Akash Govil

About Akash Govil

Strategic leader with 12+ years of global experience in corporate strategy, operational excellence, and large-scale transformations across infrastructure, energy, consumer goods, and industrials. Proven track record of partnering with executive leadership to define and execute growth strategies, lead PMOs, and deliver measurable impact—ranging from $20M EBITDA improvements to multi-year business plans securing board approvals.Ex-BCG and Honeywell, I bring deep expertise in market intelligence, commercialization strategies, and capital project optimization, combined with strong stakeholder management and governance design. Adept at thriving in ambiguity, ramping up quickly on new industries, and driving cross-functional alignment to achieve strategic objectives.Passionate about first-principles problem solving and enabling organizational growth by empowering teams.

Experience

1. Engagement Manager

   Hatch

   Nov 2023 — Present · NY, US

   Applied GenAI to convert complex enterprise operating philosophies into decision-tree guidance:• Improved frontline decision quality and speedDeveloped board-ready 1-year and 10-year strategic plans covering volume, cost, and cash for a $1.2B revenue operation. • Re-sequenced a $600M+ capital portfolio based on NPV, IRR, and strategic fit to maximize portfolio ROIEstablished a centralized Transformation Office for a U.S. logistics network to drive 50+ strategic initiatives:• Designed a repeatable portfolio operating model and cascaded governance cadences that clarified decision rights and reduced time-to-decision for operational blockersBuilt ~$20M EBITDA bridge for a sponsor-backed ports and terminals (P&T) client in Central America:• Defined throughput increase, equipment productivity and reliability initiatives; built a 12-month value creation plan; Drove 6‑month execution cadence with ExCoBuilt capex strategy/ranking for quartz mining asset; linked product/market choices to unit economics, capacity, margin:• Re‑sequenced portfolio into no‑regret/strategic/opportunistic investments based on IRR/NPV & capital productivityLed multiple due diligences assessing operation constraints, Capex and Opex risks to help build investment thesis:• Directed due diligence to identify and quantify risks (asset reliability, capex/opex, compliance) and their impact on valuation and deal thesis

Education

• Cambridge school noida

  High School, Science

• Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi

  B.tech + M.tech, Chemical Engineering

  2008 — 2013

• Indian School of Business

  Post Graduate Program (MBA), Strategy and Leadership; Finance

  2017 — 2018

Skills

• Catalysis
• Aspen Hysys
• C
• Cfd
• Matlab
• Image Processing
• Heat Transfer
• Abaqus
• Chemical Engineering
• Comsol
• Algorithms
• Characterization
• Finite Element Analysis
• Imagej
• Simulations