Prabhanjan Deshpande (PD)
Co-Founder
PD has more than 24+ years of corporate work experience, mostly in technology marketing and sales across the US, India, and Japan. A large part of his career was at IGATE, India’s sixth largest software exporter, till the French major, Capgemini acquired it in 2015. Through his career, PD has anchored several high-decibel marketing campaigns, turnarounds, and brand transformations, all the while focusing on efficiencies and returns on marketing. He has also successfully led integrated demand generation programs apart, and specializes in executive connects and value-based business networking. At IGATE, PD was the global head of communications and PR and was the face of the company during significant events such as M&As, digital campaigns, as well as unusual crisis situations. He has been part of the IGATE journey as it rose from $80 million to $1.2 billion in revenues over nine years. PD was also the Head of Marketing for GlobalEdge Software and LiquidHub, India. PD is an alumnus of the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore (IIMB), and is a graduate in Life Sciences from Bangalore University. He has been part of business bodies in the country such as the CII-Young India Chapter and the Marketing Chapter at NASCOMM.