# Dr. Subhash Makhija

> Dr. Subhash Makhija is CEO and co-founder of GEP Worldwide, the procurement and supply chain business established in New Jersey in 1999. A chemical engineer with a Chicago Booth MBA, he previously worked at Accenture and helped develop GEP’s combination of software, consulting and managed services. His public work covers supply-chain resilience, AI, sustainability and support for education.

- **Role:** CEO and Co-Founder at GEP Worldwide
- **Organizations:** GEP Worldwide, Accenture (former employer), Council on Chicago Booth, CNBC CEO Council, World Economic Forum
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Undergraduate degree in chemical engineering, University Department of Chemical Technology (UDCT), Mumbai, M.S. in chemical engineering, University of Rhode Island, Ph.D. in chemical engineering, Polytechnic University (now part of NYU Tandon School of Engineering), MBA, University of Chicago Booth School of Business
- **Known for:** EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2016, technology solutions and staffing category, New Jersey., Co-founded GEP and remains its CEO., Named co-inventor on US11675839B2, granted June 13, 2023, for data processing in an enterprise application.

## Career timeline

- **Early 1990s** — Worked in procurement; before GEP, led strategy, supply chain, procurement and outsourcing engagements at Accenture.
- **1996** — Earned his Chicago Booth MBA.
- **1999** — Co-founded GEP in New Jersey with Roopa Gandhi, Neha Desai Shah and Jagadish Turimella.
- **2008** — Appointed director of Global eProcure Limited on January 22.
- **2014** — Discussed GEP’s early expansion from a technology-led vision into consulting and outsourcing in a public interview.
- **2016** — Received the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year award for technology solutions and staffing in New Jersey.
- **2020** — Co-sponsored a $100,000 Booth fundraising challenge with Ashish Kishore.
- **2023** — Joined the CNBC CEO Council in February.
- **2026** — Co-authored a board-governance article with Raj Gupta; GEP backed a new supply-chain research center at Chicago Booth.

## Achievements

- EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2016, technology solutions and staffing category, New Jersey.
- Co-founded GEP and remains its CEO.
- Named co-inventor on US11675839B2, granted June 13, 2023, for data processing in an enterprise application.
- Named co-inventor on AI-agent enterprise application patent publication US20260087447A1, published March 26, 2026.
- Co-sponsored a Booth challenge that drew 1,236 donors and raised $1,418,960 including the sponsors’ grant.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — Chicago Booth announced the GEP Center for Supply Chain Innovation and Applied Technologies, supported by GEP.
- **2026-03** — Co-authored “Turning Supply Chains Into Strategic Advantage” with Raj Gupta, published March 30.
- **2026-03** — Listed as a co-inventor on patent application publication US20260087447A1 concerning AI-agent data processing.

## Links

- Website: https://www.gep.com/company/leadership/corporate/dr-subhash-makhija
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/subhash-makhija-30938615/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/subhashmakhija1
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/subhash.makhija.9

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