Saj is an economist, author and founder of the London-based multi-award winning talent agency The Smarty Train (TST).
Saj, in addition to his role as Founder of The Smarty Train, works across all practices.
He frequently works at senior, C-Suite and board level, regularly advising on issues relating to talent, strategy, learning, productivity and business transformation through people. Saj has also advised government, working closely with two Secretaries of State on labour market issues.
An Economist by training, Saj started out as a Strategy Consultant at Accenture and then moved to EY’s Strategy Advisory Practice. There, he focused on the transformation of central government and received a ‘Best of the Best’ Award. One of his career highlights was being involved in London’s bid for the 2012 Olympics. He’s also registered on a global patent for a model that measures the value of public sector service delivery. His work has been featured in the books Licensing Occupations: Ensuring Quality or Restricting Competition (W E Upjohn Institute for Employment Research) and Unlocking Public Value (John Wiley & Sons).
During Covid-19, Saj led The Smarty Train’s response and its work with Essential Services, globally.
Outside of work, Saj is a Trustee of The University of London Convocation Trust, and Trustee of Young Enterprise, where his terms have recently been renewed for a further term. Saj also is a member of The Bank of England’s Decision Maker panel.
Saj has been awarded Freedom of the City of London, was nominated as one of a hundred faces of a Vibrant Economy and in 2021 his book The Smarts became an Amazon best-seller.
Saj has studied at Harvard University, University College London (UCL) and The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) where he received both a Graduate Merit Award and the Faculty Automation and Performance Award for outstanding academic performance.
