akshat bhaskar
founder and host
akshat bhaskar works where technology, economics, and public policy meet.
before he finished high school, he stood in rashtrapati bhavan, felicitated by the president of india for his work on artificial intelligence. he has drafted policy at the ministry of education and completed university-level pure mathematics at the lodha genius programme, which takes 3.2% of applicants.
his research under a university of pennsylvania professor became a peer-reviewed paper, published internationally and presented at a national conference where he was the only high schooler in the room.
he founded his own ngo chapter in india before turning 16 and earned international recognition in financial literacy. he has researched at the indian school of business and finance, reached more than 79,000 students as cfo of taxcity, and ranked in the top 0.06% of over 67,000 students in his state (rank 44).
he hosts decoded, and he loves meeting people. if you work in economics, research, mathematics, philosophy, technology, startups, ai, or entrepreneurship, he would be glad to talk. reach out any time.