Ashutosh Garg

Ashutosh Garg, an MBA, has worked in the corporate sector for twenty-five years. He was associated with ITC Limited for seventeen years, leaving in 1995 as the managing director of one of the ITC Group companies, based in Singapore. Thereafter, he spent eight years in the aerospace industry, four years each with Lockheed Martin and Hughes, running their satellite systems in Asia.

Ashutosh founded Guardian Pharmacy in 2003, and grew it to the second largest pharmacy chain in India and also brought in GNC as a partner to India. He exited the company he founded in August 2016 but continues to be on the board. A certified executive coach, Ashutosh coaches and mentors several CEOs in India on strategic planning, personal accountability, people, and culture issues. He has served as a director of the GAVI Vaccine Alliance, headquartered in Geneva for eight years. He is the chairman of Bizdome, a start-up incubator of the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Rohtak. He has also served on the Advisory Council of the Centre for Policy Research and is a board member of several companies.

In January 1995, Ashutosh was recognized as a Global Leader for Tomorrow by the World Economic Forum, Switzerland. He is an active member of the Young Presidents’ Organization and is the current chairman for YPO Gold, South Asia. He is also a charter member of The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE).