Parag Acharya
About Parag Acharya
Parag Acharya serves as the Associate Vice President of Professional Services at Personify Corp, where he has worked since 2014. He focuses on developing practice leaders and managing a large team while overseeing the division's profit and loss.
Work at Personify
Parag Acharya has been serving as the Associate Vice President of Professional Services at Personify Corp since 2014. In this role, he manages a team of over 50 professionals, including consultants, project managers, and developers. His responsibilities include overseeing the profit and loss (P&L) for the professional services division. Acharya focuses on developing new practice leaders within the division and emphasizes hiring, training, and coaching team members to meet the growing demand for services.
Previous Roles at Personify
Before his current role, Parag Acharya held several positions at Personify Corp. He was the Senior Director of Business Development from 2010 to 2011 and later served as the Managing Director of Business Intelligence and Mobile Solutions from 2012 to 2014. These roles contributed to his extensive experience in business development and management within the company.
Education and Expertise
Parag Acharya studied at Harvard Business School, where he completed an Executive Education program focused on Building Client Management Capabilities in Professional Services Firms in 2010. He also holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering from the University of Rajasthan, which he earned from 1991 to 1995. His educational background supports his expertise in professional services and management.
Background in Project Management
Prior to his tenure at Personify, Parag Acharya worked at R Systems as a Project Lead from 1999 to 2001. This early experience in project management laid the foundation for his later roles in leadership and service delivery within the professional services sector.
Focus on Process Improvement
In his current role, Parag Acharya drives process improvements aimed at enhancing customer satisfaction and optimizing service offerings. His strategic initiatives are designed to align the professional services division with client needs and industry standards.