Bharat Desai co-founded Syntel and helped transform a startup launched from a Michigan apartment into a global IT services company. Working alongside Neerja Sethi, he guided the firm’s expansion across international markets and built a business that served major corporate clients worldwide. Under their leadership, Syntel became one of the most successful technology companies founded by Indian Americans. The company’s acquisition by Atos for $3.4 billion in 2018 marked one of the largest exits for an Indian-origin-founded technology firm, demonstrating the scale and maturity the business had achieved.
