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Sunil Wadhwani

Also known as Sunil Tekchand Wadhwani

After co-founding Mastech and IGATE, Sunil Wadhwani turns to artificial intelligence. In February 2018 he and his brother Romesh found Wadhwani AI, a nonprofit institute that develops AI solutions for social good. The Wadhwani Initiative for Sustainable Healthcare (WISH), which he founds in 2014, aims to transform primary healthcare in low-income areas of India. In 2023 TIME names him and Romesh among the 100 most influential people in artificial intelligence, and in 2024 he donates Rs 110 crore to IIT Madras for an AI school. As of October 2026, he serves as managing partner of SWAT Capital and president of the WISH Foundation.

Now at
SWAT Capital and Wadhwani Initiative for Sustainable Healthcare
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Timeline

  1. 1974–1976

    IIT Madras and Carnegie Mellon

    He earns a bachelor's degree from IIT Madras in 1974 and a master's degree from Carnegie Mellon University in 1976.

  2. By 1996

    Co-founding Mastech

    He co-founds Mastech and serves as its chairman until September 1996.

  3. 2014

    Founding WISH healthcare initiative

    In 2014 he founds the Wadhwani Initiative for Sustainable Healthcare (WISH) to transform primary healthcare in low-income areas of India.

  4. 2015

    IGATE sold to Capgemini

    IGATE, an IT services firm that he co-founds, is bought by Capgemini in 2015 for over $4 billion.

  5. February 2018

    Wadhwani AI for social good

    With his brother Romesh, he founds Wadhwani AI in February 2018, a nonprofit institute that develops AI solutions for social good. In an August 2018 interview with Business Today, he says India trails in AI partly because its educational system is not robust.

  6. 2023

    Named to TIME's AI list

    In 2023 TIME names him and his brother Romesh among the 100 most influential people in artificial intelligence.

  7. 2024

    An AI school at IIT Madras

    In 2024 he donates Rs 110 crore to IIT Madras for the Wadhwani School of Data Science and AI, which aims to advise the government on policy-making.

  8. As of October 2026

    Managing partner at SWAT Capital

    He serves as managing partner of SWAT Capital and president of the WISH Foundation.

Sources and credits

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  3. Skoll | Sunil Wadhwani skoll.org. Checked 14 October 2026.
  4. Wadhwani Institute for Artificial Intelligence - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org. Checked 14 October 2026.
  5. India can be global leader in AI for social good: Sunil Wadhwani - BusinessToday businesstoday.in. Checked 14 October 2026.
  6. Office of Alumni & Corporate Relations acr.iitm.ac.in. Checked 14 October 2026.
  7. Sunil Wadhwani - Indiaspora indiaspora.org. Checked 14 October 2026.