Nikhil Patel

About Nikhil Patel

Nikhil has extensive experience working with senior business executives and government leaders to solve problems, engineer solutions, make investment decisions, and lead cross-functional teams in dynamic environments.His business experience entails leading teams as Project Leader at the Boston Consulting Group (with a focus on M&A strategy, corporate finance, growth strategy, operations and private equity diligence for industrial goods, chemicals, and pharmaceutical companies), helping build and launch Gamut.com (an industrial supply e-commerce start-up), and catalyzing business development at SparkCognition (an AI computer software start-up). In government, Nikhil currently serves as Deputy CFO and Treasurer at the City of Detroit, where he leads a 70 person team across cash and investment management; debt management and bond issuance; tax administration, accounting, and compliance; customer service operations; and revenue collections functions. Previously, Nikhil served as Senior Advisor to Mayor Mike Duggan. In this capacity, he worked on a variety of strategic and operational initiatives across city departments, county, state and federal government entities. Nikhil enjoys operating the crossroads of his interests: science & engineering, capital allocation & investing, business, government & history, and how society works today vs. how it should work,Nikhil earned a Bachelors of Science in Chemical Engineering and a Masters of Science in Industrial and Operations Engineering from the University of Michigan. He also holds a Masters of Business Administration from Harvard Business School.

Experience

1. Senior Vice President, Asset Management

   Bedrock Detroit

   Jan 2026 — Present · Detroit, MI, US

   Oversee the strategic performance of Bedrock\'s real estate portfolio, focusing on maximizing asset value and long-term investment returns through rigorous financial analysis, capital allocation, and operational oversight. Lead and inform the execution of business plans, including operational expense reduction, capital improvements, leasing strategies, risk mitigation, final dispositions, and long-term asset strategy. Reporting to Chief Asset Management Officer and CEO of Bedrock, focused on solving problems across the firm; improving financial, operational, and strategic performance; and helping build and lead a high-performance operating culture

Education

• Harvard Business School

  Master of Business Administration - MBA

• University of Michigan College of Engineering

  Master of Science in Engineering, Industrial and Operations Engineering

• University of Michigan

  Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Chemical Engineering

Skills

• Business Analysis
• Strategy
• Engineering
• Data Analysis
• Chemistry
• Microsoft Excel
• Powerpoint
• Microsoft Office
• Analysis
• Statistics
• Agile Testing
• Project Management
• Agile Project Management
• Chemical Engineering