Aakash Desai
Revenue and Operations Executive for Growth companies || Building Teams || Board Member, Advisor, and Consulting Executive || Entrepreneur & Startup Investor
- Role
- Forbes Council Member at Forbes Business Council
- Location
- Boston, MA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Aakash Desai
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 simple2. Change is constant3. Innovate to be successful4. Bring value to clientsMy 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!
Experience
Forbes Council Member
Feb 2022 — Present
Education
MIT Sloan School of Management
Artificial Intelligence
Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)
The University of Texas at Austin
Bachelor’s Degree, Electrical and Electronics Engineering
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