Akshat Agarwal, Cfa
About Akshat Agarwal, Cfa
Akshat Agarwal, CFA, is the Senior Vice President of Equity Research at Jefferies in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
Title
Akshat Agarwal holds the position of Senior Vice President Equity Research at Jefferies, where he has been serving since 2020. His role encompasses analytical functions, focusing on equity markets, financial modeling, and investment recommendations.
Company
Akshat Agarwal is currently working at Jefferies in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. Jefferies is a global investment banking firm known for its comprehensive financial services, including equity research, asset management, and financial advisory services.
Previous Positions at CLSA and Nomura
Before joining Jefferies, Akshat Agarwal worked at CLSA as an Equity Research professional from 2011 to 2020, amassing significant experience over nine years. Prior to that, he served as an Equity Research Analyst at Nomura for one year from 2010 to 2011, where he focused on financial analysis and market research.
Educational Background
Akshat Agarwal has a strong educational background in finance and engineering. He earned an MBA specializing in Finance from the Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow, graduating in 2010. He also holds a CFA designation obtained from the CFA Institute between 2007 to 2009. Additionally, he holds a B.Tech in Chemical Engineering from Nagpur University, completed in 2006.
Early Career and Internships
Early in his career, Akshat Agarwal was an Engineer-Applications at ANSYS-Fluent from 2006 to 2008. He also completed a two-month internship in Private Equity at Merrill Lynch in 2009. These positions provided him with a diverse skill set, combining technical expertise and financial acumen.