Avnish is an innovator, disruptor, strategist and a technology evangelist with more than 25 years extensive experience and track record around Innovation, Digital Transformation, Corporate Strategy, and Leadership Development for Top 500 Fortune clients in both mature and emerging markets.

In his current role at Accenture India, Avnish is responsible for designing and leading the Innovation agenda for Accenture in India including partnering with Start-up ecosystem and is considered as the ‘poster boy’ for B2B Indian startups looking to scale and globalise.

His role includes scaling Accenture's digital and innovation capabilities and work extensively with the Indian and Global start-up ecosystem to identify, partner, invest and acquire leading-edge technologies and digital platforms in areas around AI, Industry 4.0, AR/VR, Blockchain, Big Data, Automation, 3D Printing, CX/UX and Cyber Security.

Prior to Accenture, Avnish worked with IBM in India and the United Kingdom for almost a decade in various leadership roles.

Avnish is a highly sought-after speaker on Future of Technology, Digital Transformation, Leadership, Building High Performing teams, Making Innovation Work and is a regular blogger on Social Media. He regularly writes on Emerging Technologies, State of the start-up eco-system in India & on Corporate Innovation.

Avnish has been instrumental in opening up the startup collaboration between India and Israel and is regarded as an expert on the global DeepTech startup eco-systems.

Avnish is proud ‘Cavalier’ and has served in the Indian Armed forces for seven years and has performed the role of Aide-de-Camp (ADC) to the Governor of Madhya Pradesh.

Avnish is Mentor of Change, Atal Innovation Mission, part of Board of Governor for IMT-Nagpur and sits on the Advisory Board of the Israel CoE at IIM-Bangalore, apart from other advisory positions.

Avnish was awarded the Most Innovative Leader Award, 2018, by World Innovation Congress.

Avnish's mission is to make India a global innovation powerhouse. His personal motto is: “The only way to survive the digital tsunami is by disrupting yourself."