Akshay Masand

Akshay Masand is the Vice President at Labroots, a leading scientific social networking website. Akshay has been with the company for 7 years and 4 months, during which time they have held various positions, including Senior Director of Marketing, Director of Marketing, and Digital Marketing Manager.

Under Akshay's leadership, the Labroots marketing team has won 2 awards for Marketing Department of the Year, including the Stevie Award Silver Medal (2018) and Best in Biz Bronze Medal Winner (2016). Akshay has also more than doubled the company's revenue and increased website traffic by 120%.

Before joining Labroots, Akshay was the Founder / Digital Marketing Expert at Flare Agency, where they developed targeted digital marketing strategies for clients with revenue between $500k and $5M. During their time at Flare Agency, they successfully improved client leads, conversions, ROI, and social media marketing strategies.

Akshay began their career as a Staff Writer at ModMy, LLC, where they wrote about technology and gadgets. Akshay then became the Director of Digital Marketing at True Film Production, where they were responsible for designing, developing, testing and improving the messaging, content, strategy, and user experience for all digital and print communications.

Akshay Masand attended Syracuse University, where they earned a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering.