Dr. Ashwin Naik is a Healthcare Entrepreneur, Investor, and Author. 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 across India along the way.

Dr. Naik is the Founder of Vaatsalya Healthcare, an award winning social enterprise, which was the first network of hospitals focused exclusively on Tier II and Tier III towns in India. Vaatsalya has been recognised globally as winner of the Inaugural Porter Prize in India for value based healthcare, the Most Innovative Healthcare Company by VCCircle in 2014 and India?s top 10 innovative companies by Fast Company in 2013 among many other recognition.

To support health startups, he also leads DisruptHealth a health focused ecosystem enabler based in Bangalore/Pune and is actively involved in the sector as an adviser and angel investor. He is member of the board at WISH Foundation, Nourishing Schools Foundation and Global Dignity India.

Dr. Naik has written and spoken about leadership, entrepreneurship, rural health and social entrepreneurship at various forums around the world, including World Health Congress, NHS Alliance, Ashoka Future Forum, Global Philanthropy Forum, and Africa Health summit (KPMG).

Dr. Naik has been recognized as a Economic Times Leaders under 40, Young Global Leader (YGL) 2012 By World Economic Forum, Young Leader by Asia Society Asia21 in 2011, Senior Ashoka Fellow in 2010, Finalist for the India Social Entrepreneur of the Year Award 2010 by Schwab Foundation, Ted India fellow for 2009. Dare Magazine India in its April 2011 edition profiled Ashwin as 50 inspiring Entrepreneurs of India.

BOOK LINKS- The Healthcare Gamechangers (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07QQZLRP9) and #ChangeStartsYoung (https://www.amazon.in/Change-Starts-Young-Ashwin-Naik/dp/B07S249DQR)