Clareo is proud to announce the promotion of Paul Donnellan and Satish Rao to Associate Partner. Their promotion is a natural result of their outstanding performance and service to our clients, as well as the firm’s continued growth. Satish has been an active member of the Clareo team for over 5 years and has led strategy efforts with Clareo’s clients in a range of sectors, including energy and resources, consumer and industrial products, and technology. He has helped clients identify and develop new business opportunities, including organizing for innovation and building new capabilities. His work includes building an understanding of market and ecosystem trends and futures, ideation for new business opportunities, and execution through M&A and go to market roadmaps. Satish will help direct the Energy and Resources practice at Clareo. Prior to Clareo, Satish held positions with Ericsson and Motorola. He has an MBA in strategy from the Kellogg School of Management.
In Paul Donnellan’s 3 years with Clareo, he has taken a leading role with key industrial and consumer product clients, where he has helped our clients identify and exploit their core capabilities in sectors that are experiencing rapid change. Paul has advised companies on design of corporate innovation programs to drive greater organic growth. He has helped client teams develop strategies and design new business models for growth across a wide range of industries, including aviation, manufacturing, and food and beverage. Prior to Clareo, Paul led sales and marketing for a startup technology division of Navistar. In his new role, Paul will help lead the Industrials practice at Clareo. Paul has an MBA from the University of Michigan.
With the promotion of Paul and Satish, Clareo will provide deeper expertise and visionary leadership to our clients.
