Akhil Kumar is a strategy and investment professional with around four years at Goldman Sachs, spanning M&A execution, financial analysis, and CXO-level strategy. His work sits at the intersection of rigorous financial modeling and qualitative market research across consumer, TMT, financial services, and natural resources.
He currently serves as Chief of Staff in Goldman's Engineering Management and Strategy team, partnering with senior leadership on firmwide AI adoption, operating model design, and cross-functional execution.
As an Investment Banking Analyst, he led sector-agnostic research across buy-side and sell-side mandates, including a multi-geography market thesis for Woolworths' entry into pet care, pulling evidence from South Africa, Europe, the US, and India.
He contributed research to the NITI Aayog's AI and jobs report, coordinating with Deloitte, EY, and government bodies to frame the impact of AI on India's IT services sector.
Akhil holds an MBA from IIM Udaipur and a B.Tech in Electronics and Communication Engineering from VIT Vellore.
