Executive Research Leader
Ashwin is an Executive Research Leader at HFS Research. He has more than 17 years of experience in the global business services (GBS) and technology services advisory space, with a proven track record as a trusted advisor for C-level executives and services leaders across Fortune 2000 enterprises and service providers.
Before joining HFS, Ashwin was a director at Deloitte's GBS consulting practice, where he spearheaded consulting engagements to help clients set up, scale, and mature their global capability center and outsourcing portfolios. He was involved in multiple initiatives covering the GBS lifecycle (strategy, design, and implementation/continuous improvement) across tech/digital, ER&D, and business operations.
He also held positions at Everest Group (incubating the Cloud and Infrastructure Services analyst and advisor practice and developing advisory offerings for enterprise IT leaders) and Evalueserve (managing business research teams).
Ashwin earned a degree in mechanical engineering from Delhi Technological University and is based in Gurgaon. A sports enthusiast, Ashwin closely follows cricket, basketball, chess, football, and tennis. He spends his weekends playing basketball and taking long drives with his family.
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