Akhil Johri retired from United Technologies Corporation (UTC) after 32 years of service across multiple divisions and Corporate Headquarters. As the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from January 2015 through November 2019, Akhil was one of the key executives driving the strategic transformation of UTC from a conglomerate into three focused global leaders in aerospace & defense (RTX), elevator (Otis), and HVAC & fire and security (Carrier) industries.
Akhil currently serves as a Director on the Boards of Cardinal Health and the Boeing Company. He is also an Operating Advisor at CD&R, a private equity firm based in New York City and London. He serves on the Board of Hartford Promise, a non-profit organization with large-scale college scholarship and college success program for Hartford, CT public school students.
Akhil’s wife of 40 years, Shashi, is the Director of Library Services at Westminster School, Simsbury, CT and they have two children and two grandchildren.