Bhushan Aher

Go-getter
DISC Type : d

Managing Director at BlackRock

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Overview

Bhushan is a Managing Director at BlackRock Index Services, where he leads high-performance teams in building mission-critical products for Fortune 500 companies. An alumnus of Savitribai Phule Pune University, colleagues describe him as a dedicated, brilliant, and courageous leader with deep expertise in scalable cloud platforms.


Early in his career, at a Sequoia Capital-funded startup, he built "eRupee, " a prepaid card payment system for e-commerce transactions.

Personality Overview

Direct & Candid

Fast-Paced

Decisive

They care equally about the product and its potential impact.  They focus on objectivity in a pitch and pay little attention to bells and whistles. They respond well to confident salespeople.

Topics They Care About

Index Platform Modernization
He has direct experience migrating legacy index distribution systems to cloud-native platforms using microservices, Docker, and Kubernetes at both MSCI and BlackRock.
Large-Scale Agile
At Cognizant, he led a 150+ person Agile program to build a next-generation audit tool, successfully increasing the program's profitability by 20%.
API & Data Services
He transformed legacy file-based data distribution to ReSTful web services and has shown a professional interest in modern API and Near-Real-Time (NRT) data frameworks.

Media Appearances

Bhushan has no verified media appearances

Work History

5-2022
Managing Director at BlackRock
8-2014 - 5-2022
Executive Director - Index Engineering at MSCI Inc.
6-2013 - 7-2014
Director at Advanced Solutions Group at Cognizant Technology Solutions
10-2010 - 5-2013
Head - Technology at Ideacts Innovations
5-2010 - 9-2010
Director at SunGard

Education

BE from Savitribai Phule Pune University
1992 - 1996
BE from Maharashtra Institute of Technology

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Insights For Selling To Bhushan

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Refer to testimonials from others in similar positions
  • Be crisp while making the pitch
  • Make sure that they have the necessary authority, they could present false stature sometimes

DONT's

  • Don’t try to be an alpha salesperson, give them equal space
  • Don’t expect them to change their mind quickly if they say no once
  • Refrain from asking too many questions

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Bhushan is

  • Conviction in the product matters to them, followed by proof points and strong testimonials.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Bhushan

  • They may not be very forthcoming, but they will say no if needed.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Bhushan move?

  • They are neither the fastest decision makers nor the slowest.
  • Can Bhushan take some risk or not?

  • They can take risks but after weighing up the pros and cons.

You And Bhushan

Personality Compatibility


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