Dr. Ashok Karania is an entrepreneurial leader with more than 20+ years of senior management experience in strategy, sales, alliances and client relations.Ashok is driving strategic alliances and key accounts to deliver customer value and business success at Apexon, a Goldman Sachs company.

He passionately spearheads Apexon’s philanthropy program Ignite and has impacted thousands of lives through purposeful and empathy driven ideas. He is an active mentor to several startups and social enterprises.He is a TEDx speaker and frequently speaks at various conferences and events on business, technology and eclectic topics. He is an active member of various industry think-tanks and works closely with various industry alliances, academia and government bodies.

Ashok holds a PhD in Business Policy & Administration from University of Mumbai and has an MBA from S P Jain. He completed Oxford FinTech Programme at University of Oxford’s Said Business School Traveling, reading, cinema, music and philosophy are his key interests. He grew up in Bombay and currently divides his time between United States and India