Ashish Dhawan

Ashish Dhawan (born March 10, 1969) is an Indian private equity investor and philanthropist who co-founded and ran one of India's leading private equity funds, Chrysalis Capital (ChrysCapital).[1] He has served on the company's board since 1999, but left his full-time position at ChrysCapital in 2012 after twenty years in the investment management business to found Central Square Foundation (CSF), a grant-making organization and policy think tank focused on transforming the quality of school education in India. In 2014, he spearheaded the launch of India's first liberal arts university, Ashoka University, a philanthropic effort of over forty leaders in education and industry.

Ashish Dhawan
Born
Ashish Dhawan

(1969-03-10) March 10, 1969
New Delhi, India
Alma materHarvard Business School
Yale University
Occupation(s)Founder & CEO, Foundation for Improving the Quality of Life (A-PAG)
Founder & CEO, Central Square Foundation
Founder & Governing Body Member, Ashoka University
Senior Managing Director, ChrysCapital
Board member ofChairman, ChrysCapital
Akanksha Foundation
Teach for India
Centre for Civil Society
Janaagraha
3.2.1 Education Foundation
India School Leadership Institute
Bharti Foundation
Bill Gates Foundation
Spouse
Manisha Dhawan
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(m. 1998)​
Parent(s)Renu Dhawan
Anand Dhawan
WebsiteCentralSquareFoundation.org

In 2012, Dhawan was recognized as the NextGen Leader in Philanthropy by Forbes India for his charitable work.[2] He also placed 15th on the 2014 Hurun India Philanthropy List, a ranking of the most generous individuals in India produced by China-based Hurun Research Institute.[3] His net worth is approximately $800 million.

References
  1. "ChrysCapital | Home". Chryscapital. Retrieved 2022-04-18.
  2. "Forbes India - Ashish Dhawan: Next Gen Leader in Philanthropy".
  3. "胡润百富 - www.hurun.net". Archived from the original on 2015-05-16. Retrieved 2015-05-11.


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