Vasudevan Sundaramurthy
Vasudevan leads the aviation, travel, and tourism business for ICF consulting in India and Asia Pacific. His primary expertise is in airport transactions, operational excellence strategies, financial and commercial diligence, economic impact assessments, policy and regulatory advice and sustainability solutions.
Vasudevan has close to 25 years of advisory experience in urban, transportation, tourism, and aviation sectors. He is responsible for expanding ICF's business in these fast-growing markets and anchoring the firm's strategic growth initiatives and advisory work for clients in the region. He is a member of the US-India Aviation Co-Operation Program and the MRO Association of India.
Vasu has advised governments, transport authorities, financing institutions, airport owners, operators and infrastructure sector stakeholders on policy, strategy, finance, operations, procurement, and transaction-related solutions. He has worked extensively with aviation and transport sector clients in India, Middle East, ASEAN and Europe on airport development strategies, economic analysis, project financing solutions, operational transformation strategies, regulatory reforms, and PPP transactions.
Prior to joining ICF, Vasu led KPMG’s India aviation business and served as the Global Airport Sector Lead, focusing on business development initiatives and project delivery for key aviation accounts.
Vasudevan holds a postgraduate degree in economics and a doctorate in management. He is recognized as a thought leader in the industry and publishes his views in print and on social media frequently.
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PhD (Economics)
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MA (Economics)
- SAF – The Real Deal for achieving India’s sustainability goals – Special Issue, US-India Aviation Co-operation Program- with Meghna Goradia. Manager, ICF, June 2024
- A renewed aviation strategy with a reimagined vision for the future is imperative- Economic Times Travel World, July 2021
- Ten Recommendations that can Revitalize the Aviation Sector
- GAGAN can be the new arrowhead of aviation reform
- Rationalizing MRO tax structure was long pending
- Challenges the government needs to address to sustain investor interest in airport infrastructure