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Aakanksha Hajela

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Data, Analytics and AI at Pentland Brands
📍 Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Aakanksha Hajela is a business strategy and analytics professional with over 16 years of experience in retail and technology at companies like Pentland Brands, IKEA, and JPMorgan. She specializes in leveraging data, analytics, and AI to drive business growth and holds an MBA in International Business from IIFT.

Outside of her corporate roles, Aakanksha is an active angel investor with a published article on startup investments. She shows a keen interest in podcasts about innovation, branding, and community building, particularly within niche fandoms like comics, anime, and gaming.

Unique fact: Aakanksha was a national finalist for the Economic Times Young Leaders award in 2019, placing in the top 290 out of 26, 000 participants.

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Experience
15 Years
Current Role
Data, Analytics and AI
Location
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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AI for Business
Her current role focuses on applying data science to solve business problems across the value chain, connecting executive leadership with AI/ML engineering teams.
E-commerce Growth
Has extensive experience leading revenue, planning, and online merchandising for major omnichannel retailers like Lowe's, Myntra, and IKEA.
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Career

Work history

11-2023
Data, Analytics and AI
Pentland Brands
12-2022
Angel Investor
Multiple
12-2022 - 11-2023
Vice President - Strategy, Digital, and Innovation
Wells Fargo
3-2020 - 12-2022
Senior Manager - Online Merchandising
Lowe's India
9-2019 - 2-2020
Senior Manager - Revenue and Growth
Myntra
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Education
2012 - 2014
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Indian Institute of Foreign Trade
9-2022 - 8-2023
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