Chetan Shah
Founder & CEO of Xpress Computers Ltd., TEDx speaker, and an endurance cyclist who has ridden across nine countries — bringing the same resilience to business and to the road.
From founding Xpress in 1988 to building an AI platform solo
Chetan founded Xpress Computers Ltd. in Mumbai in 1988 and has led the company through every major shift in business technology since — from early networking, through the rise of cloud computing, to today's Microsoft 365, Azure and AI-powered workplace.
In 2026, he took on his most ambitious technical project yet: designing and building Xpress Manage365, an AI-powered managed reporting SaaS platform, entirely on his own. Over roughly four months and more than 1,000 hours — often coding 12+ hours a day — he handled architecture, Power Automate workflows, AI integration, dashboards, security and go-to-market single-handedly, using AI tools like Copilot and Claude as collaborators.
He remains hands-on with every part of the business he leads: from flow debugging and security hardening to marketing collateral and partner relationships.
Three life-threatening surgeries, and a decision to keep going
Chetan has survived multiple life-threatening surgeries: a brain tumour removal in 2007 that resulted in permanent loss of hearing and balance on his left side, a left knee replacement in 2011, and a massive quintuple coronary artery bypass (5x CABG) heart surgery in 2013.
Rather than slow down, he channelled his recovery into a new discipline entirely — cycling. What began as physical rehabilitation became a defining part of his identity, and today forms the core of his message as a motivational speaker: that resilience isn't the absence of setbacks, but the decision to keep moving forward through them.
3 hours a day, 6 days a week, since 2014
Since 2014, Chetan has ridden a bike for three hours daily, six days a week — a discipline that has taken him across continents.
Bike tours completed across India and abroad
Countries toured: Canada, Switzerland, New Zealand, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, France, Italy & Australia
Sharing the journey, on stage and in the Microsoft community
TEDx Speaker, 2022
Chetan delivered a TEDx talk drawing on his journey as an entrepreneur and endurance cyclist.
ASIRT Annual Business Conference Keynote
Presented on the Xpress Manage365 platform with a visually rich, video-supported keynote deck.
IAMCP & ASIRT Leadership
Actively engaged with the International Association of Microsoft Channel Partners and ASIRT, leveraging these networks to support platform launches and community growth.
Motivational Speaking
Chetan is actively seeking further speaking engagements, sharing his journey as a world cyclist and what it teaches about resilience in business and in life.
Invite Chetan to speak at your event
Whether it's technology, entrepreneurship or resilience — get in touch to discuss a speaking engagement.