Vikram Akula

Who is Vikram Akula?

Previously a management consultant with McKinsey Company, Vikram

has over a decade of work and research experience in microfinance. He

was a Fulbright Scholar in India, during which he coordinated an

action-research project on providing micro-credit for food security. He

was also researcher with the Worldwatch Institute, where he wrote

articles focused on poverty and development. He has also worked as a

community organizer with the Deccan Development Society in India.

He holds a B.A. from Tufts, an M.A. from Yale, and has a Ph.D. from the

University of Chicago. His Ph.D. dissertation focused on the impact of

microfinance. He has received several awards for his work with SKS,

including the Echoing Green Public Service Entrepreneur Fellowship.