Girish Prakash Deshpande गिरीश देशपांडे (भारतीय, भारतवासी )

Vice President- EAS at Invasystems

Girish Prakash Deshpande has several years of work experience in various roles and industries. Girish Prakash currently serves as the Vice President of EAS at Invasystems Inc, where they started in July 2021. Girish Prakash is also an Angel Investor and Mentor at both MetaBrix Labs and IUVA GROUP, starting in July 2021 and June 2021 respectively.

Prior to their current roles, Girish worked at Tech Mahindra from 2011 to 2021, holding positions such as Associate Vice President of Niche ERP Practice and Lead Business Consultant. At Tech Mahindra, they led a team of IT professionals specializing in ERPs like Infor, IFS, QAD, and NetSuite, providing services such as implementations, customizations, support, and technology upgrades for multiple global clients. Girish Prakash also worked on pre-sales assignments for business transformation using the Theory of Constraints methodology.

Before joining Tech Mahindra, Girish was the CEO of Unsuccessful Venture at PRIGGS Alcobev Private Ltd from 2009 to 2011. At PRIGGS, they oversaw turnkey solutions for alcohol and chemical/pharma plants and brought European beer to India through a partnership with an Austrian major.

Girish's earlier experience includes roles at Mahindra Satyam as the Practice Head of Infor ERP from 2005 to 2009, at IBM Global Services India as a Senior Consultant in ERP from 2004 to 2005, and as an Independent Consultant specializing in Baan ERP consulting from 2001 to 2004. Girish Prakash also started their career at Thermax Ltd (Formerly Thermax Babcock & Wilcox Ltd.) as a Project Estimation Manager and Quality Control Engineer from 1990 to 2000.

Overall, Girish Prakash Deshpande has a diverse background in ERP implementation and consulting, business leadership, and angel investing/mentoring.

Girish Prakash Deshpande's education history is as follows:

From 1985 to 1987, Girish Prakash Deshpande attended SFJV Chinchwad, where they completed their SSC degree with a focus on Technical studies.

Following that, from 1987 to 1990, Girish Prakash Deshpande enrolled in the Cusrow Wadia Institute of Technology Pune, where they earned a Diploma in Mechanical Engineering.

Girish Prakash Deshpande then pursued further studies and from 1994 to 1996, they attended the Institute of Cost Accountants of India. During this time, they completed the Inter ICWA program, focusing on subjects such as Costing, Mathematics, and Accounting.

Moving forward in their educational journey, Girish Prakash Deshpande joined Pune University from 1999 to 2002. Girish Prakash pursued a Master's in Marketing and Business Management, earning an MMS degree.

In 2008, Girish Prakash Deshpande further enhanced their business management skills by completing the CGBL program at Harvard Business School Publishing, SSL, and U21 Global.

In 2016, Girish Prakash Deshpande displayed their interest in finance by attending NSE and Mahindra Education Lanes. Girish Prakash successfully completed the Certified Equity Market Analyst (CEMA) program, concentrating on Equity Market, Technical and Fundamental Analysis.

In their pursuit of expanding their knowledge and staying up-to-date, in 2022 Girish Prakash Deshpande enrolled at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur. There, they pursued a Postgraduate Degree in Blockchain.

Additionally, in the same year, Girish Prakash Deshpande completed an online course through Udemy Alumni, gaining knowledge in Private Equity Essentials.

In conclusion, Girish Prakash Deshpande has explored a variety of educational paths in different institutions and has obtained degrees and certifications in fields such as Marketing, Business Management, Blockchain, Costing, Mathematics, Accounting, Mechanical Engineering, Equity Market, Technical and Fundamental Analysis, and Private Equity Essentials.

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  • Vice President- EAS

    July, 2021 - present

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