Aarav Mehta
Managing Partner — Strategy
Former operator at a listed industrials group. Leads strategy and operating-model engagements.
About
Controls×Era.
Contera is a portmanteau of Controls and Era. The name is our thesis: in an era where complexity compounds and capital is unforgiving, the firms that win are the ones that own their controls.
We were founded by operators — not lifelong consultants. Every partner has spent at least a decade running the function they now advise. That single fact shapes how we scope, staff and finish engagements.
₹420Cr+
Cost Leakage Recovered
180+
SOP Libraries Built
60+
Internal Audit Mandates
19
Industries Served
Operating principles
01
Evidence over opinion
Every recommendation is anchored in primary data, walkthroughs and tested controls — not deck rhetoric.
02
Operator-grade detail
Our partners have run the functions they advise. We design for the line manager who has to make it work on Monday morning.
03
Quiet, compounding impact
We measure ourselves on what changes after the engagement closes — recovered cash, lower variance, calmer audits.
Leadership
Operators first. Consultants second.
Each partner has carried the P&L or the control they now work on. We staff every engagement with at least one partner in the room.
Ishita Rao
Partner — Audit & Controls
CA, CIA. 14 years across internal audit and SOX practice at Big Four firms.
Kabir Shah
Director — Cost & Procurement
Engineer-turned-procurement strategist. Built the firm's spend-forensic stack.