Dewang Mehta
Dewang Mehta (10 August 1962 – 12 April 2001) was the president of NASSCOM between 1991 and 2001.[1][2] In addition to his role at NASSCOM, he was appointed in 1998 to an IT and Software Development task force, and was also involved in various advisory bodies.[3]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Mehta was born in Umreth, Gujarat and studied at Imperial College London[3] He died from a heart attack on 12 April 2001 while serving on an IT TaskForce delegation visit to Sydney.[3][4][5] The Dewang Mehta Foundation (DMFT) was created in 2002.[6]
Recognitions
[edit | edit source]Mehta was named "Software Evangelist of the Year" by Computerworld for 3 consecutive years and "IT Man of the Year" in 2000.[3] In the same year, the World Economic Forum chose Mehta as one of the 100 "Global leaders of Tomorrow".[7][4]
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