Ashish Gandhi

Ashish Gandhi, MBA has over 20 years of work experience in various roles and industries. Ashish is currently working as the Senior Commercial Director, Non-wovens at Lenzing Group. Prior to this, they served as a Volunteer Member of the Board at the University of Minnesota - Carlson School of Management.

Gandhi also has a strong background in sales and business management, with significant experience at Owens Corning and Cortec Corporation. At Owens Corning, their roles included Sales & Business Manager, PINKBAR®, Program Leader of New Business Development, Business Development Manager, Organic Growth Portfolio, North American Sales Manager, Non Wovens, Business Manager, and Senior Global Product Manager.

At Cortec Corporation, Gandhi worked as the Global Business Manager for India and the Middle East, as well as the Global Technical Sales Manager and Product Manager for water treatment and chemical additives. Ashish also held the position of Global Product Manager and was responsible for creating a market-specific sales rep network in North America and managing a global business with a distributor network.

Gandhi's early career includes a role as a Technical Sales Engineer at Thermotech, Inc, where they specialized in thermoplastics, estimation, and development programs.

Overall, Ashish Gandhi has a diverse and extensive background in sales, business management, and strategic development across multiple industries.

Ashish Gandhi, MBA, obtained their Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) degree in International/Global Studies from the University of Minnesota - Carlson School of Management in 2008. Prior to that, they earned a Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.) in Chemical Engineering from the University of Minnesota in 1998. In 2013, they attended the UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School, focusing on Innovation & Entrepreneurship. In 2018, they pursued further education in Analytics and Influence at Carlson Executive Education, University of Minnesota.