Akash Mehta is British entrepreneur and businessman. Mehta graduated from Imperial College London in Engineering and previously worked at Burberry, Estée Lauder Companies and Dior. Currently, Akash is the CEO and founder of Akash Brands, a founder-led conscious beauty brand incubator and Akash Agency, a next generation digital marketing agency and consultancy. His first brand will launch in early 2020 worldwide and at key retailers such as Sephora. Recently, at 25 years old, Mehta was placed on Forbes’ ’30 under 30’ list in Media & Marketing. He has spoken at several conferences including TEDx, Vogue & Adweek and is a board member of luxury group LVMH for Patou. In terms of social media, with 300,000 followers on @mehta_a, Mehta is now focusing on using his voice for good, as a Global Guardian for UNICEF and ambassador for PETA.
OFFICIAL JUDGE
Akash Mehta
2020 Judging Panel