Co-Chairman, IGATE Corporation

Ashok Trivedi is the Co-Founder and Co-Chairman of IGATE Corporation (NASDAQ: IGTE). Ashok was one of the early pioneers of the IT industry and his vision has guided the development and execution of IGATE's worldwide strategy.

Today, IGATE has over 40 sales offices and delivery centers across 16 countries with over 31,000 employees, providing Consulting, IT and Business Process Outsourcing services. IGATE has been ranked among the top three Best Employers to work with for the past six years in a row, and has received several awards for the high quality of its services.

In addition to IGATE, Ashok is the Co-Founder and Member of the Board of Mastech Corporation, a provider of high-value information technology services and solutions. Earlier, he was the Co-Founder and President of Mastech. Under his leadership, Mastech began its operations in 1988 and grew to over $500 million in revenues by 1999. Mastech won several awards including that from Business Week and was listed four times in Inc. Magazine's ranking of the fastest-growing companies in the U.S.

Ashok has also led the launch of over ten new IT service businesses in emerging technologies, and has been an angel investor in over 20 startups in technology and financial service businesses. He has been recognized by various organizations including Ernst & Young and Inc. Magazine.

Ashok holds an MBA from Ohio University, and a B.S. and M.S. in Physics from Delhi University. He has attended the Owner/President Management Program at the Harvard Business School. Ashok's interests are traveling, reading, and golf.