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'''Ashank Desai''' is an Indian entrepreneur, philanthropist and investor. He is the founding member and past chairman of [[NASSCOM|Nasscom]] an Indian non-governmental trade association and advocacy group, focused mainly on the technology industry of India.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Online |first=DQINDIA |title=Ashank Desai – The Mast Head of a Different IT Revolution |url=https://www.dqindia.com/ashank-desai-the-mast-head-of-a-different-it-revolution/ |access-date=2023-07-05 |website=DATAQUEST |language=en-US}}</ref> He is the founder and chairman of [[Mastek]], a global technology services company.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Haven’t heard of a slowdown from clients; committed to grow above industry rate, says Mastek’s Ashank Desai |work=The Economic Times |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/expert-view/havent-heard-of-a-slowdown-from-clients-committed-to-grow-above-industry-rate-says-masteks-ashank-desai/articleshow/91979978.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2023-07-05 |issn=0013-0389}}</ref>

==Biography==

Desai graduated in Mechanical Engineering from the [[IIT Bombay|Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bombay]] in 1974.<ref>{{Cite web |title=To build a business in a new industry and in an environment where business was not trusted, was tough-Ashank Desai of Mastek |url=https://www.moneylife.in/article/to-build-a-business-in-a-new-industry-and-in-an-environment-where-business-was-not-trusted-was-tough-ashank-desai/645.html |access-date=2023-07-05 |website=Moneylife NEWS & VIEWS |language=en}}</ref> He also holds a post graduate diploma in Business Management (PGDBM) from the [[Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad|Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad]] where he graduated in the year 1979.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mastek: Ashank Desai |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/story/19990315-mastek-ashank-desai-780444-1999-03-14 |access-date=2023-07-05 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref>

Desai has been involved in CII last ten years as Committee Member.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ashank Desai Centre for Leadership and Organisational Development |url=https://www.iima.ac.in/faculty-research/centers/Ashank-Desai-Centre-for-Leadership-and-Organisational-Development |access-date=2023-07-05 |website=www.iima.ac.in |language=en}}</ref> He is also the former president of the [[Asian-Oceanian Computing Industry Organization|Asian Oceanian Computing Industry Organization]] (ASOCIO). The Ashank Desai Centre for Policy Studies at [[IIT Bombay]] was set up in 2016 to provide a fillip to the study of public policy.<ref>{{Cite web |title=IIM Ahmedabad Launches Ashank Desai Centre For Leadership And Organisational Development |url=https://www.ndtv.com/education/iim-ahmedabad-launches-ashank-desai-centre-for-leadership-and-organisational-development-2466849 |access-date=2023-07-05 |website=NDTV.com}}</ref> In 2021, The Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad launched the Ashank Desai Centre for Leadership and Organizational Development (ADCLOD), that offers training, research, and consulting services to leaders at various levels in Indian and multinational organizations.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ashank Desai Centre for Leadership and Organisational Development |url=https://www.iima.ac.in/faculty-research/centers/Ashank-Desai-Centre-for-Leadership-and-Organisational-Development |access-date=2023-07-05 |website=www.iima.ac.in |language=en}}</ref>

==Honors and Awards==
In 2021, Desai was honored with the Dataquest Lifetime Achievement Award.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bureau |first=D. Q. I. |title=Ashank Desai presented with the Dataquest Lifetime Achievement Award 2021 |url=https://www.dqindia.com/ashank-desai-presented-with-the-dataquest-lifetime-achievement-award-2021/ |access-date=2023-07-05 |website=DATAQUEST |language=en-US}}</ref> He has been felicitated by the [[Prime Minister of India|Prime minister of India]], [[Narendra Modi]], for his contribution to NASSCOM and the IT Industry over the last 25 years. Desai is a recipient of the Distinguished Alumnus Award from IIT Bombay in the year 2002.<ref>{{Cite web |title=IIT Bombay launches the ‘Ashank Desai Centre for Policy Studies’ |url=https://pib.gov.in/pib.gov.in/Pressreleaseshare.aspx?PRID=1757032 |access-date=2023-07-05 |website=pib.gov.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Mr. Ashank Datta Desai |url=https://alumni.acr.iitb.ac.in/awards/mr-ashank-datta-desai-2/ |access-date=2023-07-05 |website=Indian Institute of Technology Bombay |language=en-US}}</ref>

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