Ajai Chowdhry

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Dr. Ajai Chowdhry serves as a Board Member at IAN Fund. Mr. Chowdhry serves as Board Member, Investment Committee Member, Fund 1 & Alpha Fund & Governance Committee Member at Indian Angel Network. He is the Chairman of the Electronics Sector Skills Council. Mr. Chowdhry is also currently the Co-Chairman of the Working Group for Development of Innovation and IP in the ESDM sector. In 2011, the Hon'ble President of India conferred Mr. Chowdhry with the prestigious Padma Bhushan, one of the highest civilian honors, as recognition of his consistent contribution to building the IT industry of the nation. Mr. Chowdhry has also always focused on giving back to society and this is not limited to his role in contributing to the Indian IT scenario but also several social initiatives he is a part of. He set up a Charitable Trust called 'Swayam' committed to providing education support to deserving children who cannot afford a good education. Also, he has worked on providing solar power to many villages around, Jabalpur. Besides, he is also a Board member of the Population Foundation of India and a Trustee of SaveLife Foundation and plays an essential advisory role in their advocacy efforts. Mr. Chowdhry has a Bachelor's degree in Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering from Jabalpur Engineering College and attended the Executive Program at the School of Business Administration at the University of Michigan in the US. He has also been awarded Honoris Causa (D.Sc) by IIT Roorkee, Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design & Manufacturing, Jabalpur, and University of Engineering & Management Kolkata.