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Aakarsh
Goyal.

Research analyst at Goldman Sachs. I read companies for a living — earnings, models, and the macro that moves them.

01 — Index

About.

Bio

I work in Global Investment Research at Goldman Sachs in Bengaluru, where my days run on earnings models, sector decks, and the long arc of macro narratives.

I graduated from IIM Indore in 2026 after five years on the IPM programme — a BA in Foundations of Management, then the MBA. Somewhere along the way I cleared CFA Level I; Level II is the next thing on my desk.

Outside the spreadsheet I follow the AI frontier — LLMs, the labs pushing them forward, and the consumer tech downstream of it all. Table tennis when there's a paddle around, F1 the odd Sunday.

Music sits close to the centre. Hans Zimmer scores on long evenings, The Weeknd on the move, a guitar in my hands when the day allows. Catching both of them live, one day, is on the list.

I travel when I can. Two Himalayan treks under the belt — Dodital and Triund — but Thailand quietly settled the long debate: I'm more a beach person than a mountain one.

  • RoleAnalyst, Global Investment Research — Goldman Sachs
  • BasedBengaluru — home base, Gurgaon
  • ReadingCFA Level II — 21 May 2026
  • LanguagesEnglish · Hindi · Français
02 — Experience

Where I've worked.

Apr 2026 —
Present

Goldman Sachs — Analyst

Global Investment Research

Joined GIR full-time after the summer programme. Working across financial models, sector coverage, and client-facing research output for covered companies.

Bengaluru
Apr 2025 —
May 2025

Goldman Sachs — Summer Analyst

Global Investment Research

Updated financial models and forecasted earnings against key business drivers; tracked macro trends and tariff impact on stock performance. Built client decks and contributed to investment thesis formation by integrating sectoral and financial analysis. Presented covered names in hoot-pitch and stock-pitch exercises.

Bengaluru
Apr 2024 —
Jun 2024

Religare Broking — Algo-Trading Intern

Derivatives · Quantitative Strategy

Built 50+ algorithmic strategies returning ~40% on back-test, using 15+ technical and momentum indicators to manage drawdowns. Constructed 15 equity portfolios (₹50L+ AUM) across 10 sectors and 50+ stocks; coded automated entry/exit logic for index derivatives in PineScript and TradeTron.

Noida
Apr 2023 —
May 2023

NASSCOM Foundation — M&E Intern

Monitoring & Evaluation · BigTech Programme

Assessed digital-tool impact across 50+ NGOs under the BigTech programme; surveyed 100+ beneficiaries for post-training validation; mapped digital-literacy gaps in bookkeeping and ERP for self-help groups.

Noida
03 — Selected Work

Models & research.

Buy-side LBO · Feb 2026

Leveraged Buyout of a Leading Indian Plastics Manufacturer

Structured a ₹6.43bn LBO with a two-tranche debt design and a full repayment schedule, stress-tested through DSCR and Debt/EBITDA scenarios. Triangulated valuation across APV, DCF, and trading comparables — surfaced via a football-field analysis — with a sources-and-uses build that landed at a 23.82% IRR and 2.91x MOIC.

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Econometrics · Mar 2024

Quantifying Risk in Alternative Investments

Used GARCH and ADL models to study volatility and economic-sensitivity in alternative assets. Found that hedge funds carry roughly 50% higher volatility than equity markets, and that alternatives respond ~9× more sensitively to macro shocks than stocks.

Markets · Jan 2024

EMH in Indian Markets

Examined the form of market efficiency observed in Indian equities and proposed an investment posture suited to that regime. Outlined five+ methods to study spillovers, convergence speed, and the path of price discovery.

04 — Credentials

Education.

2024 — 2026

IIM Indore

MBA · IPM Programme
71.88%
2021 — 2024

IIM Indore

BA Foundations of Management · IPM
82.47%
2024

CFA Institute

Level I · Cleared · 70%+ in 5 subjects
L I
May 2026

CFA Institute

Level II · Sitting 21 May, Bengaluru
L II
05 — Languages

Three tongues.

Spoken
English. हिन्दी. Français.
06 — Get in touch

Drop a line,
or say hello.

LinkedIn
/in/aakarshg
Instagram
@__aakarsh
Phone
+91 99993 05058
Based
Bengaluru, IN
Home
Gurgaon, IN