Akshi has 15 years of experience in Strategy and Operations in the Financial Services and Blockchain industries. She focused on Strategic and Financial Operations at Kraken. Prior to that, Akshi launched ConsenSys Academy (an Ethereum developer education program). She was the Global Head of Marketing Analytics at BlackRock, Director of Digital Products at Conde Nast, and Principal at a Big Data startup that was acquired by MasterCard. Akshi was a Project Leader at BCG (Boston Consulting Group) in NYC and Boston focused on Financial Services and Hedge Funds. She has an MBA from Wharton, a Master’s in Engineering from Dartmouth, and a B.Tech in Computer Sc. & Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT).