Ashwin founded Incivus to celebrate his vision of transforming creative production in the advertising industry 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 C5i Intelligence and has architected its growth into one of the world’s leading analytics and AI solution providers to global corporations. With Incivus merging into C5i in 2023, Ashwin is now also the CEO at Incivus. 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, C5i 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.
