Akash Patel

Vice President at William Blair

Akash Patel has a diverse work experience that spans various organizations. Akash started their career in 2011 as a Corps Member and High School Teacher at Teach for America. In 2013, they joined Pearson plc as a Manager, Strategic Partnerships and Investments. After a couple of years, they joined J.P. Morgan as an Associate in 2016. In 2017, they moved to Evercore and worked as an M&A Associate until 2021. Akash also held the role of Vice President at Evercore from March 2021 to April 2021. Currently, they are working as a Vice President at William Blair since May 2021.

Akash Patel completed their B.A. in Political Economy at the University of California, Berkeley from 2007 to 2011. Akash then pursued their Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) at Harvard Business School from 2015 to 2017.

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  • Vice President

    May, 2021 - present