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Ashank Desai, Founder and Non Executive Director has been the chief architect in catapulting Mastek into the Top 10 software companies in India. He is the chief ambassador of Mastek and represents the company in various industry and public forums.Mr. Desai is a leading light of the IT industry in India. He is the founder member and ex-President of National Association of Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM). He has also been the Vice President of ASOCIO (Asian-Oceanian Computing Industry Organisation). He is the only Indian to be presented with the Honourable Contributor's Award for his outstanding contribution to ASOCIO's growth in 1994Mr. Desai has delivered keynote lectures at several national seminars and Commonwealth Business Forums. He is actively involved with the National Council of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), the Managing Committee of Bombay Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI), the Telecommunications Committee of Bombay First and the western regional council of Indo-American Chamber of Commerce (IACC). He is an Executive Council Member of NASSCOM and a Charter Member of the Mumbai Chapter of The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE). Mr. Desai, M.Tech from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Mumbai (ranked 3rd among Technology and Science Institutes by Asiaweek in its Special Report on Asia's Best Universities 2000) and MBA from Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Ahmedabad (IIM-A ranks among the Top 5 management institutes in India) was awarded the Distinguished Alumnus Award by IIT, Mumbai for his contribution as a software entrepreneur | 