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'''Bharat Desai''' is a [[Kenyan]]-born [[Indian American]] entrepreneur and founder of [[Syntel]]. He currently serves as Chairman of [[Syntel]] headquartered in [[Troy]], [[Michigan]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.forbes.com/lists/2008/54/400list08_Bharat-Desai-family_9PZC.html |work=Forbes | date=September 17, 2008 |title=The 400 Richest Americans: #321 Bharat Desai & family}}</ref> Desai co-founded Syntel in 1980 with his future wife Neerja Sethi. As of April 16, 2009, it had a [[market capitalization]] of $943 million.<ref>http://www.sbnonline.com/National/Article.aspx?CID=13600</ref> Desai was named ''Entrepreneur of the Year'' by the [[University of Michigan]]’s [[Ross School of Business|Stephen M. Ross School of Business]]. He was also the recipient of the ''Michigan Entrepreneur Award'' from the [[Harvard Business School]] and recognized as ''Entrepreneur Of the Year'' by [[USA Today]] and [[NASDAQ]].<ref name="investor.syntelinc.com">http://investor.syntelinc.com/directors.cfm</ref>
'''Bharat Desai''' is a [[Kenyan]]-born [[Indian American]] entrepreneur and founder of [[Syntel]]. He is currently{{when}} Chairman of [[Syntel]], headquartered in [[Troy]], [[Michigan]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.forbes.com/lists/2008/54/400list08_Bharat-Desai-family_9PZC.html |work=Forbes | date=September 17, 2008 |title=The 400 Richest Americans: #321 Bharat Desai & family}}</ref> Desai co-founded Syntel in 1980 with his future wife Neerja Sethi. On April 16, 2009, it had a [[market capitalization]] of $943 million.<ref>http://www.sbnonline.com/National/Article.aspx?CID=13600</ref> Desai was named ''Entrepreneur of the Year'' by the [[University of Michigan]]’s [[Ross School of Business|Stephen M. Ross School of Business]]. He was also the recipient of the ''Michigan Entrepreneur Award'' from the [[Harvard Business School]] and recognized as ''Entrepreneur Of the Year'' by [[USA Today]] and [[NASDAQ]].<ref name="investor.syntelinc.com">http://investor.syntelinc.com/directors.cfm</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 received an MBA in finance from [[Ross School of Business|Stephen M. Ross School of Business]], University of Michigan and a [[Bachelor of Technology]] degree in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay, Mumbai, India.<ref name="investor.syntelinc.com"/>
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 received an MBA in finance from Stephen M. Ross School of Business and a [[Bachelor of Technology]] degree in electrical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in Bombay, Mumbai, India.<ref name="investor.syntelinc.com"/>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 11:00, 30 January 2014

Bharat Desai
Born1952 or 1953 (age 71–72)[1]
Kenya
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of Michigan
Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay
OccupationChairman of Syntel
Spouse(s)Neerja Sethi, 2 children

Bharat Desai is a Kenyan-born Indian American entrepreneur and founder of Syntel. He is currently[when?] Chairman of Syntel, headquartered in Troy, Michigan.[2] Desai co-founded Syntel in 1980 with his future wife Neerja Sethi. On April 16, 2009, it had a market capitalization of $943 million.[3] Desai was named Entrepreneur of the Year by the University of Michigan’s Stephen M. Ross School of Business. He was also the recipient of the Michigan Entrepreneur Award from the Harvard Business School and recognized as Entrepreneur Of the Year by USA Today and NASDAQ.[4]

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 received an MBA in finance from Stephen M. Ross School of Business and a Bachelor of Technology degree in electrical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in Bombay, Mumbai, India.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Profile: Bharat Desai & family". Forbes. March 2013. Archived from the original on August 6, 2013. Retrieved October 10, 2013.
  2. ^ "The 400 Richest Americans: #321 Bharat Desai & family". Forbes. September 17, 2008.
  3. ^ http://www.sbnonline.com/National/Article.aspx?CID=13600
  4. ^ a b http://investor.syntelinc.com/directors.cfm

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