its sources remain unclear because it has insufficient inline citations . please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations . september 2009 learn how and when to remove this template message avasant llc type private industry management consulting sourcing advisory headquarters los angeles california number of locations 16 offices 10 countries 2016 washington d.c. usa new york usa mumbai india beijing china london uk areas served asia europe latin america middle east north america key people kevin s. parikh ceo robert w. randolph cfo dr. pradeep mukherji managing partner asia & africa adrian quayle managing partner europe website avasant.com avasant is a global management consulting firm headquartered in los angeles and advises private and public sectors in many parts of the world . avasant is recognized globally as a leading advisory firm for strategic sourcing business & it transformation globalization and digital transformation services . avasant s clients are leading corporations across various industries including energy & utilities banking and financial services insurance manufacturing & retail healthcare & lifesciences telecom & hi tech state & local government media & entertainment and travel & transportation . the international association of outsourcing professionals iaop has consecutively ranked avasant as a top firm in world s best outsourcing advisors list for seven years in a row . vault consulting survey recognizes avasant as a top it consulting and best to work for firm for 2014 . the london based national outsourcing association has nominated avasant as an outsourcing advisory of the year for 2014 and 2013 . with offices in 10 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 . in 2013 avasant opened a new office in washington d.c. to serve its clients in the mid atlantic region . 1 avasant also strengthened its presence in europe with the formation of avasant europe which is headquartered in london as a fully owned subsidiary of avasant llc usa . 2 in 2014 avasant entered formally into the german market through a partnership with sepicon a sourcing consulting firm . avasant has expanded its presence in india setting up operations in bangalore and new delhi in addition to its regional office in mumbai . contents 1 history 2 corporate social responsibility 3 publications 3.1 books 3.2 articles 4 references 5 external links history edit avasant was originally founded as stradling global sourcing as a sister company of stradling yocca carlson & rauth sycr . 3 sycr is a newport beach california law firm in business for over 35 years . in 2006 the company changed its name to avasant . avasant represents the merging of the latin word ava meaning advisor and the sanskrit word sant meaning sagely . once merged the name means sagely advisor . during 2008 avasant went through a planned management buy out from sycr . the two companies although separate continue to maintain strategic ties . since its formation avasant has been identified as a top sourcing advisory firm in leading industry publications including distinctions with the iaop top sourcing advisor 4 and the black book of outsourcing . 5 avasant signed a memorandum of understanding with the governments of hangzhou 6 and chongqing in 2009 which was designed to improve bpo training and education in china . 7 avasant launched a subsidiary company called avasense inc in june 2010 . 8 this new company developed a proprietary vendor governance system for managing outsourcing and third party contracts . avasense is a comprehensive vmo process management application delivered as a software as a service . 9 avasant acquired global equations texas based outsourcing and globalization advisory firm in december 2010 and expanded its service offerings in the areas of sourcing globalization executive events and go to market advisory services . avasant entered into strategic partnership with mergertech investment banking firm in 2012 to strengthen its mergers & acquisitions offerings for it bpo firms the world over . avasant also launched a community blog called globalizationx to provide thought leadership and research based content related to globalization and impact sourcing topics . in 2013 avasant acquired sourcingboard llc a washington dc based boutique sourcing advisory firm . the acquisition enabled avasant to extend its services to new industry segments such as airlines insurance and high tech . 10 avasant s entry into the german market via its partnership with sepicon has helped avasant s growth strategy . 11 for sepicon the relationship provides a service model for its global subsidiaries and partners . in 2014 avasant also launched avasant connect a new cloud based collaboration portal exclusively intended for managing relationships with the global service provider ecosystem . corporate social responsibility edit avasant has been a strong supporter of non profit and community social development initiatives such as impact sourcing . in 2011 avasant formed the not for profit avasant foundation to align the firm s corporate social responsibility initiatives . leveraging its expertise in globalization rural economic development skills development and technology enabled services avasant is able to channel several socio economic development initiatives through the foundation . the foundation s mission is to identify and support programs that uplift and provide opportunities to the needy in underdeveloped and emerging economies . through its strong partner network of non governmental organizations ngos avasant foundation is focused on creating employment corporate philanthropy and community development . avasant carried out an extensive research project and in 2012 published a path breaking report on impact sourcing supported by the rockefeller foundation . 12 this report focused on sustainable job creation in emerging economies through the impact sourcing model and provided specific recommendations to governments and industry to implement and scale the impact sourcing sector . 13 publications edit books edit kevin s. parikh & dr. pradeep mukherji new horizons of business process outsourcing in africa latin america & caribbean isbn 978 149218342 6 articles edit kevin parikh digital enterprise market leaders of tomorrow kevin parikh revolutionizing customer experience through smac kevin parikh smac 2014 & beyond kevin parikh smac the new technology foundation for revolutionary business kevin parikh impact sourcing transforming global sourcing into a socio economic endeavor anupam govil the future of bpo how human cloud and infrastructure cloud are changing the game pradeep mukherji drivers of change in ethiopia growing the it bpo sector through leveraging ict pradeep mukherji africa on the move investment in ict is catalyzing economic growth references edit avasant opens office in washington d.c. avasant enters europe stradling yocca carlson and rauth official website iaop world s best advisors 2008 09 blackbook ranking bpo of avasant reuters hangzhou china reuters china avasense corporate website marketwire on avasense avasant continues growth with acquisition of the sourcingboard avasant expands into germany with sepicon incentives & opportunities for scaling the impact sourcing sector impact sourcing external links edit official website avasant foundation website wallst.net company profile iaop 2014 world s best outsourcing advisors ranking noa award for corporate social responsibility 2013 shortlist retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title avasant & oldid 722997816 categories offshoringoutsourcinginternational management consulting firmsperformance consulting firmsmanagement consulting firms of the united statesmanagement consulting firms of indiahidden categories articles lacking in text 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