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A sneak peek at the man behind Akhil Shahani, education entrepreneur & MD, The Shahani Group
Akhil Shahani is an education entrepreneur and the Managing Director of The Shahani Group, which runs a range of colleges in areas like business, media, real estate, finance and the like. 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 that is focused solely on the education sector. In addition, Akhil serves as the Chairman of Global Discovery Schools, which is a franchised chain of 14 innovative schools.
Akhil completed his MBA from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management in Chicago and his Doctorate in Education (Ed.D) from the University of Liverpool, where his thesis was on Student Employability.
Akhil is the recipient of many awards for his work in education like the Jamnalal Bajaj Award, Bharat Shiromani Award, PIMR Outstanding Educationist Award, Rex Karmaveer Chakra Gold Award, the Bharat Gaurav Award and the Indira Gandhi Priyadarshini Award among others. Here are his responses to our Proust questionnaire…
1) What is your idea of perfect happiness?
– A book in one hand, a gin & tonic in the other, lying on a beach in Bali with my family.
2) What is your greatest fear?
– Losing my family.