Akhilesh Srivastava

Akhilesh Srivastava has successfully led the implementation of many flagship e-governance projects like FASTag (electronic toll collection system of India), e-Tendering Portal (Central Public Procurement Portal used by almost all Central, State governments, and PSUs for procurements), e-Measuring Book (for transparent measurement and recording of projects), citizen-centric highway information Mobile Apps, Geo-Fencing of highways and AI-powered NHAI Data Lake.

He is currently wearing many hats as a Member and Advisor of top International and National organizations. An IIT gold medallist, he has done MBA in IT, Global MBA from ISB, and management courses from Wharton & Kellogg Business Schools. He is currently pursuing a part-time Ph.D. from IIT Delhi and an online course in AI from Stanford USA.
Akhilesh Srivastava is the Road Safety Ambassador at the International Road Federation (IC), honorary Chairman of Bitumen India Forum and External Advisor to McKinsey & Co among many other portfolios he holds. His next-generation technology-driven Road Safety 2.0 initiative led by the World Economic Forum gave a new dimension to the Future of Road Safety in India with a new vision and human-centric road approach, where technology compensates for human and Infra limitations to improve road safety.

He is also an IT Advisor to the ITDA, Uttarakhand, and started pilots of Web-2 and Web-3 like Blockchain and AI, driven e-governance programs in Uttarakhand. UK citizen’s e-service portal Apuni Sarkar was adjudged one of the 75 best citizen-centric services by the government of India. In the final stage of development, Uttarakhand Data Lake will transform the conventional governance model and be a role model for the nation.

Before this, Akhilesh Srivastava was Chief General Manager at NHAI, (National Highway Authority of India), responsible for the construction, operation & maintenance of national highways and expressways in India. He held many crucial portfolios of NHAI, Commercial Operations and Highway operations apart from IT. During his tenure at NHAI, he introduced many digital technologies in the highway sector like Drones, LiDAR, GIS, Project Management Systems, etc.

He also held top management positions in NHAI-led companies as a Board Member, COO in IHMCL and CEO of NHAI InvIT Co. He brought a unique synthesis of government & corporate working cultures to improve operational efficiencies. An eloquent speaker and prolific writer, he loves to share his experience and knowledge through seminars, talks, books, articles and talks in various forums and workshops.

He authored two more books, “Artificial Intelligence in Infrastructure Development” and “Construction Industry 2.0”. The book “Construction Industry 2.0” talks about the nextgen construction industry and was recently launched by Royal Family Dubai at a global conference in Dubai on 26 February 2022.