About Ashok
Public health zealot, social entrepreneur, sought-after speaker, Harvard Senior Fellow, author, painter and more-Ashok has crammed a lot into his days!
With more than three decades of experience in the private sector, and in public health, Ashok has a career graph he describes as a ‘continuing adventure’.
In the Spotlight
Ashok stirs audiences with his talks in India and abroad, ranging from the issues of scale to the notion of life as an adventure. Through his interviews, he lays bare the issues of health delivery at the grass roots level. Watch and listen to some of his talks and interviews listed below.
3 WOMEN, THEIR BINDIS AND THE START OF A REVOLUTION - TED TALKS INDIA: NAYI BAAT
BBC WORLD SERVICE - OUTLOOK
LIFE LESSONS FROM INDIAN SEX WORKERS
HARVARD T.H. CHAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
ASHOK ALEXANDER ON LEADERSHIP LESSONS FROM THE FIELD LESS TRAVELED
Start Your Journey
If you are an organization seeking to enhance the leadership skills of it's employees or a senior professional seeking to excel in his/her career or a donor who wants to effectively utilize it’s CSR budget or an NGO that needs program delivery support – you have arrived at the right place!
To know more about the services that Ashok offers
The untold story of the women who pioneered the battle against HIV in India
A Stranger Truth now available at Amazon and at a book store near you.
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Won the TATA Lit Live Award for Best First Non-Fiction 2019!
'[A] powerful story of hope that deserves to be widely read'
~ Bill Gates
'A story of an invisible India, hilarious and heart-rending, inspiring and disturbing. I couldn't put it down'
~ Viswanathan Anand
'A poignant and lucid account of an astonishing journey into a world of both despair and hope that the Indian middle class prefers not to see'
~ Gurcharan Das
'A portrait of contemporary India like no other...always engaging, thoroughly readable...An unusually gifted writer'
'A powerful, poignant and beautifully written book that humanizes the most vulnerable of our fellow citizens and will change the way you see them'
~ Anand G. Mahindra
'A terrific read...an adventure story that is both moving and inspiring'
~ Rahul Dravid
'Moving and memorable'
~ Abraham Verghese
'Fascinating...an inspiration for anybody working on complex societal challenges'
~ Sir Peter Piot
'Nothing beats the truth, always more powerful than fiction. Ashok Alexander takes us on a journey of truths...In the process he is changed, and changes us'
~ Mira Nair
'A gripping book...evoking a range of emotions from anger to compasssion, humor and sadness'