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'''Ashfaq Munshi''' was the Interim Chief Executive Officer and President of [[MSC Software]] in 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mscsoftware.com/press/press.cfm?pid=1098&Div_ID=6 |title=MSC Software Names Ashfaq Munshi as Interim CEO |accessdate=2009-05-12 |last= |first= |authorlink= |coauthors= |date= |format= |work= |publisher=MSC Software |pages= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mscsoftware.com/About-Us/Management-Team/Default.aspx|title=Management Team|publisher=MSC Software|accessdate=11 May 2010}}</ref> Ashfaq also currently serves as an advisor to [[Transitive Corporation]] and is on the Dean's Leadership Council for the Division of Engineering and Applied Sciences at [[Harvard University]].
'''Ashfaq Munshi''' is an entrepreneur and technology executive. In 2012, Ashfaq served as the CTO of [[Yahoo]]! before [[Marissa Mayer]] took over as CEO.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/yahoo-cto-ash-munshi-departure-2012-10 |title=Another Top Yahoo Is Out The Door |accessdate=2013-10-10 |last= |first= |date= |format= |publisher=Business Insider |pages= |quote= }}</ref> Before that he was the Interim Chief Executive Officer and President of [[MSC Software]] in 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mscsoftware.com/press/press.cfm?pid=1098&Div_ID=6 |title=MSC Software Names Ashfaq Munshi as Interim CEO |accessdate=2009-05-12 |publisher=MSC Software |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606012657/http://www.mscsoftware.com/press/press.cfm?pid=1098&Div_ID=6 |archivedate=2011-06-06 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mscsoftware.com/About-Us/Management-Team/Default.aspx|title=Management Team|publisher=MSC Software|accessdate=11 May 2010| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20100513022036/http://www.mscsoftware.com/About-Us/Management-Team/Default.aspx| archivedate= 13 May 2010 | url-status= live}}</ref> Ashfaq was an advisor to Kontagent, Inc. (now Upsight, Inc.) and has served as an advisor to a variety of startups. He was also on the Dean's Leadership Council for the Division of Engineering and Applied Sciences at [[Harvard University]].

According to a cover story in [[Business Week]], Munshi "lost his head" during the [[dot-com bubble|dot-com era]].<ref name="Biz week">{{cite news|url=http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/01_40/b3751601.htm|title=The New Netrepreneurs Dot-com veterans are creating smarter startups for a chastened world |last=Hamm|first=Steve|date=October 1, 2001|pages=COVER STORY |accessdate=11 May 2010}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 08:28, 17 November 2024

Ashfaq Munshi
Occupation(s)advisor, executive

Ashfaq Munshi is an entrepreneur and technology executive. In 2012, Ashfaq served as the CTO of Yahoo! before Marissa Mayer took over as CEO.[1] Before that he was the Interim Chief Executive Officer and President of MSC Software in 2009.[2][3] Ashfaq was an advisor to Kontagent, Inc. (now Upsight, Inc.) and has served as an advisor to a variety of startups. He was also on the Dean's Leadership Council for the Division of Engineering and Applied Sciences at Harvard University.

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  1. ^ "Another Top Yahoo Is Out The Door". Business Insider. Retrieved 2013-10-10.
  2. ^ "MSC Software Names Ashfaq Munshi as Interim CEO". MSC Software. Archived from the original on 2011-06-06. Retrieved 2009-05-12.
  3. ^ "Management Team". MSC Software. Archived from the original on 13 May 2010. Retrieved 11 May 2010.