Asheesh Saksena

Asheesh Saksena currently serves as the Chief Growth Officer at General Mills, a position held since August 2024. Prior to this, Saksena held the same title at Gap Inc. from January 2021 to April 2023. Experience also includes leadership roles at Best Buy, where Saksena served as President of Best Buy Health and Chief Strategic Growth Officer from June 2016 to November 2020. Earlier in the career, Saksena was Chief Strategy Officer at Cox Communications from September 2011 to May 2016 and Deputy Chief Strategy Officer at Time Warner Cable from October 2008 to September 2011. Saksena started the professional journey at Accenture as a Senior Partner from September 2000 to September 2008, and earlier worked with Tata Group from 1988 to 2000 as an Officer of Tata Administrative Service. Educational background includes an MBA from the Faculty of Management Studies at the University of Delhi and a Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) in Mechanical Engineering from the Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani.