Press Release

Leverage.biz Fortifies Leadership by bringing former Amex & Apple exec Arjun Mehta as CFO 

In addition to being the CFO for American Express India in early 2010s, he was also overseeing finance for Apple’s India business, & was the CFO of UK fintech major Revolut in his last role

Leverage.biz Founder & CEO Akshay Chaturvedi (right) with newly appointed CFO Arjun Mehta (left)

10th Jan, 2024:- Leverage.biz, which runs popular study abroad platform LeverageEdu, alongside student finance arm Fly Finance and student accommodations wing Fly Homes, today announced industry veteran Arjun Mehta as its first CFO. Arjun, previously associated with leading organizations including Revolut, American Express, and Apple, will bring in his wide expertise to drive Leverage’s next phase of growth.

Founder & CEO Akshay Chaturvedi expressed his enthusiasm, stating, “I have known Arjun for a very long time, and we couldn’t be more thrilled to have him onboard as our first CFO. He is a great complement to the rest of the leadership team, and brings the kind of discipline that we’d like to have at this stage now. It’s been two weeks since he’s here, and I can already see the different angle he brings into every conversation, so I am of course super excited..”

Arjun Mehta, the newly appointed Chief Financial Officer stated, “I am excited about working at Leverage Edu and with Akshay Chaturvedi, a visionary in his own right, whose journey I have witnessed closely over the last decade. Leverage is onto a very exciting mission and I am glad to be working with this phenomenal team that Akshay has carefully built over the last few years. Looking forward to helping the company achieve its stated goal of free cash flow this year and then sustainable growth thereafter.”