Ankit Arora is the CEO of WAISL, where he leads the company’s strategy, growth, and execution. His focus areas include predictive airport operations and digital transformation. AI and digital twins sit at the core of this approach, helping airports turn their data into operational intelligence. He brings over 17 years of experience in strategic growth, technology consulting, and organisational transformation. Before WAISL, he spent his career at McKinsey & Company, rising to Partner. There he advised clients across North America, Europe, and APAC on IT, engineering services, M&A, growth strategy, and organisational development. As the practice’s Global Leader for Growth, he helped organisations with revenues from USD 200 million to USD 20 billion achieve measurable business results.

Mr. Arora holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Management from the Indian Institute of Management Calcutta, where he graduated with the institute’s highest academic honours and a place on the IIMC Honor Roll. He earned his Bachelor’s degree in Electronics & Communication Engineering from the Nirma Institute of Technology, Gujarat University, graduating among the top of his class. He also studied at the UCLA Anderson School of Management through an international exchange programme.