Akhil is the former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for United Technologies Corporation (UTC) where he was one of the key executives driving the strategic transformation of UTC from a conglomerate into three focused global leaders in aerospace & defense (RTX), elevator (Otis), and HVAC & fire and security (Carrier Global) industries. He spent over 30 years at UTC across multiple divisions and Corporate Headquarters. Among significant roles, he was the CFO for UTC Propulsion & Aerospace Systems, led UTC’s Investor Relations and FP&A groups, and was CFO for UTC Fire & Security segment. He was also the Chief Financial Officer for Pall Corporation, a publicly traded global leader in filtration, separation and purification solutions, during 2013 and 2014. Akhil currently serves as a director on the Boards of Cardinal Health and the Boeing Company. He is also on the Board of Hartford Promise, a non-profit organization with a large-scale college scholarship and college success program for Hartford, CT public school students. Akhil has an M.B.A. from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, and is a Chartered Accountant from India.