Harish Mehta is the author of the bestseller ‘The Maverick Effect’, the untold story of India’s IT revolution and its exemplary industry body, nasscom. It is now available in Gujarati (Hindi & Marathi coming soon), as well as paperback and Audible (audiobook) versions in English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu & Malayalam.
The IMC Chamber of Commerce and Industry has introduced the 'Maverick Effect Awards' to honour the transformative flywheel presented in his book. They were honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award in 2018 and so did Dataquest in 2023.
He has led, grown & mentored the Onward Group for 30+ years. He is a co-founder, first elected Chairman & now Convenor of nasscom’s Chairman’s Council. Mr. Mehta also introduced The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE) to India & was its First President in Mumbai. He is a director of Indian Angel Network (IAN) & a founding member of Infinity Venture Fund.