ACW Leadership
The official ACW leadership directory brings together our Founder & Chairman and executive leadership, followed by the advisors, resources, specialists, and contributors who support selected initiatives.
Individual profiles identify each leader’s responsibilities and organizational affiliations across ACW Circle and ACW Health.
Founder & Chairman
ACW Circle
Arvind Mohanlal Patel (Alex) guides ACW's long-term strategy, institutional relationships, capital direction, product vision and enterprise positioning. His leadership connects operating experience with practical technology development across education, geospatial intelligence, healthcare technology, engineering and hospitality.
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Executive Vice President
Growth, Innovation & Strategic Initiatives
ACW Circle | ACW Health
Devesh Arvind Patel supports enterprise-wide growth, innovation and strategic initiatives across ACW Circle and ACW Health. His role connects product opportunity, platform development, institutional positioning and next-generation execution planning across ManasOne, VantageAtlas and selected ACW initiatives.
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Chief Operating Officer & Country Head – India
ACW Circle | ACW Health
Aravind Kumar B leads India operations, execution discipline, institutional coordination and programme implementation across ACW Circle and ACW Health. He supports the operating bridge between leadership strategy, field readiness, institutional follow-up, product delivery and structured implementation.
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Additional Director & Chief Strategy Officer
ACW Health – India
Mansha Balkishan Maurya supports strategic planning, institutional positioning and organizational alignment for ACW Health - India. Her role helps translate ACW's education, health-technology and platform objectives into structured planning, stakeholder engagement and responsible growth.
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Vice President
Corporate Operations & Business Affairs
ACW Health – India
Ravindharan Mayavel supports corporate operations, business affairs, documentation, finance process coordination and internal operating discipline across ACW Health - India. His role strengthens the administrative, reporting and internal-control infrastructure needed for responsible institutional execution.
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Global Strategic Advisor
Ashok Naidu supports ACW Circle through strategic guidance, institutional engagement, education partnerships, and stakeholder relationship development across selected initiatives.
His work includes supporting senior-level discussions, helping establish appropriate institutional connections, and advising ACW leadership on locally informed approaches to partnership development and project implementation.
Hospitality strategy advisor
Thilak Nandagopal contributes hospitality strategy and operations perspectives, including revenue, distribution, property systems, implementation planning, and operational review.
Hospitality technology advisor
Raman P. Rama contributes hospitality technology, property operations, and industry-advisory perspectives to relevant ACW Circle discussions.
Healthcare and behavioral-wellness contributor
Dr. Bhavik Desai contributes behavioral-science and medical perspectives to healthcare, wellness, and responsible technology discussions.
Healthcare and clinical-operations contributor
Dr. Rahul Mangukiya contributes medical and clinical-operations perspectives to healthcare-related technology discussions.
Local Zambia Coordination Contact
Richard Simukonda supports ACW Circle’s activities in Zambia through local coordination, institutional engagement, approved meeting support, scheduling, and administrative follow-up.
He brings more than two decades of professional experience across quality, health, safety and environmental management, logistics, mining, industrial operations, and organizational coordination.
Richard helps facilitate communication and coordination with local institutions and stakeholders as ACW develops opportunities involving ManasOne, VantageAtlas, and other approved initiatives in Zambia.
Agricultural biotechnology contributor
Ankit Mansukhbhai Sakhiya contributes agricultural biotechnology and plant-science perspectives to relevant research, agriculture, environmental, and geospatial initiatives.
ACW Circle is the brand of Aries Connects World Inc. ACW Health refers to ACW Health Management Services Private Limited in India. ACW Group is a public umbrella reference; contracting, legal authority, and financial obligations remain with the applicable legal entity.
Advisor and contributor participation is specific to the relevant engagement. Inclusion does not establish employment, board authority, medical-provider status, or responsibility for every initiative.
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