Nationality Indian Website Ashok Soota | Name Ashok Soota Organizations founded Mindtree | |
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Residence Bangalore, Karnataka, India Alma mater Asian Institute of Management Occupation Chairman and Co-Founder: Happiest Minds Technologies Pvt. Ltd Education Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, University of Roorkee | ||
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Ashok Soota (born 12 November 1942) is an Indian IT entrepreneur who served for more than 30 years in the IT industry. He is a serial entrepreneur and the executive chairman and co-founder of Happiest Minds Technologies.
Contents
- Ashok soota tips for entrepreneurs
- The ceo series leading in the 21st century with ashok soota
- Early life and education
- Career
- Recognition
- Philanthropy
- References
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Early life and education
Ashok Soota was born on 12 November 1942 in Delhi. He completed his Senior Cambridge and Inter Science at La Martinere, Lucknow in 1958 and 1960 respectively. He obtained his B.E. (Electronics) degree in 1964 from the University of Roorkee (now IIT Roorkee). He later pursued his MBA from the Asian Institute of Management, Manila, Philippines (1973).
Career
Soota spent early years of his career with the Shriram Group of Industries in India in 1965. He served as President of Wipro Infotech from 1984 to 1999. Under his watch, Wipro’s IT business grew from US $2 million in 1984 to a US $500 million run-rate in 1999.
Soota co-founded Mindtree in 1999 which reached revenue of US $350 million, 9000 employees, and offices across the Americas, Europe and Asia.
Recognition
Philanthropy
Soota is the founding chief patron of the Samarthanam Trust for the Disabled. He is the founding trustee for Ashirvadam, an NGO focused on the environment and support for the needy, including in terms of their education, vocational training and medical support.