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Shantanu Deshpande is the Delhi, India-based founder and CEO of Bombay Shaving Company, a men's grooming startup. He is the host of The BarberShop with Shantanu podcast, which focuses on entrepreneurship. Deshpande is an ambassador at Olympic Gold Quest (OGQ), a not-for-profit foundation supporting Indian athletes in their quest to win Olympic medals. He serves as an advisor at Advent International, assisting the firm with consumer investments and portfolios.
Deshpande previously worked as an external advisor at McKinsey & Company, a global management consulting firm, where he helped the firm with matters related to digital commerce and consumers.
He holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree from the Indian Institute of Management, which he pursued from 2009 to 2011. He also holds a Bachelor's degree in computer science from the National Institute of Technology.
