Summary
Akshay Ratan is a commercial and product leader with 13 years of cross-functional experience at Amazon India and P&G, currently heading the Smartphones category with end-to-end P&L, marketing, sales and product responsibility. He blends strong consumer goods commercial rigor from P&G with deep ML/AI-driven product experience at Amazon, having built tech-science products alongside applied scientists and engineers to drive traffic and consumer growth. Akshay has led large teams (40+), strategic vendor partnerships and high-value launches that reshaped smartphone brand performance on Amazon India. Known for turning data and customer insights into scalable category programs, he also runs cross-channel marketing, PR and influencer initiatives to shape brand voice in a fiercely competitive market. A former XLRI student leader and earlier open-source contributor during his CS days, he pairs structured stakeholder management with a builder’s mindset.
13 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) Information and Communication Technology, Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) Information and Communication Technology at Dhirubhai Ambani University
Physics Chemistry and Maths with Computer Science, Physics Chemistry and Maths with Computer Science at La Martiniere College, Lucknow
Postgraduate Diploma in Business Management (PGDBM), Postgraduate Diploma in Business Management (PGDBM) at XLRI Jamshedpur