A data-driven and innovative leader of Marketing and Transformation, Akash helps Healthcare companies with critical marketing and customer experience needs, addressing the here and now while building for the future. Over 20+ years, Akash has created over $2Bn in value through sales growth at McDonald’s, Humana, AbbVie, and more.
As Head of Marketing for Humana’s $9Bn Pharmacy Solutions business unit, he created disciplined planning and processes while leading a 30+ person team. His analytical and forward-thinking leadership enabled Humana Pharmacy to achieve record growth: 10% CAGR vs. the prior 3%.
Before his healthcare experience at Humana, Akash led digital and CRM for AbbVie US. Here, he developed more robust consumer-centric digital experiences and performance marketing capabilities. This helped develop CRM and digital to achieve the highest ROI among channels for the blockbuster drug Humira.
He can uniquely supercharge healthcare company goals due to his balanced experience in the industry and at leading marketing companies, combined with his understanding of B2C and B2B marketing.
Akash has been a featured speaker on healthcare at Northwestern University, Publicis Healthcare Summit, and the Global Digital Pharma conference in SF. He has a B.A. from the University of Illinois and an M.S. from Northwestern University.
