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| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1853}}
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| birth_place = Kenya
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| birth_place = [[Somalia]]
| residence = [[Fisher Island, Florida]], US
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| alma_mater = [[University of Michigan]]<br/>[[Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay]]
| alma_mater = [[University of Michigan]]<br/>[[Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay]]
| occupation = Chairman of [[Syntel]]
| occupation = Chairman of [[Syntel]]
| networth = $2.5 billion (2013)<ref name=Forbes>{{cite web|title=Bharat Desai|url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/bharat-desai/?list=forbes-400|website=Forbes|accessdate=27 August 2015}}</ref>
| spouse = Neerja Sethi
| spouse = Neerja Sethi
| children = 25
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'''Bharat Desai''' ([[Hindi]]: भरत देसाई; born November 1952) is an American [[billionaire]] businessman, and the co-founder and chairman of [[Syntel]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/nri/us-canada-news/indian-american-couple-make-2-billion-from-sale-of-firm/articleshow/65110957.cms|title=Indian-American couple make $2 billion from sale of firm|website=[[The Times of India]] |date=24 July 2018 }}</ref>
'''Bharat Desai''' (born 1953) is the co-founder and chairman of [[Syntel]].


==Early life==
== Early life ==
Bharat Desai was born in Kenya<ref name=silicon>{{cite web|url=http://www.siliconindia.com/magazine_articles/Bharat_Desai__Neerja_Sethi-BHU810987734.html|title=Bharat Desai & Neerja Sethi|publisher=}}</ref> in 1953.<ref name="KaminskyPh.D.2011">{{cite book|author1=Arnold P. Kaminsky|author2=Roger D. Long Ph.D.|title=India Today: An Encyclopedia of Life in the Republic: An Encyclopedia of Life in the Republic|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VVxlfDHGTFYC&pg=PA344|accessdate=27 August 2015|date=23 September 2011|publisher=ABC-CLIO|isbn=978-0-313-37463-0|page=344}}</ref> In his childhood, he lived in [[Mombasa]] and [[Ahmedabad]].<ref name=silicon/> Desai received a bachelor of technology degree in electrical engineering from the [[Indian Institute of Technology Bombay]]<ref name=silicon/> and an MBA in finance from the [[Stephen M. Ross School of Business]].<ref name=Syntel>{{cite web|title=Board of Directors|url=http://investor.syntelinc.com/directors.cfm|website=Syntel|accessdate=27 August 2015}}</ref>
Bharat Desai was born in November 1952,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/officers/1WJ-YaBrbSavTcdgiaGHhXz0pEI/appointments|title=Bharat DESAI - Personal Appointments (free information from Companies House)|author=|date=|website=beta.companieshouse.gov.uk|accessdate=22 February 2018}}</ref> in Kenya.{{cn|date=March 2024}} He is of [[Gujarati people|Gujarati]] Indian origin.<ref name=itn>{{cite news|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/business/india/top-10-gujarati-billionaires-3732.html?page=8|title=Top 10 Gujarati billionaires|date=2015-08-01|publisher=[[India TV News]]}}</ref> In his childhood, he lived in [[Mombasa]] and [[Ahmedabad]].{{cn|date=March 2024}} Desai received a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from the [[Indian Institute of Technology Bombay]]{{cn|date=March 2024}} and an MBA in finance from the [[Stephen M. Ross School of Business]].<ref name=Syntel>{{cite web|title=Board of Directors|url=http://investor.syntelinc.com/directors.cfm|website=Syntel|accessdate=27 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150610221033/http://investor.syntelinc.com/directors.cfm|archive-date=10 June 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Syntel founder Bharat Desai to fund new entrepreneurship centre at IIT Bombay|url=https://www.firstpost.com/business/startups-business/syntel-founder-bharat-desai-to-fund-new-entrepreneurship-centre-at-iit-bombay-1956871.html|work=FirstPost|date=4 February 2014 }}</ref>


==Career==
== Career ==
Desai co-founded [[Syntel]], with his wife Neerja Sethi, of which he is the chairman.<ref name=Forbes />
Desai co-founded [[Syntel]], with his wife Neerja Sethi, of which he is the chairman.<ref name=Forbes>{{cite web|title=Bharat Desai|url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/bharat-desai/|website=Forbes|accessdate=22 February 2018}}</ref>


Desai is a board member of several educational institutions, including the [[John F. Kennedy School of Government]] at [[Harvard University]], [[Students in Free Enterprise]] (SIFE) and the Stephen M. Ross School of Business at the [[University of Michigan]].
Desai is a board member of several educational institutions, including the [[John F. Kennedy School of Government]] at [[Harvard University]], [[:simple:Students in Free Enterprise|Students in Free Enterprise]] (SIFE) and the Stephen M. Ross School of Business at the [[University of Michigan]].


==Personal life==
== Personal life ==
He is married to Neerja Sethi, and they have two children.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/neerja-sethi/|title=Neerja Sethi|author=|date=|website=forbes.com|accessdate=22 February 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/pictures/mel45hhdm/bharat-desai-neerja-sethi/#5ad70f3d22d8|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141028080222/http://www.forbes.com/pictures/mel45hhdm/bharat-desai-neerja-sethi/#5ad70f3d22d8|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 28, 2014|title=Bharat Desai & Neerja Sethi - pg.7|first=Luisa|last=Kroll|date=|website=Forbes|accessdate=22 February 2018}}</ref>
He is married to Neerja Sethi, and they have 2 children.


==References==
== References ==


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Latest revision as of 01:06, 9 December 2024

For the Indian cricketer, see Bharat Desai (cricketer).
Bharat Desai
भरत देसाई
BornNovember 1952 (age 72)
Kenya
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of Michigan
Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay
OccupationChairman of Syntel
SpouseNeerja Sethi
Children2

Bharat Desai (Hindi: भरत देसाई; born November 1952) is an American billionaire businessman, and the co-founder and chairman of Syntel.[1]

Early life

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Bharat Desai was born in November 1952,[2] in Kenya.[citation needed] He is of Gujarati Indian origin.[3] In his childhood, he lived in Mombasa and Ahmedabad.[citation needed] Desai received a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay[citation needed] and an MBA in finance from the Stephen M. Ross School of Business.[4][5]

Career

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Desai co-founded Syntel, with his wife Neerja Sethi, of which he is the chairman.[6]

Desai is a board member of several educational institutions, including the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) and the Stephen M. Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan.

Personal life

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He is married to Neerja Sethi, and they have two children.[7][8]

References

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  1. ^ "Indian-American couple make $2 billion from sale of firm". The Times of India. 24 July 2018.
  2. ^ "Bharat DESAI - Personal Appointments (free information from Companies House)". beta.companieshouse.gov.uk. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  3. ^ "Top 10 Gujarati billionaires". India TV News. 2015-08-01.
  4. ^ "Board of Directors". Syntel. Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  5. ^ "Syntel founder Bharat Desai to fund new entrepreneurship centre at IIT Bombay". FirstPost. 4 February 2014.
  6. ^ "Bharat Desai". Forbes. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  7. ^ "Neerja Sethi". forbes.com. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  8. ^ Kroll, Luisa. "Bharat Desai & Neerja Sethi - pg.7". Forbes. Archived from the original on October 28, 2014. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
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