Ashish Gadnis is the CEO and Co-Founder of BanQu the first ever blockchain-based Supply Chain & Economic Passport platform that enables transparency, traceability and sustainability for farmers (especially women), workers, waste pickers living in extreme poverty. 

Prior to this, Ashish founded and led multiple technology startups, the last one of which was acquired by a $1.5 billion global consulting firm in 2012.

Over the past 25 years Ashish has been recognized for his private / public sector contributions with awards such as the MIT Innovate for Refugees (Syrian refugees) award and Young Global Leader (World Economic Forum).

Ashish has a Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering from Bombay University, MBA in Finance and Marketing from the Carlson School and Executive Education in Global Leadership and Public Policy from Harvard Kennedy School.