Jaswinder (Jassi) Chadha
Distinguished Alumni Award in recognition of his Entrepreneurial Excellence
Award Year: 2022 | Degree Year: 1990
Jassi is a successful serial entrepreneur and a highly regarded data scientist in the field of Analytics and AI. In 2007, he founded marketRx, a Life Science focused Analytics company, which was acquired in 2007. Since 2010, Jassi has served as Founder, President & CEO of Axtria, the leading AI software company that powers Life Science companies to improve patients’ lives by bringing innovative medicines and medical devices to markets in over 100 countries.
Jassi has been recognized and awarded for his contributions as an entrepreneur and industry leader. He is a two-time winner of E&Y Entrepreneur of the Year in New Jersey. Pharmaceutical Management Science Association (PMSA) awarded him the prestigious lifetime achievement award for his tremendous contributions to the Life Sciences industry. PharmaVOICE 100 recognized Jassi as one of the 100 most influential people in the life sciences industry. Jassi is a mentor and angel investor to several companies and is currently a member of the Second District Advisory Council of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
Jassi received his B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering from IIT Delhi (1990), M.S. in Industrial Engineering from The University of Texas at El Paso (1992), was a Doctoral candidate (ABD) in Operations Research at Texas A&M University (1995), and graduated from Owners President Program (OPM) from Harvard Business School (2017).
Jassi has endowed two Chairs at IIT Delhi for Operations Research (2008) and Data Analytics (2021). Jassi is a proud founding member of the IIT Delhi Endowment Fund. In recognition of his service and achievements, Jassi was awarded Distinguished Alumni Service Award by IIT Delhi in 2008.
In honouring Mr. Jaswinder Chadha, IIT Delhi recognizes his entrepreneurial excellence. Through his achievements, Mr. Chadha has brought glory to the name of the Institute.
