Ashwin founded Incivus to celebrate his vision of transforming creative production in the advertising and entertainment industries through the use of AI. His staunch belief is that technology can substantially complement human creativity to create better outcomes around business goals and consumer experience.
Ashwin is also the CEO of Course5 Intelligence and has architected its growth into one of the world’s leading analytics and AI solution providers to global corporations. He has been recognized by several global bodies for his leadership including the Economic Times, which lauded him as one of India’s leading entrepreneurs. During his tenure, Course5 received corporate accolades from various global authorities including Gartner, Forrester, Fortune Magazine, Deloitte, Economic Times, Red Herring, and others. Besides work, Ashwin is involved in various CSR activities related to children’s health in partnership with the Indian Academy of Pediatricians, and children’s education. He is also one of the founding members of Mumbai Angels, India’s first organized group of Angel investors, and an early investor in many leading companies in India’s tech ecosystem. Additionally, Ashwin is a member of the Mumbai chapter of the Young Presidents’ Organization and Entrepreneurs’ Organization.
Academically, he is a Chartered Accountant with a Master’s degree in Commerce and holds a Master of Business Administration from the Anderson School at UCLA and London Business School. He is the President of the Mumbai Alumni Chapter of UCLA Anderson.
With over 20 years of experience, Dan is an experienced entrepreneur and leader. Dan began his career at WPP before progressing to senior client service, advertising and consulting roles. He specializes in emerging technologies and developing markets, having helped organizations grow from incubation to multi-million-dollar revenues. He is an industry veteran and currently chairs or advises the boards of several technology, marketing, social media, data and research companies. Dan has been the Former President of ESOMAR(the first under the age of 40) and has won several professional awards. He holds a BSc in Psychology and Mathematics.
Dan advises Incivus in the areas of strategic business direction and growth.
