Akhil Shahani
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Akhil Shahani is an ASCENT member and the Managing Director of The Shahani Group, which runs a range of colleges in areas like business, media, real estate, finance and others. His colleges incorporate global industry oriented education systems that make their graduates truly employable. He is also a Venture Partner in Kaizen Private Equity, which is India’s first private equity fund focused solely on the education sector. Akhil’s work in the non-profit space is also extensive, he is on the advisory board of Unltd India & IDOBRO, which are two incubators supporting social entrepreneurs. He is the Director of the SAGE Foundation Trustee of The Shahani Trust, which both have a range of charitable initiatives in education. Akhil’s family sits on the board of 28 iconic colleges in Mumbai.
