Ashish is one of India’s leading young entrepreneurs credited with building award winning hospitality brands. Ashish has a degree in electronics and telecom engineering from the prestigious McGill University in Canada where he was a recipient of the highest leadership award at the university. Prior to being an entrepreneur, he has worked across India & North America with GE Capital & GE Private Equity.

Ashish has created a chain of 51 restaurants across India with iconic brands like Whisky Samba, The Kimono Club, The Wine Company, The Wine Rack, Antares Restaurant & Beachclub in Goa, Dimsum Bros. & Yo! China. Many of these have been recognized as the finest by GQ, CondeNast, Cosmopolitan Magazine, Architectural Digest, among others. Ashish has been widely credited for growing the wine culture in India and collaborating with international talent. A recent Youtube sensation, Ashish launched VinoTribe a Youtube channel.

For his achievements, Ashish has been recognized by leading industry bodies like TiE, The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry, The Confederation of Indian Industry & Economic & Lifestyle publications including:

Business Week – ‘Asia’s Best Young Entrepreneurs’

India Today – ‘Young Achiever of the Year’

CNBC TV 18– ‘Young Turks’

As a Charter Member of TiE and other entrepreneur organizations, Ashish mentors companies across diverse sectors like technology, infrastructure, security, sports management, financial technology etc.