Ayush Doshi is a veteran executive search leader and co-founder of SCHNELL VENTURES with nearly two decades of experience placing C-suite and functional leaders across sectors including technology, real estate, GCCs and oil & gas. He has led leadership hiring for global organizations such as DAMAC Group and RGF/Stanton Chase, advising boards and CHROs on succession planning and high-stakes leadership transitions across the Middle East, Europe, North America and India. An MBA from ISB with executive programs at Harvard, Wharton and Kellogg, Ayush pairs deep domain networks with a consultative, value‑co-creation approach that yields high stick‑rates and repeat mandates. He is known for blending rigorous assessment with agile, tailored search strategies—reflected in 500+ cumulative appointments from his firms’ 40+ years combined experience. Beyond search, he is a longtime Art of Living faculty member, speaker at B‑schools, and pursues social-impact projects, music and interests in spirituality and quantum physics, which inform his empathetic leadership style. Based in Chennai, he brings a rare mix of global mandate execution and hands-on stakeholder coaching that helps organizations translate strategic growth into leadership reality.
8 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Pro Bono Faculty & Apex Member, Pro Bono Faculty & Apex Member at The Art of Living Foundation
Disruptive Strategy, Executive Education, Disruptive Strategy, Executive Education at Harvard Business School Online
Chinmaya Vidyalaya
DAV Higher Secondary, Chennai
Independent Directors Certification Programme (IDCP), Independent Directors Certification Programme (IDCP) at Indian Institute of Management Bangalore
Visiting Scholar, Corporate Development - M&A; Competitive Marketing Strategy, Visiting Scholar, Corporate Development - M&A; Competitive Marketing Strategy at The Wharton School
Visiting Scholar, Design Thinking, Product Innovation & Entrepreneurship, Turn-around Leadership, Visiting Scholar, Design Thinking, Product Innovation & Entrepreneurship, Turn-around Leadership at Nagoya University of Commerce & Business
B.E., Mechanical, B.E., Mechanical at SRM University
MBA, General Management, MBA, General Management at Indian School of Business
Contributions:1 release, 17 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 6 months
Find and Hire Top DevelopersWe’ve analyzed the programming source code of over 60 million software developers on GitHub and scored them by 50,000 skills. Sign-up on Prog,AI to search for software developers.
Request Free Trial
Ayush Doshi - Co-founder & Director at SCHNELL Ventures LLP