Ashish Dhawan
InvestorFounder and CEO of the Convergence Foundation at Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
India
About
Ashish Dhawan is the founder and CEO of the Convergence Foundation, which works to accelerate India's economic growth and development by incubating nonprofits in areas such as economic growth, equality of opportunity, and sustainability. He chairs Ashoka University and Central Square Foundation, a nonprofit focused on education quality in India. Earlier in his career he founded and ran the private equity firm ChrysCapital. He holds a degree from Yale University and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.
Invests in
EdTechImpact & Social Good
Colleagues at Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Alex Reid
Chief Communications Officer at Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Allan C. Golston
President, U.S. Program at Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Anita Zaidi
President, Gender Equality Division at Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Ankur Vora
Chief Strategy Officer; President, Africa & India Offices at Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Bill Gates
Co-chair at Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Carolyn Ainslie
Chief Financial Officer at Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Christopher J. Elias
President, Global Development at Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
David Rossow
Investor at Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Ashish Dhawan work?
- Ashish Dhawan is Founder and CEO of the Convergence Foundation at Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
- What does Ashish Dhawan invest in?
- Ashish Dhawan invests in EdTech, Impact & Social Good.







