Akshay R.

Akshay Ramen

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Lead of AI Strategy | Enterprise AI Transformation & Agentic Systems

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Studied at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

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Worked at McKinsey & Company

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Akshay's Coaching Offerings

Custom hourly · $60/hr

Get help with Fractional AI Strategist, AI Roadmap Development, and .

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Akshay’s AI Strategy & Transformation Qualifications

Experience level: Manager

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As the current lead of AI strategy for a global tech firm, I operate at the intersection of high-level corporate transformation and hands-on technical implementation. My experience ranges from architecting long-term AI roadmaps to the practical deployment of autonomous agentic frameworks within enterprise workflows. This dual perspective—strategic and technical—is further sharpened by my ongoing Master of Science in AI at UT Austin, allowing me to bridge the gap between "boardroom" strategy and the underlying math and engineering of LLMs. I specialize in coaching professionals and leaders on how to move beyond AI hype toward scalable, ROI-driven transformation. Whether you are looking to build a technical career in AI, pivot your team's operations, or understand how to leverage agentic tools for competitive advantage, I provide the frameworks and technical rigor needed to lead in this rapidly evolving space.

Akshay can help with:

Fractional AI Strategist

AI Roadmap Development

AI Agents

AI Policy & Governance Design

AI Automation

AI Strategy

AI Readiness Assessment

AI Insights Dashboard

AI Tools & Integration

Predictive AI

AI Product Innovation

Team AI Upskilling

AI-Driven Sales

AI-Driven Marketing

Freelancing

Akshay also coaches for Career Coaching and Management Consulting. View all.

Work Experience

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Manager, Corporate Strategy & Development

Monotype

November 2024 - Present

-Lead GenAI strategy across the organization, partnering with AI engineers and researchers to drive innovation in dynamic text rendering, typographic agents, new AI RAG/MCP font licensing, and fontless systems amid the rise of LLMs • Spearheaded platform integration strategy, embedding Monotype’s fonts into 30+ leading design and AI tools, catalyzing a rapid shift toward platform partner focused revenue model vs. traditional customer font licensing • Directed ‘Mission Whitespace’ efforts to evaluate how and where to AI assisted glyph generation to expand non-Latin inventory in markets where demand outpaces inventory • Created and assisted implementation of new, standardized customer success model to improve GRR & NRR • Conducted diligence and financial modeling for three foundry & tech M&A deals ($xM+ each), collaborating cross-functionally to assess strategic fit and financial impact

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Senior Business Analyst

McKinsey & Company

September 2022 - August 2024

Industries: TMT, Retail, LEAP/FUEL (McKinsey's startup incubator), Healthcare, Industrials, Manufacturing Functions: Pricing, Growth Strategy, Operations, Digital & Financial Transformations, Due Diligence Business Operations, Analytical Skills and +5 skills

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Co-founder

Fiesta

January 2020 - October 2022

-Fiesta is an app that we created from the ground up that aggregates and reports real time nightlife information through a rating system, allowing users to gauge key metrics like crowd, length of line, and service speed when determining which bars or breweries to go to -1k+ users in the Chicago & Minneapolis Area -Secured $6k in funding from selective University startup course but the rest was 100% bootstrapped Organizational Development, Legal Document Preparation and +11 skills

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Software Engineer

Target

September 2021 - September 2022

-Developed critical frontend and backend features (full stack) on the core team that worked on the newly released Gift Registry feature in the Target iOS app used by over 25 million customers -Debugged and updated vital functionalities used by customers in checkout from cart in Target iOS app Objective-C and Swift (Programming Language)

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Researcher

University of Minnesota

September 2019 - December 2021

-Writing a self-driving rideshare allocation simulation in Java that should maximize the number of passengers getting a ride and minimize wait times using a mathematical model imported through the Cplex API -The model and simulation results will be used in an in-progress research publication that will have a large impact on future of the rideshare market companies such as Uber and Lyft Microsoft Excel, Algorithms and +3 skills

Education

University of Texas at Austin Logo

University of Texas at Austin

Master's degree, Artificial Intelligence

2026 - 2027

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Logo

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Bachelor of Science - BS in Computer Science, Minors in Mathematics and Statistics

2017 - 2021

Activities and societies: Honors Student, Alpha Kappa Psi Professional Business Fraternity (Director of Membership and Executive Board Member), Student Researcher, Atland Ventures (Partner and Director) 3.80 GPA

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