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Akhileswar Patel Recognized by Worldwide Who's Who for Excellence in Financial Advisement and Contribution to Science

Dr. Patel's outstanding work has been recognized with a management award from AXA-Equitable



    OLD BRIDGE, NJ, May 15, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Akhileswar Patel, once Regional Vice President for AXA-Equitable, has been recognized by Worldwide Who's Who for showing dedication, leadership and excellence in financial advisement and contribution to science in the field of small angle x-ray and neutron scattering.

For the last 13 years, Dr. Patel has served as a regional vice president for AXA-Equitable, an investment management company that provides life insurance, retirement and annuity products. At present, he acts as an independent adviser. He taught marketing, as well as handling appointments and training financial products for new associates entered into the financial company. In addition, Dr. Patel was a research scientist for 20 years and formerly mentored at Ph.D. programs. He is expert in small-angle x-ray and neutron scattering, and its applications to biological and material sciences. He has published numerous articles in international journals and coauthored articles in four books.

Dr. Patel arrived in the United States in 1982. He came to Stevens Institute of Technology as a visiting scientist, after teaching and mentoring for 10 years at the Regional Engineering College, Rourkela and Berhampur University. He was a member of the faculty at Stevens Institute of Technology until 1992, and did a short span at the New Jersey Institute of Technology in Newark, N.J. His industrial career heading up quality control at Electrocatalytic was illuminating but not promising, so he resigned and transitioned from science to finance, joining AXA-Equitable as a financial advisor in 1998.

Dr. Patel is a strong supporter of OSA (Orissa Society of Americas) and attends local OSA events and annual conventions regularly. He has played in various roles such as seminar speaker, organizer and supporter, and was a co-convener of the 40th OSA Convention in 2009. He was treasurer of OSA from 2009-2011. Dr. Patel has also entered into the family business of daycare centers under the franchise, "The Learning Experience." At present, the family owns five locations in various states. He attributes his success to understanding the fundamentals.

Dr. Patel holds a Ph.D. in Physics, earned at the National Institute of Technology in India and Post-Doctoral Training at Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, N.J. He sits on the Board of Trustees for the Hindu American Temple and Cultural Center of NJ and belongs to the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, Central Jersey. He is also a member of OSA and the Million Dollar Round Table. For his outstanding work in the financial field, Dr. Patel has won a Management Award from AXA Equitable. He has been awarded Hind Ratan award and was also nominated for the Glory of India Award for Contribution to Science. He was the first and the only Indian to represent Small Angle X-ray Scattering abroad from India. In the next several years, Dr. Patel would like to share the knowledge he has gained with undergraduate students in India.

Akhileswar Patel is a registered representative and investment advisor representative who offers securities and investment advisory services through AXA Advisors, LLC (NY, NY 212-314-4600), member FINRA/SIPC, and is an agent who offers annuity and insurance products through AXA Network, LLC and/or its insurance agency subsidiaries. AXA Network, LLC does business in California as AXA Network Insurance Agency of California, LLC and, in Utah, as AXA Network Insurance Agency of Utah, LLC. AXA Advisors and AXA Network are affiliated companies and do not provide tax or legal advice. Representatives may transact business, which includes offering products and services and/or responding to inquiries, only in state(s) in which they are properly registered and/or licensed. Your receipt of this e-mail does not necessarily indicate that the sender is able to transact business in your state.

For more information about AXA-Equitable, visit http://www.axa-equitable.com.

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