Nikhil Daftary

Nikhil Daftary has extensive experience in product management and marketing roles. Nikhil has held leadership positions at various companies, including Carbon Lighthouse, iMerit Technology, Filament!, Tendril, Organic, Sungevity, MakerSquare - School of Software Engineering, Greenling, Moodfish, and Accenture.

At Carbon Lighthouse, Nikhil serves as the Executive Vice President - Product, where they focus on optimizing energy consumption in buildings through innovative projects.

During their time at iMerit Technology, Nikhil held multiple roles, including Director of Product Marketing and Director of Product Management. Nikhil was responsible for developing product visions and strategies, leading customer-focused initiatives, and mentoring the product team.

At Filament!, Nikhil served as the Director of Product Management, where they managed client satisfaction, expanded product penetration, and led cross-functional teams in rebranding and simplifying product-value messaging.

While at Tendril, Nikhil was the Director of Product/Client Contract, leading the company's energy products initiative into direct-to-consumer offerings. Nikhil managed a team and played a key role in product releases, brand redesigns, and launching an industry-first solar marketplace.

Nikhil worked as a Senior Strategy Consultant at Organic, where they led landscape analysis, product-experience strategy, and usability research for a bank client. Their work contributed to the inclusion of UX and information architecture strategies into the bank's website overhaul.

At Sungevity, Nikhil served as a Senior Product Manager, leading product strategy and interaction design for customer acquisition initiatives. Nikhil also identified and led several product initiatives that resulted in increased conversions and the launch of new online products.

As a Growth Strategy Consultant at MakerSquare - School of Software Engineering, Nikhil developed student acquisition and marketing frameworks for the company's expansion. Nikhil collaborated with the curriculum development team to revamp the curriculum based on industry needs.

At Greenling, Nikhil worked as a Product & Product Marketing Consultant for a farm-to-table organic grocery delivery startup. Nikhil directed the implementation and analysis of product-purchasing analytics and incorporated user-persona analytics into product positioning initiatives.

Nikhil founded Moodfish, a nationally recognized startup in the local search industry. Nikhil led the development of semantic-based search technologies and competed against major players in the industry.

Earlier in their career, Nikhil worked at Accenture as a consultant, providing CRM consulting services and leading the implementation of custom CRM functionality for the company's high-value clients.

Nikhil Daftary has an MBA degree with a focus on Finance, Strategy, and Marketing from the Texas McCombs School of Business. Nikhil also holds a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Marketing and Finance from Trinity University. Undisclosed information does not allow us to determine specific start and end dates for both degrees.