Akarsh Venugopal completed IE Business School's online course "Understanding Economic Policymaking" with distinction on June 20, 2014. The course took a non-technical approach to understanding how governments influence the macroeconomy through fiscal policy, deficits and debts, monetary policy, and structural reform. The Statement of Accomplishment does not reflect the full IE Business School curriculum or confer any academic credit or degree from IE Business School.