Yash Acharya, PMP, CSM in

Yash Acharya, PMP, CSM

Login to view DISC.
Partner/Principal, Consulting at KPMG US
📍 New York City Metropolitan Area, United States

Yash Acharya is a Partner at KPMG US, leading the State, Local, and Education (SLED) Corporate Services practice. He specializes in business, organizational, and technology transformation for governments and higher education institutions. A Project Management Professional and Certified Scrum Master, he is also a guest lecturer at New York University.

Colleagues and clients describe Yash as a personable, proactive, and energetic professional with excellent management and communication skills. He previously served as an independent columnist for Public Administration Times, writing about innovative government transformation initiatives, demonstrating a long-standing passion for improving public sector operations.

He was honored by City & State NY as a "Trailblazer in Economic Development and Workforce" for over 19 years of service.

Read the full overview →
Experience
23 Years
Current Role
Partner/Principal, Consulting
Location
New York City Metropolitan Area, United States
Personality Overview

How Yash shows up

Communication Style
Decision Approach
Work Preference

Behavioral traits and communication patterns that shape how this person evaluates opportunities, builds trust, and makes decisions in professional settings.

Login to view personality overview.
Priorities

Topics Yash cares about

Government Transformation
Leads a practice at KPMG dedicated to helping state, local, and education clients with business, technology, and data modernization.
Finance Modernization
His SLED practice focuses on corporate services including finance, procurement, and payroll, and he speaks on topics like new general ledger systems for pension funds.
+5 more topics Login to view topics
Career

Work history

10-2024
Partner/Principal, Consulting
KPMG US
10-2021 - 9-2024
Managing Director - State & Local Govt. Consulting
KPMG US
7-2016 - 10-2021
Independent Columnist
Public Administration Times
12-2006 - 10-2021
Director - Management Consulting
KPMG US
12-2005 - 12-2006
PeopleSoft Technical / Functional Consultant
Verizon Communications
In the press

Media appearances

No media yetWe could not find public media appearances for this person.
Education
Bachelor's degree
University of Mumbai
Accounting
New York University
Social presence
in
Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

DISC behavioral profile

Dominance, influence, steadiness, and calculativeness scores with guidance on how this person prefers to communicate and decide.

Login to view DISC.

Other KPMG US Employees

Explore more public profiles from related professionals.

More profiles

Discover additional public profiles from our index.

Unlock the full playbookSee exactly how to sell to Yash. Free, 10 seconds.