Akash Roy

Career pivot and domain breadth: Akash transitioned from a technical dual degree in Mining & Mineral Engineering at IIT Kharagpur into quant and finance roles, with early quantitative experience at Morgan Stanley (Model Risk) and a subsequent multi‑year investment banking analyst role at Citi before joining the founders' office at S45; this path shows strong quantitative foundations combined with deal execution experience. nitter

Campus leadership and case‑competition experience: as a student he served as a placement coordinator at IIT Kharagpur and took part in data‑driven case competitions (featured in the Students' Branding & Relations Cell 'Spotlight'), indicating experience coordinating placements, running recruiting interactions, and working on structured, data‑driven corporate case problems. medium

Technical problem solving and coding practice: public profiles show active engagement with algorithmic practice (LeetCode account), suggesting comfort with scripting, modelling, and technical problem solving alongside finance work. leetcode

Early involvement with AI‑native fintech / investment banking: recent public hiring posts from S45 founders reference Akash as part of the Founder's Office and show the firm's focus on building AI tooling for investment banking — positioning him at the intersection of finance, product and AI operations. x+1