Akshay was born in India, and raised in Malaysia where he finished high school. He came to the US for college and has remained here since: Philadelphia for 12 years, abroad traveling for 1 year with his wife Brooke, and now in Coronado since December 2010. Brooke and Akshay have had a connection to the island since they were married at the Marriott in 2009. They both always felt like they were on vacation in Coronado and hence decided to settle here.
Akshay earned Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Bioengineering from the University of Pennsylvania and stayed in the medical device field for seven years before realizing his true passion: leadership and human behavior.
He founded and currently works for Ziksana Consulting, a venture that uses improvisation theater to elicit qualities in leadership and teamwork. Through this venture he has conducted workshops for adults and children in the U.S., Malaysia, Cambodia, India, and South Africa. He has also worked with mentally challenged children in using theater as therapy to aid in their abilities to express emotions and thoughts.
He has been a professional actor and improviser since 2003; a founding member of the Philadelphia N-Crowd, a short form improvisation group that performs weekly in Philadelphia, and now performs with San Diego’s Stage Monkeys.
You’ll see Akshay (and/or Brooke) walking their white fluffy standard poodle, Zanzibar, around Coronado, as well as on the tennis courts or with a camera glued to his face around town.
Akshay will be covering stories about Coronado’s amazing people, wildlife, and the occasional article on leadership, social issues, and human behavior.
If you have any questions or want a story to be told, please email [email protected].
Akshay, Zanzibar and Brooke.
