Brief summary
Dr. Ashok Karania (“Ash”) is an entrepreneurial business and technology leader with more than two decades of experience driving strategy, sales, and alliances across global markets.
Ash currently leads Agentic AI Strategy and Sales at WinWire Technologies, where he is shaping the enterprise positioning of Agentic AI at scale and architecting a Microsoft-aligned go-to-market engine.
Before WinWire, he spent sixteen years at Infostretch (now Apexon), the Goldman Sachs-backed digital engineering firm.
Recent experience
Vice President — Agentic AI Strategy & Sales, WinWire Technologies
August 2025 — Present
Defined and led the enterprise positioning of Agentic AI at Scale, securing lighthouse deals and creating revenue traction within the first quarter.
Vice President, Apexon (formerly Infostretch)
2020 — July 2025
Identified, developed, and won large-scale digital, data, and artificial intelligence engagements across enterprise and emerging firms.
Vice President — Europe Business, Infostretch
2014 — 2019
Led Infostretch’s European market entry, strategy, and end-to-end business development.
Earlier career
Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Magnet Technologies
Led the strategic planning, organisation building, and global delivery of Magnet Technologies.
Sales Leadership, Henkel SPIC (Indian subsidiary of Henkel, Germany)
Delivered exemplary sales performance across Mumbai, Pune, and Nagpur, and is credited with the turnaround of Western Maharashtra and Vidarbha.
Education
University of Oxford — Oxford FinTech Programme (2018).
University of Mumbai — Doctor of Philosophy in Business Policy and Administration (2007 — 2013).
S. P. Jain Institute of Management and Research, Mumbai — MBA (2000 — 2002).
Narsee Monjee College of Commerce and Economics, Mumbai — Bachelor’s degree (awarded Jamnabai Narsee Shield).
Ecosystem and thought leadership
Founder of Ignite; spearhead of GujaratiLexicon; digitisation of Bhagwadgomandal; founder of Mobile Monday Ahmedabad.
Speaking and media
A TEDx speaker; speaking topics include economics/adoption of Agentic AI, category creation in enterprise technology, strategic alliances, solivagant travel, and purpose-driven organisations.
Core competencies
Business Strategy, Sales and GTM Leadership, Strategic Alliances, Global Market Expansion, Innovation and Growth, Digital Transformation, Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Technology, Thought Leadership, Culture and Talent, ESG and Giving Back.
Personal
Ash divides his time between Ahmedabad and the United States.
Driven by purpose. Obsessed with impact. Inspired by people. — Dr. Ashok Karania