At Aflac, he leads all investment and financial management functions for Aflac Global Ventures subsidiary, which encompasses seed, early and growth stage venture investing in InsureTech, FinTech and HealthTech, as well as external innovation and internal incubation programs. In prior roles, Bharat led Corporate Development, M&A, and Corporate Strategy activities at the company.
Experience
- Managing Director & Chief Financial Officer – Aflac Global Ventures | Corporate VC & Innovation.
- Vice President & Managing Director – Aflac Ventures & Labs | Corporate Venture Capital & Innovation.
- Director Mergers & Acquistions | Corporate Development – Aflac
- Director Strategy, Planning & Governance | Strategy & Execution Management – Aflac
- Senior Manager Business Process Management | Center of Excellence – Insurance Operations – Aflac
- Consultant Strategy, Planning & Analysis | Strategic Planning – Aflac
- Charter Member – TiE Atlanta
- Board Observer – Phablecare
- Investment Committee Member – SixThirty
- Board Observer – FutureFuel.io
- Board Director – Picwell
- Advisor – Lapetus Solutions Inc
- Interim CFO | Startup Management & Advisory – Novaisys
- Associate | Venture Capital & Private Equity – Taproot Ventures/Harbour Group
- Sales & Marketing/Emerson Appliance Solutions | Sales & Marketing Programs and Planning – Emerson Electric
- Manager Engineering/Group Program Manager | Technology Program Management & Engineering Leadership – Emerson Electric
- Project Leader and Systems Engineer | Product Design & Engineering Leadership – EDDC GE Transportation Systems
Education
- Washington University in St. Louis – Olin Business School – MBA, Strategy, Finance & Operations
- National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli – B.Engg, Mechanical Engineering
