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Ankit Agarwal

Questioner · DISC type c
DeepTech Startup Mentor and Advisor at nasscom
📍 India

Ankit is the Chief Business Officer at EMB Global, where he leads the companys transformation into a global force in AI and cloud innovation. His career spans the oil & gas industry with Schlumberger to high-growth tech at OYO, focusing on market expansion and digital transformation. He holds a B. Tech from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur.

Outside of his primary role, Ankit is an angel investor and a mentor for deep-tech startups at nasscom. He engages in conversations on diverse topics, from the mindset of elite Olympic athletes to the practical application of AI for small and medium-sized businesses, reflecting a broad intellectual curiosity.

Unique fact: Ankit is passionate about the fusion of his past experience in the Oil & Gas industry with the new frontier of AI to solve complex engineering challenges.

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Experience
17 Years
Current Role
DeepTech Startup Mentor and Advisor
Job Level
Leadership
Location
India
Personality Overview

How Ankit shows up

Value Seeker
Cautious & Analytical
Systematic

They prefer to fully evaluate every situation. While they don't hesitate to ask questions, they are generally risk-averse and tend to be late adopters. It is quite likely of them to ask for pricing or other concessions.

Priorities

Topics Ankit cares about

Global Market Expansion
He has led multi-country operations and market growth for companies like OYO and is now focused on scaling EMB Global's go-to-market strategy in the US.
AI for SMBs
He recently explored how small and medium-sized businesses can realistically adopt and benefit from AI in a conversation with author Ed Jarecki.
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Career

Work history

12-2025
DeepTech Startup Mentor and Advisor
nasscom
1-2023
Everything Business
Expand My Business
1-2023
Chief Business Officer
EMB Global
2-2020 - 1-2023
Vice President - Global Business
OYO
10-2019 - 1-2020
AVP - Business Head @ OYO LIFE
OYO LIFE
In the press

Media appearances

Meet Ankit Aggarwal, Co‑Founder & CEO, CrossML – nasscom Official Video. Featured in Facebook (nasscomOfficial)
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NASSCOM DeepTech Club Mentor – Ankit Agarwal. Featured in NASSCOM
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Education
2004 - 2008
Bachelor of Technology - BTech
Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur
1991 - 2004
Education details unavailable
Sir Padampat Singhania Education Centre
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

c

Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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