Governing Body

Akshay Munjal is the founder of BML Munjal University. From the conceptualisation of the University in 2011 to admitting the first set of students in 2014, to current operations, everything gets executed under his guidance. Currently, there are over 1600 students in various disciplines, including Ph.D. He has been instrumental in raising funds for the University and has formed 7 academic partnerships and 150+ corporate tie-ups worldwide. He set out to create an experiential learning-based University to help the new generation be gainfully employed.

Prior to the University, Akshay helped turn around the operations of Hero Mindmine, a professional skills development institute. Here, Akshay came across the challenges faced by students in the higher education sector while evaluating and restructuring the training and development programmes. Akshay laid the foundation for the university to bring about change and give back to society.

Akshay began his professional life with Accenture in New Delhi. He was part of the team that designed IT infrastructure for Delhi Metro. Akshay feels proud to have witnessed the flagging-off of Delhi’s first Metro train. From equity research at Merrill Lynch, New York, to evaluating the effectiveness of incentive schemes for business partners at American Honda Motors, Los Angeles, to making the funding-endowment process at the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) more effective, Akshay has tried to gain varied experience in different domains.

Akshay considers the late Brijmohan Lall Munjal, the founder of the Hero Group of companies, as the biggest influence on his personal and professional life. Munjal’s success mantra – ‘Focus on the basics, everything will take care of itself’ – remains Akshay’s guiding principle.

Akshay holds an MBA from Pepperdine University, USA and a B.Sc. (Hons.) degree in Management from the University of Bradford, UK. He has been a tennis player for over two decades and has followed the sport passionately. One of his personal goals is to participate in competitive Tennis tournaments. Akshay, a marathon runner, has participated in over half a dozen marathons.

Prior to the University, Akshay helped turn around the operations of Hero Mindmine, a professional skills development Institute. It is here while evaluating and restructuring the training and development programs, Akshay came across the challenges faced by students in the higher education sector. With the aim of bringing about a change and giving back to the society, Akshay laid the foundation of the University.

Akshay began his professional life with Accenture in New Delhi. He was part of the team that designed IT infrastructure for Delhi Metro. Akshay feels proud to have witnessed the flagging-off of Delhi’s first Metro train. From equity research at Merrill Lynch, New York, to evaluating effectiveness of incentive schemes for business partners at American Honda Motors, Los Angeles, to making the funding-endowment process at the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) more effective, Akshay has tried to gain varied experience in different domains.

Akshay considers the late Dr. Brijmohan Lall Munjal, the founder of the Hero Group of companies, as the biggest influence on his personal and professional life. Dr. Munjal’s success mantra – ‘Focus on the basics, everything will take care of itself’ – remains Akshay’s guiding principle.

Akshay holds an MBA from Pepperdine University, USA and a B.Sc. (Hons.) degree in Management from the University of Bradford, UK. He has been a Tennis player for over two decades and follows the sport passionately. One of his personal goals is to participate in the competitive Tennis tournaments. A marathon runner, Akshay has participated in over half a dozen marathons.