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    Ajay Kela

    President and CEO at Wadhwani Foundation

    Ajay Kela is the President and CEO of the Wadhwani Foundation, a position he has held since October 2010. Under his leadership, the foundation has secured over $100 million in government investments aimed at job creation and has developed replicable job ecosystems across 20 countries in Asia, Africa, and Latin America.12

    Education

    • B. Tech in Mechanical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (1976-1981)
    • Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering and Computational Geometry from the University of Rochester (1981-1986), where he developed a pioneering 3D solid modeling system commercialized by Autodesk.1

    Previous Experience

    • COO and Managing Director at Symphony Services from September 2003 to March 2010, where he scaled the company to $175 million in revenue before its acquisition by HARMAN International.
    • General Manager of the AutoCAD Division at Autodesk Inc. from October 1989 to October 1999, significantly increasing the division's revenue from $170 million to $850 million.12

    Contributions

    Kela is focused on driving economic development through high-value job creation in emerging economies. His work emphasizes building sustainable job markets that can adapt and thrive globally.3

    Highlights

    Jun 11 · Business Standard
    Those who can't keep up will be left behind: Wadhwani Foundation CEO on AI - Business Standard
    Those who can't keep up will be left behind: Wadhwani Foundation CEO on AI - Business Standard
    Wadhwani Foundation launches AI co-pilot functionality to enhance the employability of youths - The Financial Express
    Wadhwani Foundation launches AI co-pilot functionality to enhance the employability of youths - The

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    Location

    San Francisco Bay Area