Asheesh Advani
Entrepreneur and nonprofit CEO
Asheesh Advani is an entrepreneur who leads Junior Achievement (JA Worldwide). He co-wrote Modern Achievement with Marshall Goldsmith.
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About Asheesh Advani
Asheesh Advani has written three books, including Modern Achievement, which he wrote with leadership expert Marshall Goldsmith. He was born in India and studied at Oxford University and the Wharton School. Advani is President and CEO of Junior Achievement (JA Worldwide), a large non-governmental organization (NGO) that helps young people prepare for work and entrepreneurship. He has led it since 2015. Before that, he was CEO of two companies: CircleLending, which Virgin Group acquired in 2007, and Covestor, which Interactive Brokers acquired in 2015. Harvard Business School and Babson College have both written case studies about his entrepreneurial work.