Akash Palkhiwala, based in San Diego, California, United States, is the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer at Qualcomm. He has held several positions at Qualcomm, including SVP & CFO of QCT (Chip Business Unit) from December 2015 to August 2019, SVP & Treasurer from October 2014 to November 2015, Vice President of QCT Finance from January 2011 to January 2014, Vice President of Corporate Finance & FP&A from January 2007 to January 2011, and Director of Finance from January 2002 to January 2007. Prior to Qualcomm, he worked as a Private Equity Analyst at Key Principal Partners from January 1999 to January 2001.
Akash holds an MBA in Finance from the University of Maryland, completed in 1999, and a degree in Mechanical Engineering from L.D. College of Engineering, which he completed in 1997.