Mumbai, June 9 -- Dr. Anand Deshpande is the founder, chairman, and managing director of Persistent Systems since inception and is responsible for the overall leadership of the company. He is also the promoter shareholder of the company.

Dr. Deshpande received his Bachelor of Technology (B. Tech.) with Honours (Hons.) in Computer Science and Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur, in 1984 and an M.S. and a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, USA in 1986 and 1989 respectively. He has been recognised by both his alma maters - as a Distinguished Alumnus by IIT Kharagpur in 2012 and with the Career Achievement Award by the School of Informatics of Indiana University in 2007....