Akash Gupta

Akash Gupta has a diverse work experience spanning multiple industries. Akash worked at Fetch Pet Insurance as the Chief Strategy & Analytics Officer and Head of FP&A. Akash also held the role of Chief Product and Strategy Officer at the same company. Before that, they worked at Discovery Inc as the Group Vice President, where they led strategy for the launch of the direct-to-consumer (DTC) subscription business, discovery+. Akash also built and led the data function and was responsible for data analytics and business insights. Akash co-founded two companies, Link.run and Skroll.io, and served as a Product Manager in both roles. Akash also gained experience in corporate development, mergers and acquisitions at American Express and director-level positions at Cyndx. Earlier in their career, Akash worked as a Vice President at Bank of America Merrill Lynch in investment banking, specializing in the technology, media, and telecom industry. Akash started their career as a Software Engineer and Product Manager at Item Software and the University of Maryland, respectively.

Akash Gupta has a diverse education history. Akash obtained an MBA degree in Finance, Accounting, and Entrepreneurship from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business from 2006 to 2008. Prior to that, they earned an MS degree in Reliability and Risk Engineering from the University of Maryland between 1999 and 2001. Akash'sundergraduate studies were completed at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, where they earned a BTech degree in Industrial Engineering from 1994 to 1998. Additionally, they obtained a certification in Insights for Innovation from IDEO U in 2019. It is unknown when they attended Kulachi Hansraj Model School in India, as the start and end years were not provided.