Mindcrest

History

Mindcrest was founded by Ganesh Natarajan, George Hefferan, Teju Deshpande and Rohan Dalal. Natarajan was a partner at international law firm McGuireWoods LLP who frequently traveled to India, and, in 2001, he asked his colleague at the firm, Hefferan, to launch Mindcrest, and the first third party outsourcing legal services company from India ensued. They asked Dalal, an entrepreneur who was experienced in operations in India and in outsourced services, and Deshpande, an IT and process expert, to bring their expertise to the new venture.

In 2006, Mindcrest received $4 million in funding from Talon Asset Management. Mindcrest opened its Pune facility in 2007 and moved to an expanded Mumbai facility in 2009.

Also, in 2009, Mindcrest launched its real estate group. Mindcrest now has offices in the following locations:

Data security

Mindcrest received its ISO 27001:2005 certification for its Pune facility in 2009.

Low employee turnover

Mindcrest’s attrition rates are in the single digits. The company has a recruiting process to ensure it hires employees that fit the environment. It retains its employees by offering a performance-driven, non-hierarchical, learning culture.

Diversity in the workforce

Mindcrest has more than 60% women in its workforce of more than 600 people. Women have been the majority at Mindcrest since its inception.

Key people

Members of Mindcrest’s board of directors:

Recognition

2007:

2008:

2009:

2010:

Alliances

Mindcrest was selected by the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) as the legal process outsourcing company in its ACC Alliance program.