Leadership Team
Nishant Agarwal – President
Nishant grew up in Gwalior, India. He received his Bachelors of Engineering degree from BITS Pilani, India in Manufacturing Engineering. Prior to business school, Nishant worked in the field of data analytics, tech consulting and business development at several tech firms. At Kenan Flagler, Nishant is pursuing a Marketing concentration with a focus on product management in the technology sector. During the summer of 2019, Nishant will be joining the Dell marketing team for an internship. In his free time, Nishant enjoys hip-hop dancing, reading, sketching and swimming.
Contact: Nishant Agarwal.
Arnav Agarwal – VP of Corporate Relations
Arnav was born in New Delhi and was raised at many places all over India. He received his Mechanical Engineering from Pune in western India. After graduating, he worked for major automotive companies such as Tata Motors, Jaguar-LandRover and Ford Motor company and also spent six months at a private equity firm focused on impact investing and social sector enterprise. At Kenan-Flagler, Arnav is focused on acquiring a broad skill-set, and pursuing his MBA with a focus on general management, During the summer of 2019, he will be working at Schlumberger Corporation, developing business strategies of new technologies committed to renewable energies.
Contact: Arnav Agarwal.
Akshay Choudhary – VP, International Relations
Akshay is originally from Ludhiana, India and earned a B.E. in Chemical Engineering from the Panjab University at Chandigarh, India in 2014. He spent the last four years in New Delhi, India as a Process Engineer at TechnipFMC (formerly Technip), an engineering firm that provides complete project life cycle services for the Oil & Gas Industry. At Kenan-Flagler, Akshay is pursuing Concentrations in Corporate Finance and Energy. This summer, he will be interning with Emerson Electric Co., a technology and engineering company that provides various solutions to industrial, commercial, and consumer markets worldwide. Akshay enjoys playing many sports including soccer, cricket, badminton, and ping pong.
Contact: Akshay Choudhary.
Avik Chokraborty – VP, Corporate Relations
Avik is from Kolkata, India and graduated with a degree in Metallurgical Engineering from NIT – Warangal, India. Before coming to business schools, he worked in Marketing, Sourcing and Project Management at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and General Electric. At Kenan-Flagler, Avik is concentrating in General Management and Marketing.
Contact: Avik Chakraborty.
Bradley Cummings – VP of Finance
Bradley grew up in Haddonfield, New Jersey and studied Political Science at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, California. He spent the last three years working for Herban Indigo, a startup he cofounded in December of 2015. At Kenan-Flagler he is pursuing a concentration in Marketing as well as Entrepreneurship. This summer, he will be interning with Bank of America as part of their Consumer Banking team in a Product and Strategy role. In his free time, he enjoys playing basketball, cooking, and reading.
Contact: Bradley Cummings.
Bill Nichols – VP of Learning & Development
Bill is from Cinnaminson, NJ and graduated with a degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Notre Dame. He started his career working for a Tier 1 auto supplier in Detroit, Michigan, where he served as product design engineer, application engineer, and project manager over his five years at the firm. This summer, Bill will be interning at Bristol-Myers Squibb in their R&D Strategy and Planning program.
Contact: Bill Nichols.
Brenner Gerry – VP of Communications
Brenner is from San Carlos, CA and graduated with a degree in History from UCLA. He started his career as an 8th grade math teacher before moving to a corporate philanthropy startup where he started as a client solutions manager and worked his way up to director of sales over six years. This summer, Brenner will be interning at Republic Services in their general management program.
Contact: Brenner Gerry.