About me
Dr. Anand Deshpande is the Founder, Chairman, and Managing Director of Persistent Systems since inception and is responsible for the overall leadership of the Company. Anand holds a Bachelor of Technology (B. Tech.) with Honours (Hons.) in Computer Science and Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur, and an M.S. and a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, USA. He has been recognised by both his alma maters — as a Distinguished Alumnus in 2012 by IIT Kharagpur and by the School of Informatics of Indiana University with the Career Achievement Award in 2007.
Anand is a true technology visionary and has been the driving force in growing Persistent Systems from its inception in 1990 to today's publicly traded global Company. Prior to founding Persistent Systems, Anand began his professional career at Hewlett-Packard Laboratories in Palo Alto, California, where he worked as a Member of Technical Staff from May 1989 to October 1990.
After transitioning from the CEO role at Persistent in 2019, Dr. Deshpande is committed to making a broader impact and works closely on several initiatives in entrepreneurship, data, biotechnology, health, research and higher education. He is a founding trustee of Persistent Foundation, which is responsible for Persistent’s corporate CSR.
With his family members, Anand has established the DeAsra Foundation. This non-profit entity has a scalable platform to support nano entrepreneurs. The foundation has supported nearly 300,000 nano entrepreneurs. In collaboration with Dr. Ashok Korwar, he has helped hundreds of entrepreneurs scale their businesses through the Second Orbit program.
