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GDI Infotech

Ann Arbor's Rich Intellectual Capital, Quality of Life Key to Business Success
Bhushan Kulkarni came to Ann Arbor in the summer of 1988 for a summer internship with Ford Motor Company… and never left. 

Kulkarni established GDI Infotech, Inc. in 1993, a decision dictated by his appreciation of the city's quality of life and wealth of family-centered activities. Art, music, and events contribute to Ann Arbor's uniquely rich and diverse culture, a reflection of the community itself.

The company has also drawn on the resources available through the Ann Arbor Area Chamber of Commerce, Ann Arbor IT Zone, New Enterprise Forum and Washtenaw Development Council.  Kulkarni credits the Business Accelerator program with connecting GDI with top quality employees and advisors as well as providing networking opportunities with potential customers and business partners. 

GDI is an award-winning global provider of enterprise information technology services, including enterprise-wide application, data, process and project integration as well as consolidation services and solutions.  It has earned a strong reputation for addressing clients' business and technology challenges by bridging the gap between business strategy and realization of effective technology solutions.

To achieve its business objectives, GDI relies on its ability to attract top talent nationally and globally, a task aided by Ann Arbor's reputation as a great place to live, work and play.  Additionally, GDI relies on the region's rich intellectual capital and talent pool to provide the resource base required of a highly successful company.

"From executives to advisors to technologists, the Ann Arbor area has a uniquely high and diverse concentration of top talent," Kulkarni explained.  "Southeast Michigan has a wealth of leading global companies that provide unparalleled opportunities to smaller businesses.  The combination of technology and business and intellectual resources in the greater Ann Arbor area has helped GDI achieve growth and profitability."

GDI collaborates with its customers to deliver technology solutions that help these clients become high-performance businesses. GDI's impressive client list includes national brands AAA, AT&T, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Borders, Comerica, Ford Motor Company, IBM, Lear Corporation, Microsoft, Oracle and Pfizer. 

GDI has been awarded Inc. magazine's "Inc. 500 Company" three years in a row, cited as #1 in Michigan on the Michigan Private 100 ranking, four time winner of the Washtenaw FastTrack Award and Future 50 of Greater Detroit Award, Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year, Metro Detroit's 40 under 40, and an Arbor Award for GDI's career tracking and mentoring program. 

"The combination of business resources and quality of life make Ann Arbor a great place to do business," Kulkarni said.  "Over the past 13 years, GDI has grown from a local start-up to leading technology provider operating in over 20 different states. Ann Arbor has supported GDI's growth and success."