Founder

Swapnil Gawade

Managing Director and COO, Goken India

Swapnil is responsible for managing Goken’s India operations. He was one of the first hires at Goken in the United States and laid the foundation of Goken’s Engineering team at one of our marquee clients in 2004. He started as a Body Design Engineer and was responsible for technical as well as commercial feasibility of the vehicle components. With extensive experience in product development, technology commercialization and entrepreneurship under his belt, he chose to rejoin Goken and start its India office in 2019. After a gap of 9 years, he rejoined the mission to make Goken, a global company. He focuses on diversifying Goken’s expertise in software application development and leads the global marketing team. He completed his higher education in the United States with Masters in Mechanical Engineering from Wayne State University in Detroit, MI and Master of Business Administration from The Ohio State University in Columbus, OH. In his spare time, he enjoys reading books. He loves to travel with his family and enjoys playing cricket with his son. He lives in Pune, India.