Arya Bolurfrushan

Founder & CEO at AAICO

Arya Bolurfrushan has a diverse work experience spanning over several roles and industries. In 2005, Arya started working at Goldman Sachs in the Investment Strategy Group. After three years, they moved on to RAK Petroleum plc in 2010, where they served as the GM & CFO. At RAK Petroleum, Arya played a crucial role in acquiring exploration and production assets to establish the company as the largest private oil and gas company in the Middle East. They also took RAK Petroleum public on the Oslo Stock Exchange. In 2017, Arya became a Board Member at Bolur Holdings and co-founded Praxi Partners GP, where they worked until 2019. From 2019 until 2021, Arya co-founded Accrete Capital. Currently, Arya is the Founder and CEO of The Applied AI Company (AAICO), a role they assumed in September 2021.

Arya Bolurfrushan's education history begins in 2001 when they enrolled at Carnegie Mellon University. They completed a Bachelor of Science degree in Information Systems, Economics & Finance in 2005. Then, in 2005, Arya pursued a Master of Science degree in Masters in Information Systems Management at Carnegie Mellon University, which was completed in 2006.

Afterwards, Arya attended Harvard Business School from 2008 to 2010, where they earned an MBA degree.

In terms of additional education experiences, Arya's education history mentions that they pursued studies at the University of Cambridge, where they focused on Philosophy and History, particularly exploring the topic of Naturalism Vs Supernaturalism. They also studied French Civilization at Sorbonne Université.

In addition, Arya has pursued specific courses or programs at Columbia University in Value Investing, Stanford University in Genetics and Genomics, and New York University in Real Estate Development. However, it is not specified when these experiences occurred.

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  • Founder & CEO

    September, 2021 - present