Aakash Agarwal

About Aakash Agarwal

I love to dig into customer problems and help them take strategic decisions with my analysis, insights and out of box thinking. Working as an Associate Director, I am involved in assisting various BFSI clients through Business Planning, Framing Go-To-Market strategy, Competitive Intelligence, Organisation Transformation and performing Commercial Diligence. I have assisted Lending Institutions in conducting location assessments, diagnostics and benchmarking across asset classes to help them in market expansion and improving their operational efficiency.At Crisil, I have also developed various products and tools to drive strategic initiatives for various financial institutions for risk management. I have also provided advisory services to various Development Finance Institutions and multi-laterals to help them achieve their objectives.Prior to my MBA, I have worked with Deloitte Consulting and Tata Consultancy Services Ltd where I have enjoyed my position in creating, scaling, managing and optimizing technology solutions for the client in area of Public Policy and Trade Finance.My personal and professional experience have taught me the following about myself- I love to win, but helping the team win gives me greater joy- I can align myself to customer\'s vision and lead teams to work towards that common goal- I can successfully create, scale and optimize product portfolios and excel at execution of big ideas with given constraintsI educate, refine and drive myself to become a better person- I am constantly learning- I focus on making high-quality decisionsI enjoy meeting new people and hearing new perspectives. I love to trek, travel and play cricket. Professional SkillsMarket Analysis || Business Analysis || BFSI Strategy || Management Consulting || Product Development & Management || Team Management

Experience

1. Associate Director

   Crisil

   Mar 2025 — Present · Mumbai, IN

   Leadership & Delivery:• Managing a team of Managers/Senior Consultants/Consultants for delivering Financial Services Consulting solutions to clients• Successfully delivered a Branch Build Out Strategy for Banks using Geo-spatial Data, MSME Cluster assessment and Competitive Benchmarking.• Successfully delivered a Pricing Model & Policy to a Digital lender to help them overcome Regulatory observations and stay in line with industry peers• Successfully built and presented a Business Case for a Corporate to launch an NBFC, along with select product line analysis to meet organisation goals and leverage on group synergies• Successfully conducted a commercial diligence for a leading private equity to evaluate the EV Financing segment in India and key players in the segment• Spearheaded the curation of the 360 Wealth Creators list for creating a franchise for the client, enhancing customer engagement; Authored thematic reports, delivering insights to drive engagement with HNIs.(https://wealthcreatorslist.360.one/)• Conducted an evaluation of NBFCs and Stock Brokers to assist a leading NBFC in scaling their Wholesale Lending and MTF Book.• Supported an Australian based HealthTech with competitive benchmarking and stakeholder mapping to facilitate India Entry• Sized the Gold economy (including Jewellery making and retailing, Gold based investment, Vaulting, Financing, Refiners etc) in partnership with World Gold Council to position gold strongly within the Indian economyBusiness Development & Franchise:• Authored a report on attracting patient capital into Infrastructure through Partial Credit Enhancement for NaBFID (Annual Infrastructure Conclave 2025)• Authored an article on AI in Financial Services to position Crisil as a thought leader • Acquired new logos for Crisil through Consultative selling to BFSI clients• Created pitch decks for client acquisition and authored thought leadership articles for franchise building• P&L Management

Education

• Heritage Institute of Technology

  Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Computer Science & Engineering

  2009 — 2013

• Hariyana Vidya Mandir

  High School, Science

  1997 — 2009

• SVKM's Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS)

  Master of Business Administration - MBA, Business Administration and Management, General

  2017 — 2019

Skills

• Public Speaking
• C++
• Microsoft Office
• Business Strategy
• C
• Microstrategy Reporting
• Business Intelligence Reporting Tools
• Html
• Java
• Oracle