Akul Wanchoo
@akulwanchoo
Chief of Staff / Founder-support driving operations and AI-led efficiency.
IndiaWhat I'm looking for
I am a strategic operator with 6+ years supporting startup founders and executive teams, translating vision into measurable execution across operations, finance, procurement, HR, sales, and marketing.
I have acted as a founder’s right hand—managing priorities, confidential decisions, stakeholder engagement, and high-value client relationships while ensuring leadership focus and alignment across departments.
My strengths include SOP creation, process optimization, AI/LLM-driven workflow automation, CRM implementation, costing and profitability analysis, and marketplace/portal management (IndiaMART, TradeIndia).
I deliver impact by consolidating cross-functional data into decision-ready reports, reducing wastage to boost margins, setting up scalable operational systems, and driving customer retention through structured CRM and relationship management.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Chief of Staff
Kingdom 24 Pvt. Ltd.
Jan 2019 - Present (6 years 8 months)
Served as strategic right-hand to founders, streamlining priorities and representing leadership in client/partner discussions while driving cross-functional execution across operations, procurement, finance, sales and marketing to improve profitability and on-time deliveries.
AWOperations Associate
Awfis
Jan 2018 - Jan 2019 (1 year)
Managed coworking space operations including member onboarding, front-desk, vendor liaison and events to nurture community engagement and improve retention and occupancy KPIs.
Co-Founder
Pattal
Jan 2017 - Jan 2018 (1 year)
Co-founded a sustainability-focused F&B venture, led operations and strategy and achieved profitability from day one while developing early-stage stakeholder and operational capabilities.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Institute of Hotel Management, Bangalore
Bachelor's Degree in Hotel Management, Hotel Management
2015 - 2018
Activities and societies: Industrial training at ITC Rajputana, Jaipur (2016); selected for IIM Shillong (CAT 93.74 percentile) but did not attend
Completed a Bachelor's degree in Hotel Management with industrial training exposure and ranked highly among peers.
ITC Rajputana (Industrial Training)
Industrial Training, Hospitality / Hotel Operations
2016 - 2016
Industrial training placement providing exposure across core hotel departments.
Availability
Location
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