Priti Sawant, Founder and CEO of JoulestoWatts (J2W), is on a mission to build India’s first major company solely focussed on enabling and scaling Global Capability Centres (GCCs). Launched in 2015 with backing from Mohandas Pai and Dr. Ranjan Pai, J2W provides technology-led solutions, consulting and GCC-enablement for Fortune 500 companies.
Under Sawant’s leadership, J2W employs thousands across multiple countries and is supporting over 330 GCCs globally. The company builds proprietary platforms — including Align 360 and AI-powered tools — to help GCCs run more efficiently and intelligently. A key differentiator is J2W’s data-first mindset: Sawant believes in capturing business intelligence continuously, enabling real-time decision-making.The firm also uses AI to accelerate project delivery by 60-70% and reduce proof-of-concept timelines.
Sawant is deeply committed to gender representation: J2W’s leadership team is 50% women, and women make up a significant proportion of its workforce — a feat she attributes to merit-based growth rather than quotas. She sees enormous opportunity: as the GCC market in India grows, J2W is targeting US$ 100–120 million in revenue, while dreaming even bigger — building a woman-led, billion-dollar, AI-driven tech company.
