Akash Choudhury

About Akash Choudhury

Certified Independent Director and Transformation Leader with 23+ years of Big4 experience, partnering with global multinationals and promoter-led enterprises to unlock growth, resilience, and scale. Proven expertise in strategy execution, digital-first operating models, enterprise risk management, cost optimisation, and governance transformation, enabling translation of boardroom ambition into measurable results. At EY Global Delivery Services, led the strategy & transformation agenda for a organisation across 8 countries, delivering $50M+ cost savings, AI and automation-led productivity improvements of 5%+ YoY, and building culture of Innovation. Designed and institutionalised Enterprise Risk Management frameworks as a lever of growth — strengthening existing business, building resilience in wake of evolving business models and disruptions. Global experience includes secondments to New York (forensic audit for global investment bank) and Brunei (corporatization of a government entity), reflecting ability to deliver in high-stakes, cross-cultural environments. Strengthened EY’s client value proposition by setting up exclusive Client Experience Center, elevating engagement with Fortune 500 CXOs and displaying EY’s thought leadership view on market forces shaping future of different sectors. As part of the GDS COO office and in my role of GDS Organizational Transformation Architect, led large-scale transformation strategies aimed at creating \'Best-in-Class\' and \'Best-in-Cost\' GDS Operations, driving multi-million-dollar initiatives in areas such as digital platform development, cost optimization, real estate strategy, new GDS location setup, and carve-out/integration projects – shaping transition of EY’s GCC to a value centric asset from cost arbitrage model. With PwC India, led the Professional Services and Manufacturing vertical for Microsoft Dynamics (D365) as a management consultant. held P&L responsibility and led several large consulting engagements across a diverse portfolio of clients — from global MNCs to promoter-led firms — consistently enabling digitization, growth acceleration, and operating model redesign. Board-ready leadership is underpinned by strong academic credentials: Certified Independent Director (IICA, 2025), ISB (Strategy Formulation & Execution), IIM Bangalore–HEC Paris Advanced Management Program, and PGDBM in Finance & Strategy (IMI New Delhi), alongside certifications in Agile, Change Management, and AI/Automation.

Experience

1. Director - Strategy & Transformation

   EY

   Jul 2024 — Present · Bengaluru, IN

   I am part of the GDS Client Services, Strategy & Transformation team, responsible for driving Strategic Initiatives. Responsible to drive strategic initiatives like Enterprise Risk Management to mitigate evolving business model risks, drive culture of innovation to enable incubation of new solutions / services, generate 5-7% YoY delivery efficiencies through AI & Automation, lead setup of client experience center.

Education

• New York Institute of Finance

  Certification, US Capital Markets & Products and Insider Trading

  2007 — 2007

• Hemalata Handique Memorial Institute, Jorhat, Assam

  Senior Secondary

  1984 — 1994

• HEC Paris

  International/Global Studies

  2018 — 2018

• Indian Institute of Management Bangalore

  Advanced Management Program, Strategy and Leadership

  2018 — 2018

• Kendriya Vidyalaya

  Higher Secondary, Science

  1994 — 1996

• City College of Commerce and Business Administration, Kolkata

  Bachelor of Commerce (Honours), Accountancy, Economics

  1997 — 2000

• Indian School of Business

  Strategy Formulation and Execution, Strategy

• IMI Delhi

  MBA, Finance, Strategy

  2001 — 2003

Skills

• Consulting
• Business Strategy
• Change Management
• Erp
• Team Management
• Business Process Improvement
• Enterprise Resource Planning (Erp)
• Strategic Leadership
• Crm
• Business Analysis
• Global Delivery
• Program Management
• Business Process
• Business Process Re-Engineering
• Management Consulting
• IT Strategy
• Business Development
• Business Transformation
• Management
• Pmo Services
• Microsoft Dynamics Erp
• Project Management
• Pre-Sales
• Strategy
• Finance Function Transformation
• Product Management