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age 54, is a co-founder of Syntel and has served as its President and Chief Executive Officer and as a director since its formation in 1980. He has also served as Chairman of the Board since February 1999. Mr. Desai is the spouse of Ms. Sethi.
Mr. Desai was named Entrepreneur of the Year by The University of Michigan's Stephen M. Ross School of Business and was named IIT Alumnus of the Year award by the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai. He was also the recipient of the Michigan Entrepreneur Award from Harvard Business School and recognized as Entrepreneur of the Year by USA Today and NASDAQ.
Mr. Desai is a Board Member of several educational institutions, including the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, the Stephen M. Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan. He also sits on the Board of Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE).
Mr. Desai holds an MBA in Finance from the Stephen M. Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan and a Bachelor's of Technology in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in Mumbai, India.
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