Jagdish Desai is a successful global corporate executive with more than 35 years of experience in manufacturing, industrial automation, distribution, & software companies. With deep expertise in scaling businesses, expanding sales organizations, optimizing manufacturing processes, and M&A, he founded Spartanz Holdings to help small and mid-sized businesses organize, grow, scale, and exit for outsized value.

With an undergraduate degree in electrical engineering, Jagdish spent his early years in engineering sales teams in the computer hardware and software industries. He co-founded Virgo Valves & Controls Limited, a company that manufactured ball & triple offset valves for the global oil and gas industry. He was the President of Virgo Valves when it was acquired by Emerson (NYSE:EMR) for $400 million in 2013 and served as the President of Isolation Valves Division of Emerson Electric Co. from 2013 to 2017. 

Mr. Desai is now a venture capitalist and is an investor in small to mid-sized companies in diverse industries in multiple countries. He serves on board of multiple companies and is also Chairman of BK Corrosion, a leading provider of cathodic protection solutions. Jagdish is an avid hiker and has done several high altitude treks worldwide including in Himalayas, South America, USA, and Africa.