About

Farhan Akram is a highly skilled Strategy Manager at Deloitte with over 6 years of experience in advising client CXOs from the US, UK, and Japan on various problems related to defining, designing, and accelerating digital transformation journeys. He is proficient in several areas, including business strategy, digital transformation, cloud migration and modernization, stakeholder management, financial modeling, vendor management, operating model, program management, cost management, self-funded modernization, market research and benchmarking, and pursuit support. Farhan is an active contributor to thought leadership in the space of cloud application modernization and financial assessment through leadership discussions and trainings. He is also a certified AWS professional. Prior to his current role at Deloitte, Farhan worked with Citrix as a Software Engineer II, where he implemented load balancing solutions for large clients. Farhan's educational background includes an MBA from IIM Lucknow and a B.Tech. in Computer Science Engineering from MNNIT Allahabad. He also holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Management from IIM. Farhan's past experience includes working as a Management Intern at Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited, where he ideated and executed a market research study to increase the adoption of the Bharat Gas mobile app among domestic customers in Mumbai. He also conducted a feasibility study of Aadhaar-based smart solutions to digitalize the customer on-boarding process and benchmarked app functionalities with existing technology solutions to identify causes for low acceptance. Overall, Farhan has 5.68 years of relevant experience and is a highly skilled professional in cloud strategy and transformation. He is a valuable asset to any organization looking to accelerate their digital transformation journey.