Ankush Ahuja

Ankush Ahuja

Account Executive

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Applied AI × Business Transformation

  • Education

    • Stanford University

      2016 - 2017
      Master's Degree, Stanford MSx Program BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT, MARKETING, AND RELATED SUPPORT SERVICES Honors

      Developed and tested behavioral solutions to improve trust in brands and their governance.

    • University of Pennsylvania

      2020 - 2022
      Master's degree, Applied Economics and Behavioral Sciences

      Cross-registration @ The Wharton School, Stuart Weitzman School of Design, Penn Engineering.

    • Delhi University

      2007 - 2010
      Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.) Honors

      Graduated summa cum laude.

  • Experience

    • WPP

      Oct 2010 - Oct 2012
      Account Executive
    • Edelman

      Oct 2012 - Sept 2014
      Global Account Executive
    • Publicis Groupe

      Oct 2014 - Aug 2022

      Led concept sessions leveraging ethnographic research and design thinking. Identified and prioritized customer frictions with our client’s business goals, market viability, and technical feasibility in mind. Helped simplify the product’s vision, and articulated design decisions and trade-offs to partners and clients, both verbally and visually.Project Lead on the full buildout of (our partner) Google’s first-ever Commerce Maturity Framework, influencing the work of a 70-member cross-functional group of E-Commerce experts at both Google and Publicis. Show less

      • Senior Consultant, Product and Growth

        Aug 2019 - Aug 2022
      • Global Account Manager, Innovation Consulting

        Jan 2018 - Aug 2019
      • Growth Strategist

        Oct 2014 - Dec 2017
    • Salesforce

      Sept 2022 - now

      Bring together advanced platform knowledge and ambitious entrepreneurship to help organizations launch their next big bets and drive innovation at scale. Work at the intersection of Speculative Business Design and Go-To-Market Strategy. Support customers looking to enhance their business outcomes through the use of emerging technologies. Our Strategy outlook is formed by a.) dynamic hypotheses that our customers can continually refine, b.) ongoing cycles of testing and adjusting, and c.) collective expertise of our partners. Tasked with designing channel-agnostic experiences that consider all the complexities of delivering business and customer value. Bringing together the best of strategy, design and technology, I provide direction to a broad audience, and contribute during all phases of high-stakes projects.

      • Director, Business Strategy

        Aug 2024 - now
      • Senior Manager, Business Strategy

        Feb 2024 - Aug 2024
      • Senior Manager, Experience Strategy

        Sept 2022 - Feb 2024
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Artificial Intelligence: Business Strategies and Applications

      University of California, Berkeley
      Jun 2024
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    • Salesforce Certified Strategy Designer

      Salesforce
      Jun 2023
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    • Google UX Design Specialist

      Google
      Oct 2014
    • Salesforce Design Mentorship Program Graduate

      Salesforce
      Mar 2023
    • Salesforce Certified Marketing Cloud Email Specialist

      Salesforce
      Jan 2023
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    • Customer Experience Specialist

      UC Santa Barbara
      Mar 2023
  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Ankush Ahuja
      30 Under 30 Campaign Jul 2020 Recognized as a top contributor to the UAE’s mission toward driving digital excellence for SMBs and the region’s burgeoning immigrant-entrepreneur community.
    • Awarded to Ankush Ahuja
      SABRE Awards 2016 - Certificate of Excellence, UBER The Holmes Report Jul 2016 Harnessed the ‘local’ cultural sentiment to prepare UBER India to compete in one of its most challenging markets globally.
    • Awarded to Ankush Ahuja
      DAN Edelman Global Awards Finalist Daniel J. Edelman Holdings Sep 2014 One of 5 finalists from over 1,200 employees in 68 offices worldwide, for excellence in driving agency innovation
    • Awarded to Ankush Ahuja
      WPP Employee of the Year Burson Marsteller Sep 2013 Drove a first-ever PR-led brand revamp, strengthening foundations for entering a new market against well-established local competition.
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Co-chair at Égalité

      Issued by Publicis Groupe on Oct 2016
      Publicis GroupeAssociated with Ankush Ahuja
    • General Counselor

      Issued by The Fresh Air Fund on May 2010
      The Fresh Air FundAssociated with Ankush Ahuja