Ashwin Naik

Dr. Ashwin Naik is a Healthcare Entrepreneur, Investor, and Author whose innovation, drive, and compassion have all earned him the reputation as a thought leader. Over the course of two decades, he has garnered extensive industry experience in healthcare delivery, social enterprise, and health-tech startups, establishing and supporting multiple leading-edge healthcare organisations along the way.

In addition to authoring the book “The Healthcare Gamechangers”, Dr. Naik proudly serves as a Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum, as well as a TED and Ashoka fellow.

He started his career in a team tasked with decoding the human genome as part of Celera Genomics in the United States. In 2004, he cofounded and built India’s first semi-urban hospital network, Vaatsalya Hospitals. In 2015, he cofounded a premier mental health organization, Seraniti, which is on a mission to democratize access to mental health services. Ashwin is a trained physician and has spoken at various forums around the world, including World Health Congress, NHS Alliance, Ashoka Future Forum, Global Philanthropy Forum, UBS Emerging Trends and Africa Health summit (organised by KPMG).

He obtained a Medical Degree from Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences and a Master’s degree from the University of Houston.