Ashish Dhawan is the Founder and Chairman of Central Square Foundation (CSF). Prior to this, he worked for twenty years in the investment management business and managed ChrysCapital, one of India’s leading private equity funds. In June 2012, he left his full-time role at ChrysCapital to start CSF. Ashish is an MBA with distinction from Harvard University and a dual bachelor’s (BS/BA) degree with Magna Cum Laude honours from Yale University. His passion for education led him to spearhead the founding of Ashoka University. Ashish holds a place on the India Advisory Board of Harvard and the Yale Development Council. He serves on the boards of several non-profits including the Akanksha Foundation, 3.2.1 Education Foundation, Teach For India, Centre for Civil Society, India School Leadership Institute and Bharti Foundation.