Dr. Ashok K. Chauhan is an Indian educationist, philanthropist, and entrepreneur who founded Amity University and Institutions. He was born in 1942 in Uttar Pradesh, India and received his M.Sc. in Chemistry and Ph.D. in chemical engineering. In 1973, he started his own business in Frankfurt that grew to a US$1.6 billion group of companies. In 1991, he established Amity International School in New Delhi and Amity University, one of the first private universities in India. Dr. Chauhan has received numerous national and international awards for his contributions to education and entrepreneurship.