Akaraseth is a former Research Assistant in Climate Risk & Sustainable Finance at the University of Cambridge. Previously, he worked as a Research Assistant at University College London and University of Oxford, focusing on sustainable energy transitions in sub-Saharan Africa. He also worked as a Climate Change Consultant at United Nations Development Programme - Global Environmental Finance (UNDP-GEF) Unit in delivering sustainable energy and climate change mitigation strategies across the Asia-Pacific region.
Akaraseth holds an MSc (Distinction) in Engineering for International Development from University College London and a BEng in Electrical Engineering with minors in Economics and Anthropology from McGill University.