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Sadiq Gillani
Sadiq Gillani
Lecturer, Marketing
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Teaching Statement

Sadiq Gillani teaches MKTG 534: “The Travel and Airline Industry” at Stanford Graduate School of Business, since 2014.

Bio

Sadiq is heading the in-house consulting division of Emirates Group, leading a 50-person transformation team. He joined Lufthansa Group in 2011 as Chief Strategy & Innovation officer and was a key part of the Group Leadership team which turned around the profits of the company. In 2015 he was asked to become one of the first employees of the new Eurowings, responsible for Network Planning, Fleet and Airport Relations, doubling the size of the airline. 

Sadiq also sits on the World Economic Forum’s Global Future Council for Mobility and Travel. His TED talk on the future travel experience has been seen by over 130,000 people. He was formerly the Chief Commercial Officer of a Brazilian low cost airline and a Partner with Seabury (now part of Accenture). He started his consulting career at Bain & Company in London. 

He is a keen traveler, having visited 120 countries and lived on 6 continents.

Academic Degrees

  • MBA, Harvard Business School, 2006
  • MPhil, Management Studies, Cambridge University, 2001
  • BA, Management Studies, Cambridge University, 2000

Academic Appointments

  • Lecturer in Marketing, Stanford GSB, 2014-present
  • Tutor in Management Studies, Cambridge University, 2000-01

Professional Experience

  • Senior Vice President, Emirates Group, 2018-present
  • Senior Vice President, Lufthansa Group, 2011-2018
  • Chairman, Lufthansa Consulting, 2012-2016
  • Member of Board of Directors, SunExpress, 2013-2016
  • Chairman, Lufthansa Innovation Hub, 2014-present
  • Member Global Future Council, World Economic Forum, 2014-present
  • Chief Commercial Officer, Webjet, 2010-2011
  • Senior Vice President, Seabury, 2006-2010
  • Senior Associate Consultant, Bain & Company, 2001-2004

Awards and Honors

  • Capital Magazine’s Top 40 under 40 in Germany, 2016
  • Young Global Leader, World Economic Forum, 2015
  • Top 100 Ethnic Minority Business Leaders, Financial Times, 2015
  • Top 100 OUTstanding Business Leaders, Financial Times, 2014, 2015

Teaching

Degree Courses

2019-20

MKTG 534: The Travel and Airline Industry

This class provides an overview of the travel and airline industry focusing on strategy, business models, operations and trends. Topics we will cover include competition, service delivery, distribution, pricing, planning and the use of analytics...

School News

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