Dylan Pereira

Business adviser, Consultant, Finance professional, Global soul, Idea generator, Job-seeker, Policy maker, World traveler

Dylan Pereira is a senior advisor to The Office of Tony Blair working on an economic and political development programme for a Middle East nation. Formerly, Dylan was a Vice President in investment management at Goldman, Sachs & Co. and at McKinsey and Company, where as an engagement manager, he advised financial institutions on a variety of topics. Prior to McKinsey, Dylan was a Managing Partner of a technology services firm, Cambridge Technology Partners. Dylan holds an MBA from The Wharton School, an MA in International Economics from the School of Advanced International Studies at Johns' Hopkins and a BS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Miami. He is a term member of the Council on Foreign Relations, a fellow at the Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans and Co-President of the Johns' Hopkins SAIS NY Alumni Association. He currently resides in New York City.

I'm passionate about: global development and finance, the Middle East, South Asia, Latin American art, culture and dance.

This is more a question than an idea: How can globalization reduce healthcare costs in the US like it did for other industries? Beyond medical tourism and importing cheap pharmaceuticals, what are the opportunities and challenges to a global (or globalized) healthcare system?

Finance and Economics, Globalization, Middle East, South Asia, Strategy

Born and raised in Mumbai. Have lived and worked on four continents, although New York City is home. Currently advising a middle east government on a comprehensive economic and political development programme. Formerly worked on Wall Street and in management consulting. Always on the lookout for interesting business ideas that straddle global trends and to meet like-minded global souls.

Cooking and photography