CHICAGO, October 20, 2021 — AArete, a global consulting firm specializing in data-informed profitability improvement, is proud to announce AArete Managing Director Maulik Bhagat has been named one of the Top 50 Healthcare Consultants of 2021 by The Consulting Report. Professionals named to this list advise the largest and fastest growing healthcare companies in the world. Per The Consulting Report, these skilled consultants “anticipate the needs of their clients, in turn helping them achieve key milestones and objectives, and in parallel advancing the overall healthcare industry at large.”

“I am honored to be recognized among such an outstandingly talented group of professionals,” said Maulik. “My focus is always on getting the best outcome for my clients—it is gratifying to see that recognized. Also, I want to acknowledge that this is only possible because of the people and culture we have at AArete—this award is for every one of my colleagues,” he continued. Maulik leads several solution areas at AArete including the healthcare-focused Digital and Data Services. Maulik has a more than 15-year history of leading large-scale consulting engagements for clients, and delivering measurable bottom-line improvement, digitally enabled process efficiencies and organizational change through fact-based, data-intensive analysis combined with domain expertise. 

This award is a testament to Maulik’s commitment to his clients and healthcare space more broadly. “Maulik is key to AArete’s ability to deliver best-in-class service to our healthcare clients,” said Loren Trimble, CEO of AArete. “We are proud to have Maulik among our leaders across the firm—he truly exemplifies stewardship, one of AArete’s guiding principles.”

Maulik is a published author and quoted industry expert in publications like Managed Healthcare Executive, Chain Drug Review, ThinkAdvisor, American Pharmacists Association, and Chain Store Age. He holds a Master of Business Administration degree from S.P. Jain Institute of Management and Research (SPJIMR), a bachelor’s in accounting and finance from Mumbai University, and certifications in information systems auditing and Six Sigma.

About AArete

AArete is a management consulting firm that specializes in profit improvement through operational performance improvement, strategic cost reduction and revenue enhancements. We work with our clients across all industries and business functions to optimize their profits in a compressed timeframe and without reducing people. AArete identifies and implements significant bottom line improvements through sourcing methodologies, Big Data analytics, proprietary revenue optimization techniques, and the Knowledge Management Center™, an internal intellectual property repository with benchmarking data and industry focused studies. AArete is proud to have won many awards including most recently, Top Workplaces and Fastest Growing Firms. For more information visit www.aarete.com.