Aakash Patel

Aakash has a wide range of experience across start-ups, technology, and academics. Prior to joining Riverside in 2016, he worked as a summer analyst at the private equity firm Littlejohn & Co. where he helped build out a performing credit group. Before Littlejohn, he held a variety of roles in technology, entrepreneurship, and academia. As a junior product manager at Hostway, Aakash was involved in the development of a new product line focused around an e-commerce SaaS platform. As a founder of BlurPort LLC, he led the development of an innovative data security device. Aakash has multiple publications from research assistant positions held in the computational sciences at the University of Michigan, University of Notre Dame, Oberlin College, and Northwest Missouri State University.

Aakash holds a B.A. in Neuroscience and Computer Science from Oberlin College. On the weekends, you’ll find him a train ride away in Connecticut enjoying the serenity of suburban life.