Team
Nikhil R. Jain
Nikhil brings to Artilient Labs diverse experience in various industries in several roles including management consultant, business advisor and C-level positions. A serial entrepreneur with the mindset of a management consultant, Nikhil has helped his clients succeed through careful planning, analysis and execution. Prior to founding Artilient Labs, Nikhil held the position of COO in a business advisory and management consulting firm where he advised clients in various industries such as hospitality, renewable energy, real estate, healthcare, financial services, nutrition and social networking and helped with funding requirements, private placements, business process redesign, business planning, devising marketing, business development and go-to-market strategies, mentoring entrepreneurs, structuring MBO’s and LBO’s and consulting to executive management. Nikhil has consulted to various Fortune 500 clients in industries such as retail, utilities, manufacturing, healthcare and helped with implementing multi-million dollar projects and advising on mergers and acquisitions. Nikhil currently sits on the Mentoring Committee of the Los Angeles Business Technology Center and the Executive Committee of the Caltech MIT Enterprise Forum. He is also the CEO and Founder of Clean Green Guy, Inc.. Nikhil has a BS in Electrical Engineering and an MBA in Finance from USC’s Marshall School of Business.
Kyle Murphy
Kyle brings over 20 years of repeated success building and investing in customer-centric companies. He has worked with numerous companies and brands from start-ups to Global 1000 firms including Virgin, Apple, Haier, and Ariba. Kyle built and ran the largest global marketing firm HQ’d in New England during the 90’s. Most recently, he helped launch two venture funded companies leading them to profitability. Kyle earned his MBA from Pepperdine University and is currently working on his doctoral degree from the University of Manchester. He also is a part-time professor of strategy at the Graziadio School of Business & Management at Pepperdine University.