COO at Root AI
Boston, Massachusetts
Netflix
Content Strategy Manager
July 2015 to May 2018
Los Angeles, CA
VGI Partners
Investment Research Analyst
April 2012 to August 2012
New York, NY
Rothschild
M&A Banking Analyst
July 2013 to June 2015
New York, NY
Root AI
Chief Operating Officer
Boston, MA
Root AI
Chief Financial Officer
January 2019 to August 2020
Boston, MA
The University of Hong Kong
Faculty of Business and Economics
2011 to 2011
Harvard Business School
Master of Business Administration - MBA
2018 to 2019
New York University - Leonard N. Stern School of Business
Bachelor of Science, Finance and International Business, Summa Cum Laude
2009 to 2013
Blended analytical and creative roles by building out global content acquisition strategy, with a focus on valuations & programming tactics, while also providing creative input to guide our initiatives across original series.Strategic Mandates:• Prepared valuation & structure for 90+ original & licensed deals, at $600m, using big data. • Drove cross-functional innovations: release tactics, non-serialized seasons &... Blended analytical and creative roles by building out global content acquisition strategy, with a focus on valuations & programming tactics, while also providing creative input to guide our initiatives across original series.Strategic Mandates:• Prepared valuation & structure for 90+ original & licensed deals, at $600m, using big data. • Drove cross-functional innovations: release tactics, non-serialized seasons & interactives.• Engineered metric to predict lifetime return on investments and inform greenlight decisions.• Collaborated with data science teams to integrate market intel and improve algorithms.Creative Initiatives:• Accelerated expansion into 12 countries, identifying 220 high-profile local film & series.• Evaluated 30+ original pitches on basis of vision, caliber and acquisition potential.• Represented Netflix at conferences to develop local content and relationships with producers.• Contributed input for original series, providing feedback on scripts, artwork and direction.
What company does Akash Nandi work for?
Akash Nandi works for Netflix
What is Akash Nandi's role at Netflix?
Akash Nandi is Content Strategy Manager
What industry does Akash Nandi work in?
Akash Nandi works in the Online Media industry.
Who are Akash Nandi's colleagues?
Akash Nandi's colleagues are Ryan Knopf, Josh Lessing, and Shreyas Aditya
📖 Summary
Content Strategy Manager @ Netflix Blended analytical and creative roles by building out global content acquisition strategy, with a focus on valuations & programming tactics, while also providing creative input to guide our initiatives across original series.Strategic Mandates:• Prepared valuation & structure for 90+ original & licensed deals, at $600m, using big data. • Drove cross-functional innovations: release tactics, non-serialized seasons & interactives.• Engineered metric to predict lifetime return on investments and inform greenlight decisions.• Collaborated with data science teams to integrate market intel and improve algorithms.Creative Initiatives:• Accelerated expansion into 12 countries, identifying 220 high-profile local film & series.• Evaluated 30+ original pitches on basis of vision, caliber and acquisition potential.• Represented Netflix at conferences to develop local content and relationships with producers.• Contributed input for original series, providing feedback on scripts, artwork and direction. From July 2015 to May 2018 (2 years 11 months) Los Angeles, CAInvestment Research Analyst @ VGI Partners Contributed to evaluation of various long-term investments at high conviction global equity manager and presented new proposals to team, using various valuation methodologies as well as proprietary research and external signals.Strategic Projects:• Performed financial and operational diligence for 20 company case studies for hedge fund.• Coordinated across New York & Sydney to generate research on strategy and market trends. From April 2012 to August 2012 (5 months) New York, NYM&A Banking Analyst @ Rothschild Breadth and depth of experience beyond traditional two-year TMT M&A track, specializing in complex situations across M&A, restructuring, fairness opinions and ECM transactions advising management and Board of Directors.Transactional Highlights:• Project Amazon – advised Fortune 500 telecom Nextel on $4.4bn unsecured debt Chapter 11. • Project Lion – advised BoD of Level 3 on $7.4bn cash and stock acquisition of tw telecom. • Project Oscar – analyzed film slates and capital structures to raise for independent studio. • Project Orange – provided valuation and strategic advice for Alibaba Group on $25.0bn IPO. From July 2013 to June 2015 (2 years) New York, NYChief Operating Officer @ Root AI Boston, MAChief Financial Officer @ Root AI As the first business hire of a deep-tech robotics & AI company, responsible for managing the company's finances and commercial strategy, working closely with the CEO & CTO to build out the foundation of the business.Strategic Mandates:• Led the company's capital raises across debt, grants, and equity, including its $7.2m seed. • Structured and negotiated the first commercial fleet deployment contracts. • Generated and managed customer relationships across North America and Western Europe. • Built all internal operating models, interlocking the technical and financial milestones. From January 2019 to August 2020 (1 year 8 months) Boston, MA
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