Bharat Desai
Syntel
Chairman and Co-founder
Bharat Desai is Chairman and Co-founder of Syntel, a leading global provider of integrated Information Technology and Knowledge Process services, employing over 23,000 people globally with a market capitalization of over $3.5 Billion.
Bharat has received several awards including:
• Entrepreneur of the Year by The University of Michigan's Stephen M. Ross School of Business
• Michigan Entrepreneur Award from Harvard Business School
• Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year by USA Today & NASDAQ
• IIT Alumnus of the Year by the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay
• Top 8 Self-made Stars by Forbes Magazine
• Excellence in Business Leadership - Jury Award at The Light of India Awards: 2012 from the by Times of India Group
Bharat is a Member of the Dean’s Council at the Harvard Kennedy School and on the Visiting Committee at the Stephen M Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan. He also serves as the Chairman of Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay Heritage Fund.
Bharat holds an MBA in finance from Stephen M Ross School of Business, University of Michigan and a Bachelor of Technology degree in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bombay, India.