Ankit Hira

Ankit is a Managing Director in the Stamford office.  Since joining the firm in 2014, Ankit has worked on a number of ongoing and project-related investor relations engagements to support and strategically advise senior management teams.  He has also advised clients through special situations, including activist investor defense, management turnover, mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, shareholder targeting and messaging scenarios.

Ongoing/recent engagements include:

• Comprehensive IR services and support for public companies in the restaurant, business services, media, technology, software and industrials sectors
• Positioning projects for Black Knight and Presidio
• IR Infrastructure build-outs for pre-IPO companies in sectors including Technology, Software, Restaurants and Retail

Prior to joining Solebury Strategic Communications in 2014, Ankit spent several years in the hospitality industry in various investment banking, consulting, strategic and operational roles for both Hirnay Corporation (a family-owned conglomerate with a portfolio primarily focused on Choice Hotel franchises in North America) and Viad (a global operator of hotels, resorts and live events).

Ankit began his career as an investment banking analyst at Versailles Group, where he focused on middle-market M&A in the TMT, manufacturing, distribution and education industries. Ankit earned his B.S. in Corporate Finance and Accounting from Bentley University. He currently resides in Stamford, CT with his wife. He enjoys spending time with his family, playing sports and is a black belt in Taekwondo.