Aakash Desai
Forbes Council Member at Forbes Business Council
Executive Consulting Leader - Data, Automation, Analytics, AI, Digital Transformation || Entrepreneur & Startup Investor
I enjoy working in settings where I can generate ideas, bring them to life, and establish them as viable, sustainable businesses.
There are 4 aspects to my approach:
1. Keep it simple
2. Change is constant
3. Innovate to be successful
4. Bring value to clients

My focus is to bring value to clients through digital enterprise solutions - Automation, Advanced Analytics, Artificial Intelligence - with special focus on financial services, insurance and healthcare. 
Building business from bottom up, building teams and enabling new business with strategic clients.
Executive leadership ability with P&L ownership in high growth organizations. 

I have worked in a diverse set of roles, companies and geographies. I have led a mid-size business from flat revenues to growing more than 50% each year. 

As an investor I look for companies that have a key industry advantage - either through their product or engagement model. Ability of the founders to be aggressive sales capability is one of the top criteria.

Over the past 10+ years, success and failures have given me experiences in various areas and that unique perspective across industries give me an edge!
Forbes Business Council
https://www.linkedin.com/company/forbes-business-council
United States
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Forbes Council Member
AI Forum
https://www.linkedin.com/company/artificial-intelligence-forum
Leading research on AI, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, NLP, Robotics, Computer Vision and more across multiple industries
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Member of Advisory Board, AI Forum
Infinity Consulting
As an experienced entrepreneur and consultant, I am working with small, mid, large, enterprise businesses to understand the disruption that digital transformation can enable. Includes building a strategy, building an operating plan, managing large programs etc. Expertise in enabling digital transformation using automation, analytics, AI/ML technologies.
United States
Principal Consultant
Best Game Tickets
• Utilize portfolio and risk management strategies to decide on procurement and selling tickets for NFL, NCAA sports tickets.
• Partnered with ticketcity.com for major events on profit sharing basis.
Founder
BRIDGEi2i Analytics Solutions
https://www.linkedin.com/company/bridgei2i
As part of BRIDGEi2i Analytics, Aakash is proven leader with an ability to create and lead a team that can generate top results.
At BRIDGEi2i Analytics, we are leaders in AI for the Digital Enterprise. Using AI frameworks to create the impact and ROI with Automation, Advanced Analytics and Digital Transformation approach.

We create impact for our partners and clients using domain consultants, functional experts and AI solutions that are pre-baked and ready to be deployed. These levers can accelerate your journey to solve business problems using AI. We deliver using advanced techniques like machine learning, deep learning, graph networks, NLP, Computer Vision etc.
With sharp focus in banking, financial services and insurance industry solutions - We are able to help partners and clients improve their journey from complex and siloed data to creating intelligent insights.
Greater Boston Area
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Head of Financial Services, Insurance - Consulting and Business Development
Zensar Technologies
https://www.linkedin.com/company/zensar
Innovative enterprise solutions leader - Blockchain, AI, Analytics, RPA - with responsibility to open new logos and manage strategic accounts to hyper growth mode.
Build large deals utilizing digital transformation as core strategy with combination of products and services.
Lead Cognitive Automation across various verticals - sales, solution, consulting - CoE creation, automation road map, opportunity mining.
Greater Boston Area
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Strategic Business Development - Automation, Analytics, AI and Enterprise Digital Transformation
EdgeVerve
https://www.linkedin.com/company/edgeverve
•	Head of Strategy & Business Development for North America as part of a global team that is starting a new analytics practice and expanding the automation practice.
•	Leading the creation of new product focused on Medical Payments. 
•	Contributing member to M&A decisions and execution.
•	Previously part of business development for Digital Platforms – Marketing, e-Commerce and Customer Experience.
•	Consistently exceeded individual business goals by 30%-75% for new business and up to 100% in existing accounts. 
•	Developed marquee client relationships with focus on key industries - Manufacturing, Financial Services and Healthcare.
•	Mentoring and hiring new employees in a growing global team.
Greater Boston Area
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Strategy & Business Development - Automation, Analytics, Digital Products
Ratilal & Sons
•	Led the success of a new unit for manufacturing of industrial fabrics.
•	Led a growth phase company to increase revenue by 4X in 5 years.
•	Started new export division, currently 25% of company revenue.
•	Improved financial outlook by restructuring under-performing product lines, developing new sales channels and creating a purchase strategy.
Mumbai, India
Partner, Business Development and International Sales
IBM
https://www.linkedin.com/company/ibm
•	Led a worldwide cross functional team responsible for pre-silicon power management of the Cell Broadband Engine microprocessor for Sony PlayStation 3 and Power Processor for Xbox 360.
•	Led a special task force reporting directly to the director of the design center and delivered 10% power saving which beat the initial saving estimates.
•	Introduced a new error log system for internal tools that reduced issues resolution time by less than half - from 3 days to within 24 hours.
Austin, Texas Area
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Advisory Engineer, STI Design Center
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)
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Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management
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Bachelor’s Degree
Electrical and Electronics Engineering
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The University of Texas at Austin
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Artificial Intelligence
8 week class on AI: Implications on Business Strategy
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Sloan School of Management
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TiE Boston
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Business Strategy
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Corporate Innovation
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Digital Marketing
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Finance II
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Global Initiatives in Management
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Innovation Lab
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International Business Strategy in non-market Environments
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International Finance
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International Healthcare Systems
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Leadership in Organization
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Managing Turnarounds
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New Venture Discovery
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Operations Strategy
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Strategy & Organization
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Innovating in Health Care
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Economic Empowerment
Pro-bono Business Consulting
As an experienced entrepreneur and consultant, I am working with local businesses to understand the current business disruption. Helping local businesses assess, build a strategy, build an operating plan as they continue or re-open their business in this pandemic situation. Reach out if you need help.
Business Continuity Consultant
Education
TED Conferences
https://www.linkedin.com/company/ted-conferences
Volunteer at TEDx Natick - various roles
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Volunteer
Education
Kohl Children's Museum
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• Managed the planning and implementation of the first technology oriented exhibits.
• Performed competitive analysis and did customer interviews to understand requirements and effectively select solutions.
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Technology Consultant
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Bengaluru
Prithvijit Roy
CEO and Co-founder at BRIDGEi2i Analytics Solutions
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Bengaluru
Jitendra Jethanandani
Head of Data, AI & Analytics
https://www.linkedin.com/in/arun-krishnamoorthy-7ba86430
Greater Boston
Arun Krishnamoorthy
Vice President, Supply Chain Analytics
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Denver Metropolitan Area
Todd D. Smith
CEO | Data Solutions | Data Analytics | Data Management | Data Governance | Digital Transformation | Big Data | Data Science | AI | Machine Learning | Visualization | Automation | SaaS | Cloud | Mobile | IoT
https://in.linkedin.com/in/ashish-sharma-476784
Bengaluru
Ashish Sharma
Co-Founder and Director at BRIDGEi2i Analytics Solutions
https://www.linkedin.com/in/pradeeparadhya
Boston, MA
Pradeep Aradhya
CEO, Investor, Speaker, Author, Board Member, Mentor
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sonalgupta1981
Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex
Sonal Gupta
Director New Business Development (Europe) at BRIDGEi2i Analytics Solutions
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Bangalore Urban
Joydeep Dam
Data Science and AI leader
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Greater Boston
Adnaan Jiwaji
Product & Growth Leader
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Greater Boston
Charlie Schick, PhD
AI, ML, Embedded Solutions | Pharma, IoT, Manufacturing
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Greater Seattle Area
Adam Selipsky
CEO at Amazon Web Services (AWS)
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New York City Metropolitan Area
Raj Panisetty
Technology Executive, Automation, Innovation and Customer Enablement - Early Warning | Zelle
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Tampa, FL
John Konzelmann
Project Manager at LumenData
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Bengaluru
Dipesh Lakhotia
Head of Analytics || AI/ML Thought Leader || Digital Transformation growth leader
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Boston, MA
Heidi Alexander (she/her/hers)
Director of Lawyer Well-Being at the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
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San Francisco Bay Area
Joe Monastiero
Executive Sales Professional at Mercedes Benz of Pleasanton
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Naples, FL
Bill Turner
OWLEXEC, GLOBAL SENIOR EXEC CONSULTING TEAMS CUSTOMIZED TO MATCH STRATEGY AND STRATEGIC EXECUTION PROBLEMS AND OPPORTUNITIES
https://www.linkedin.com/in/arieshen
Newport Beach, CA
°Arie Shen
A board member, Fractional CxO, technologist & master of business development and sales. I help companies succeed in the US and other territories.
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New York City Metropolitan Area
Allan H. G.
Networking will make you more successful, period....
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Glendale, CA
Jeff Cohen
Fractional C-Level Executive with tech oriented Environmental & Sustainable businesses
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Mumbai
Aakash Desai
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Chantilly, VA
Aakash Desai
Construction Inspector at Virginia Department of Transportation
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Surat
Aakash Desai
Quality Assurance Engineer
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Bengaluru
Aakash Desai
Co-Founder at Indian Hempire
Rocky Mountain Texas Exes
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Eloqua Experts Group
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Kellogg 2Y-MBA Class of 2014
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Professional Services Executive Forum
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InsurTech in India
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Kellogg Alumni Club of San Francisco and Silicon Valley
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The World Innovation Network (TWIN, formerly KIN)
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Kellogg Alumni Social Impact Group
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Prescriptive Analytics
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Kellogg Alumni Club of Boston
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Kellogg School of Management
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Negotiation by Design
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TiE Global
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Chief Data Officer Insights from the Business of Data
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