Anand Srinivasan is the CIO of Akasa Air, the latest announced entrant in the Indian aviation space. He carries over 25 years of global consulting experience spanning multiple domains primarily in the areas of Data Science, Analytics and IT. He has rich experience working with commercial teams of various airlines across the globe. In his last stint, he oversaw the Revenue Management function at GoAir, and helped them navigate their first foray into international markets. He has also successfully led digital transformation initiatives at large global organizations like Dell, CISCO and SCB. Anand is also a successful entrepreneur, having taken a bootstrapped entity to financial exit. A well known and respected name in the Analytics space, he was named among the top Data Scientists in the India and is also a published author in the field.