Aakrit Vaish

Aakrit Vaish is a Co-Founder and CEO of Haptik, a Conversational AI company that has reached over 100 million devices and processed over 2 billion conversations. Aakrit has also founded and serves as the CEO of Interakt, a platform for small and medium-sized businesses to leverage conversational commerce. In addition, Aakrit is a Managing Partner at peercheque, an investment firm supporting ambitious technology companies in India. Aakrit is an investor at Naksh, a brand specializing in premium bed and bath linen. Aakrit has also served as an Advisory Board Member and Global Chapter Chair at H2, a global leadership network for the digital industry. Prior to their entrepreneurial endeavors, they worked as a Director at Winmark Enterprises and held various roles at Flurry, Inc., including Director of Global Business Operations & India and Manager of Business Operations. Aakrit's previous experience also includes working as a Business Technology Analyst at Deloitte Consulting LLP and as a Financial Analyst at the Chicago Transit Authority.

Aakrit Vaish attended the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign from 2004 to 2008, where they earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Engineering. Prior to that, they had attended Jamnabai Narsee School, but no specific degree or field of study is provided.