Mr Anant Yardi, is the President and Founder of Yardi Systems, and an alumnus of IIT Delhi (1968 Batch), has gifted USD 10 million (Rs ~75 Cr) to IIT Delhi to help set up state-of-the-art laboratories and attract talented students and researchers to the newly established Yardi School of Artificial Intelligence (ScAI).
In 1982,
Anant Yardi recognized the need for integrated accounting and property
management software for the residential marketplace. As the director of systems
development for Burroughs Corporation (now Unisys) and with 14 years of
programming experience, he knew he had the background to design such a product.
In 1984, “Basic Property Management” was created for the Apple II computer.
Since that time, Anant has directed the company through over 35 years of steady
growth, remaining the President and CEO as Yardi became a leader in real estate
asset and property management solutions. Anant’s vision is the driving force
behind developing effective and innovative software solutions for global real
estate portfolio management. He has been recognized as one of the early
pioneers in the commercial real estate automation industry, a “visionary in
respect to automation systems and the resultant benefits in property
operations,” according to Realcomm when they honoured him with the 2004 “Digie”
award. He was inducted into the Multi-Housing News “Hall of Fame” that same
year, and his company continues to receive industry accolades. Anant has an
M.S. in Engineering from the University of California at Berkeley, and a B.
Tech from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi. He worked for 14 years
developing programming methodologies and directing systems development at
Burroughs Corporation before establishing Yardi Systems. For more details please
visit the website https://www.yardi.com/