Akshay Verma — Co-Founder
With 17+ years of professional and entrepreneurial experience, Akshay worked as an investment banker in London before moving back to India to deep dive into his entrepreneurial adventures. Educated at St.Stephen's College, University of Oxford and Columbia University, Akshay is consistently identified as a young business leader, and is frequently invited to top business schools such as London Business School, Oxford, Columbia, IIMs, XLRI, Symbiosis, etc. to share his experiences. A sportsman and debater in his university days, Akshay has worked with several social initiatives in the past and continues to do so today in his spare time. In his past life as a Investment Banker in the Leveraged & Acquisition Finance and Private Equity Group at UBS Investment Bank, London, his focus area included origination and capital markets execution of leveraged loans, investment grade loans and high yield bonds for private equity and corporate clients across industry sectors, currencies and EMEA jurisdictions. With expertise in business and credit analysis, strategic proposals and stakeholder relations and a strong skill-set in building and maintaining complex financial models, identifying key drivers and offering tailored business solutions, Akshay set up Agratam India - a globally recognised award winning social venture operating in Bihar that converts unproductive waterlogged lands into profitable fish farms. Akshay also co-founded a unique online information discovery platform (Skillhippo) which he wound up to build FITPASS - India's largest full stack app-based fitness and lifestyle product offering a universal fitness membership to 7500+ gyms and fitness studios along with A.I. led coaching plans, personal nutritionist assistance and more!
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Social Entrepreneur with a strong background in Investment Banking and Health & Fitness technology.
Location: Delhi, India
Experience: 17 yrs 5 mos
Skills
- Business Strategy
- Entrepreneurship
- Business Development
- Customer Experience
- Social Impact
- Social Entrepreneurship
- Sustainability
- Policy Development
- Product Development
- User Experience
- Consulting
- Leadership
- Community Building
- Education
- Instruction
Career Highlights
- 17+ years of experience in investment banking and entrepreneurship.
- Founded award-winning social venture recognized by President Obama.
- Co-founded India's largest fitness app with over 1.1 million users.
Work Experience
Confederation of Indian Industry
Member, CII Regional Special Task Force on Entrepreneurship and Start-ups (9 yrs 9 mos)
FITPASS
Co-Founder (11 yrs 2 mos)
Echoing Green
Graduate Consultant (5 mos)
SIPA, Columbia University
Instructional Departmental Research Assistant, Nonprofit Financial Management (3 mos)
Agratam India
Director (14 yrs)
Skillhippo.com
Founder & Director (2 yrs 11 mos)
SIPA, Columbia University
President, School of International & Public Affairs Student Association (SIPASA) (1 yr)
UBS Investment Bank, London
Associate, Leveraged & Acquisition Financing and Financial Sponsors Group (3 yrs 2 mos)
Education
Master of Financial Economics at University of Oxford
Master of Public Administration at Columbia University
B.A. (Hons.) at St. Stephen's College, Delhi
High School at Delhi Public School Vasant Kunj