Press Release

Avasant wins the European Outsourcing Awards for Corporate Social Responsibility 2015

For Immediate Release Los Angeles, California. The Avasant Foundation launched its first annual Golf Charity Event on March 17 attracting over 100 global attendees, 17 sponsors and raising $155,000 to improve the lives of children. The event was held at the Santa Ana Country Club in Southern California. "Attendees from around the world have caught our vision for impact-sourcing - driving significant positive change in the lives of children while also generating jobs in developing countries. We're committed to continuing this work with our sponsors and partners around the globe," said Avasant CEO and Chairman of the Avasant Foundation, Kevin Parikh (@kevinparikh). Based on the vision of Avasant's CEO, the Avasant Foundation envisions a world where children are afforded opportunities to become productive and contributing members of the global community. 100% of raised funds by the Foundation are directly put to work serving underprivileged children. Chitra Rajeshwari (@chiwari), Avasant Foundation's Executive Director said, "This first event is proof of the impact a collective caring industry can have on a global scale. We're just getting started!" About Avasant Foundation Avasant Foundation is a private, not-for-profit organization which aligns corporate social responsibility initiatives for Avasant and its affiliates by leveraging its expertise in globalization, rural economic development, skills development and technology services. Avasant Foundation's mission is to identify and support programs that uplift and create opportunities to the needy in underdeveloped and emerging economies. www.avasantfoundation.org. About Avasant Avasant, a leading US-headquartered global management consulting firm with areas of expertise in strategic outsourcing, technology consulting, and globalization strategies, has operations in North America, Asia, Africa and Europe. Based in Los Angeles, California, Avasant's talented team of consultants, lawyers and technologists average over 20 years of industry experience, and have conducted more than 1,000 engagements in over 40 countries. Avasant drives customer value through the use of proprietary consulting and advisory methods, which have been refined over decades of real-world transaction and engagement experience. www.avasant.com Contact Mark Ware (@markware14) Vice President of Marketing mark.ware@avasant.com