About Speaker
Ashok Kumar

Biography

Ashok Kumar serves as the Chief Strategy Officer – Government Business at Marsh India, a leading insurance broking and risk management company, where he is responsible for driving government-sector initiatives, developing strategic partnerships, and delivering risk management and insurance advisory solutions.

In addition to his corporate leadership role, he is the General Secretary of Pan IIT Alumni India, the apex organization representing alumni from all Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), where he contributes to strengthening alumni engagement, fostering collaboration, and supporting initiatives that promote innovation, entrepreneurship, and nation-building.

Profile :

  • General Secretary, Pan IIT Alumni India
  • Vice Chairman, MGMI New Delhi. ( Mining, Geological & Metallurgical Institute of India The oldest of its kind in Asia) est 1996
  • Former President, IIT(ISM) Dhanbad Alumni Association
  • Sub committe member of Nuclear mission.
  • ICICI Bank - Head Investment Advisor - Wealth. eGov initiatives at ICICI Bank. (Many first on egov initiative and early digital transformation 2011 on wards)
  • Former Zonal Head - North ICICI Securities
  • Birla Sun Life AMC Head - Bihar Jharkhand & North
  • ACC Cement Voltas NMDC Ltd ( PSU)

Ashok Kumar

Ashok Kumar

General Secretary, Pan IIT Alumni India & Chief Strategy Officer, Marsh India

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