Dr. Ajay Bakshi

Dr. Ajay Bakshi is a former neurosurgeon, neuroscientist,
McKinsey consultant and ex-CEO of Max Healthcare, Manipal
Hospitals and India Operations of IHH/Parkway Hospitals. He
has recently co-founded BuddhiMed Technologies which is an
AI based health tech startup that is working to merge modern
medicine with computer science to benefit doctors, patients,
well individuals and other members of the healthcare
ecosystem.
Dr. Bakshi trained as a neurosurgeon at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) from where he
completed his MBBS and M.Ch. (Neurosurgery) in 1997. He then worked as a clinical neurosurgeon
at a not-for-profit institution in New Delhi for four years. Thereafter he moved to the Department
of Neurobiology at Drexel University to set up his stem cell transplantation lab. From both these
stints, Dr Bakshi published 8 peer reviewed scientific papers including those in Journal of
Neurosurgery, Journal of Neurotrauma, Brain Research and Cell Transplant. At this time, Dr. Bakshi
also completed his Wharton Management Program from The Wharton School at the University of
Pennsylvania.
Dr. Bakshi entered management professionally in 2005 when he joined McKinsey & Company at their
New Jersey office. The next 6 plus years Dr. Bakshi worked at McKinsey and served clients in USA,
Europe, Africa, Middle East, India and Asia on topics related to Strategy, M&A, Technology and
Innovation. In 2011, Dr Bakshi was invited to lead Max Healthcare based out of New Delhi as their
CEO following which he was asked to lead Manipal Hospitals based out Bangalore. His last corporate
stint was as the CEO of India Operations for Singapore based IHH/Parkway Hospitals. During this
period Dr. Bakshi has served on the Boards of nearly 14 companies including those associated with
the Max group, Manipal Group, IHH Group and Apollo Group.
Apart from his professional journey, Dr Bakshi is passionate about classical music, reading
philosophy and science and travelling. His wife is a successful neurosurgeon with a large clinical
practice in Delhi and his daughter is a budding lawyer.