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Stories. Conversations. Research. Recognition.
South Asians are shaping business, technology, culture, healthcare, entrepreneurship, media, public life, and communities across America. Spotlight documents the people, ideas, organizations, and trends behind that change.
Akshit Kandi is the Founder, CEO of SkySync – the AI ROI Firm designing, implementing and managing autonomous operating agents and models to deliver measurable ROI. Previously, he was a Senior Product Manager at Salesforce.
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Long-form conversations with South Asians building companies, leading institutions, shaping culture, creating industries, and changing how America works.
Akshit Kandi is the Founder, CEO of SkySync – the AI ROI Firm designing, implementing and managing autonomous operating agents and models to deliver measurable ROI. Previously, he was a Senior Product Manager at Salesforce.
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Awadhesh Kumar is the Founder, CEO of AK Studios – producing feature length films from South Asian storytellers, targeting American and European markets and top international film festivals.
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Shivang Mehta is the Founder, CEO of Mehta Studios – an independent film studio currently producing a feature length film Landlord. He previously led story production for TV networks including Bravo, CBS, Discovery+, Nickelodeon and OWN. He is an alum of Chapman University.
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Published South Asian stories spanning culture, climate, technology, health, community, and entertainment.
SkySync founder Akshit Kandi is bringing his Salesforce experience to enterprise AI, building autonomous AI agents that help businesses improve efficiency, automate workflows, and…
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Cisco appoints Indian American technology executive and Cognite CEO Girish Rishi to its board of directors.
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Indian American journalist Shradha Dinesh wins a Gerald Loeb Award for the Miami Herald-WLRN investigation “Killer Train.”
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Indiana University appoints Indian American academic leader Rahul Shrivastav as vice president for student success.
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Formation Bio appoints Indian American neuroscientist and biotechnology executive Anirvan Ghosh to lead translational sciences.
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Indian American Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella will receive the National Medal of Technology and Innovation, the nation’s highest technology honor.
By ASAN EditorialRead story →Published analysis and commentary, with selected coverage of ASAN’s work.
Nitin Bajaj · Fortune
Commentary by Nitin Bajaj published in Fortune.
Read the article →Authority Magazine
Profile on ASAN, social impact, and community-building.
Read article →New India Abroad
A conversation about South Asian leadership and collective impact.
Read article →The American Bazaar
Coverage of ASAN and South Asian community-building.
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