Anil Godhwani
Anil Godhwani is an entrepreneur, investor, and philanthropist whose career combines business leadership with sustained community service. Together with his brother, Gautam Godhwani, he has supported educational institutions, healthcare initiatives, and humanitarian organizations through significant charitable giving. He has also contributed to strengthening Indian American civic organizations and encouraging collaborative philanthropy across the diaspora. Godhwani’s […]
Raj Asava
Raj Asava is an entrepreneur, investor, and philanthropist committed to strengthening education, healthcare, and community development through strategic giving. Together with Anna Asava, he has supported universities, nonprofit organizations, and humanitarian causes that expand educational opportunity and improve quality of life. The HungerMitao movement started by the Asavas has enabled over 80 million nutritious meals […]
Anna Asava
Anna Asava is a philanthropist and community leader whose charitable work has strengthened education, healthcare, and humanitarian initiatives. Together with her husband, Raj Asava, she has supported nonprofit organizations serving vulnerable communities while promoting a culture of strategic philanthropy within the Indian American diaspora. The HungerMitao movement started by the Asavas has enabled over 80 […]
Nishant Pandey
Nishant Pandey is the Chief Executive Officer of the American India Foundation (AIF), one of the world’s leading diaspora philanthropic organizations advancing social and economic opportunity across India, with programs that have served more than 23 million people. An economist by training, an anthropologist by heart, and an entrepreneur by mindset, he has spent more than […]
Lata Krishnan
Lata Krishnan is a philanthropist and community leader whose charitable work has advanced education, healthcare, and civic engagement. Through sustained support for nonprofit organizations and educational institutions, she has helped strengthen opportunities for underserved communities in both the United States and India. Her leadership emphasizes long-term institutional development, community partnerships, and strategic philanthropy. Krishnan’s work […]
Deepak Raj
Deepak Raj is an entrepreneur, investor, and philanthropist whose leadership has strengthened Indian American civic institutions and charitable initiatives. As founder and chairman of Ascend Americas, he has built a successful technology services company while supporting education, healthcare, and community development through philanthropy. Raj has also played an active role in organizations that encourage civic […]
Asha Jadeja
Asha Jadeja Motwani is an entrepreneur, investor, and philanthropist who has become a leading supporter of technology innovation and higher education. Through the Motwani Jadeja Family Foundation, she has funded entrepreneurship, artificial intelligence research, and startup ecosystems in the United States and India. She has also mentored founders, invested in emerging technology companies, and championed […]
Shekhar Narsimhan
Shekhar Narasimhan is a real estate entrepreneur, investor, and philanthropist whose work has strengthened affordable housing, community development, and civic engagement in the United States. As founder of Beekman Advisors and former managing partner of the Washington, D.C. office of The Praedium Group, he has helped finance and develop housing projects across the country. Beyond […]
Desh Deshpande
Desh Deshpande is an entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and philanthropist whose career has combined technological innovation with social entrepreneurship. After co-founding several successful technology companies, including Sycamore Networks, he established the Deshpande Foundation to promote entrepreneurship, innovation, and economic development. Through university partnerships, startup accelerators, and community initiatives, the foundation has helped thousands of entrepreneurs transform […]
Monte Ahuja
Monte Ahuja is an entrepreneur and philanthropist whose career exemplifies the impact of immigrant entrepreneurship in the United States. After founding Transtar Industries in 1975, he built it into one of North America’s leading suppliers of automotive transmission parts. Through the Ahuja Foundation, he has made transformative gifts supporting engineering, business education, healthcare, entrepreneurship, and […]