The 2013-14 Committee
Rawad Aoun
Co-Chair
Rawad is currently pursuing an MBA at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford. He is a computer engineer with 8 years’ experience in client relationship management, service delivery, project management, and technical leadership. He worked in France, Greece, and Lebanon across three different industries: Financial Services, Construction, and Oil & Gas. He is native Arabic speaker and he speaks French fluently.
Rawad is particularly interested in Business Development in the Technology industry.
Rawad can be reached at rawad.aoun@mba2013.sbs.oxford.edu
Rohit Shawarikar
Co-Chair
Rohit is an MBA candidate at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford. He has over 9 years of experience in Process Management, Business Analysis, Innovation management and Business Development. He has worked in Telecom, IT Services and Manufacturing sectors across India, Australia and New Zealand. Rohit is passionate about emerging technologies and their ability drive innovation in business. He has presented his thoughts in international conferences, published articles in industry journals and authored white papers.
Rohit can be reached at rohit.shawarikar@mba2013.sbs.oxford.edu
Kajal Batabyal
VP Events
Kajal is an MBA candidate at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford. She has about 9 years of experience in Technology consulting, Business analysis, Project management, Project proposal writing, Software design and development. She has provided technical solutions to businesses in multiple industry domains namely retail, retail banking, credit services and telecom in the UK, US and India. She is an avid photographer, traveller and blogger.
Kajal is interested in business development and strategy in technology industry.
Kajal can be reached at kajal.batabyal@mba2013.sbs.oxford.edu
Akshat Khandelwal
VP Internal Relations
Akshat is an MBA candidate at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford. He has four years of experience in Project Management, Data Analysis, Software design and Implementation. He has worked in the financial services area with a special focus on the regulatory and management reporting architecture of Investment Banks. He has worked with clients based in London, Tokyo and New York. Akshat is passionate about the ever increasing role of technology in business and the importance of technology in business decisions.
Akshat is interested in business development and consulting in technology industry.
Akshat can be reached at akshat.khandelwal@mba2013.sbs.oxford.edu
Pascal Hofmann
VP External Relations & Communications
Pascal is currently an MBA candidate at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford. He has 9 years of work experience in Technology Consulting, Data Analysis, Requirements Engineering and Product Management. He has worked in an international environment across the energy, maritime and financial sectors. Before coming to Oxford, he was part of a technology startup based in Zürich, Switzerland. Pascal is fascinated by the ever increasing importance of IT in businesses and daily life and is interested in strategy and product management in the technology industry.
Pascal can be reached at pascal.hofmann@mba2013.sbs.oxford.edu
Gaurav Nirwal
VP Development
Gaurav is currently an MBA candidate at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford. He has 5 and a half years of work experience in varied Technical roles with the last four as a Consultant with a particular focus on data warehousing and business intelligence. He has worked for clients in multiple sectors such as insurance, education, government, utilities, telecom. Gaurav is fascinated by the role of big data in business and interested in business analytics and data-driven strategy.
Gaurav can be reached at gaurav.nirwal@mba2013.sbs.oxford.edu