In addition, he has completed executive programs at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and New York University. Shahid serves on the Advisory Boards of two technology start-ups, as well as the Board of Directors of a non-profit organization that focus on literacy.