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Daniela L.DL

Daniela L.

Strategy Consultant

$1,400/day
Dubai, AE
8-15 years

Average response time: 1 hour

About Daniela

Experienced strategy and M&A leader with 12+ years of experience at McKinsey and Bain, advising CEOs, boards, shareholders and public-sector leaders on high-stakes strategic and investment decisions.

My work sits at the intersection of corporate and portfolio strategy, M&A, and value creation, with a strong focus on translating strategy into measurable impact. I have led commercial due diligences, bid strategies and post-acquisition roadmaps, as well as large-scale transformations delivering significant EBITDA improvement.

I have extensive experience across industrials, infrastructure, transport, hospitality and regulated environments, working with both private-sector clients and public institutions, including ministries and authorities. This has required balancing commercial objectives, regulatory constraints and long-term societal outcomes.

Beyond strategy design, I have spent much of my career leading complex, multi-workstream transformations and building high-performing consulting teams across regions. I value pragmatic, execution-oriented consulting and long-term client partnerships.
  • Portuguese

    Native or bilingual

  • English

    Native or bilingual

  • Spanish

    Fluent

  • German

    Basic

  • French

    Conversational

Can work on-site
Dubai (up to 50km)

Experience

  • Bain & Company
    Associate Partner; Senior Manager
    October 2021 - January 2026 (4 years and 3 months)
    Dubai, United Arab Emirates
    • • Led a growth and diversification strategy for a regional transport authority, targeting 3x increase in non-farebox revenues through adjacencies
    • • Conducted M&A due diligence and synergy assessment across the hospitality sector (revenue, operating costs and capex), influencing multimillion-dollar investments
    • • Led a country-wide industrial innovation strategy, including a R&I centre and operational plan at a country-wide level
    • • Spearheaded E2E customer experience program for a multi-region development in the GCC, from strategy to execution, including real estate and transport customer experience
    • • Oversaw development of tourism demand strategy, including demand assessment for different types of visitors as well as supply requirements (hotels keys per category)
    • • Acted as a 3rd party advisor to a client during the development of the strategy of a major industrial city in the GCC, supporting planning and business case
    • • Spearheaded business development for a set of clients, including proposal leadership, client pitch preparation and expansion of existing accounts
    • • Built and maintained senior client relationships, acting as day-to-day trusted advisor
    • • Led and coached consulting teams across multiple engagements, contributing to talent development and firm capability building
  • McKinsey & Company
    Engagement Manager; Associate; Analyst
    February 2013 - July 2021 (8 years and 5 months)
    Brazil
    • • Led due diligence and bid strategy in the airline sector, including investment thesis, synergy sizing and post-acquisition roadmap
    • • Developed a 10-year corporate strategy for a major industrial and service group, driving portfolio optimization, internationalization and M&A strategy
    • • Orchestrated a 5-year strategy for an aluminum company to drive value creation ahead of IPO, including CapEx re-prioritization and portfolio optimization
    • • Managed an end-to-end transformation for a leading telco in LatAm, coordinating 18 different workstreams and delivering +400M USD in EBITDA (both revenue and cost improvement), enabling reinvestment in 5G roll-out and digital services and products
    • • Directed value creation program for a for-profit education company, delivering +100M USD in EBITDA. It included target setting, definition of roadmap for implementation and implementation
    • • Designed 10-year corporate strategy for an agri player in Latin America. Assessed market trends, scenarios, portfolio of moves and capital needed in order to fulfil a successful strategy

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Education

  • MBA Class
    INSEAD
    2017
    MBA Class
  • MSc in Geotechnical Engineering
    Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
    2012
    MSc in Geotechnical Engineering

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