Subir Chowdhury (Bengali: ????? ??????) (January 12, 1967) is the 'leading Quality Expert' (hailed by the New York Times), chairman and CEO of ASI Consulting Group, LLC, specializing in Six Sigma and Quality Leadership implementation consulting and training. He has been recently described as the “Quality Prophet” by Marshall Goldsmith in Business Week . Chowdhury is a bestselling author on Six Sigma/Quality. His books have been sold more than a million copies and translated in more than 20 languages. Chowdhury's clients include global Fortune 100 companies as well as small organizations in both the public and private sectors.His Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) is the first book on the topic and is credited with popularizing the DFSS philosophy worldwide.Chowdhury is the originator of next generation business management system LEO that has been in use in both private and non-profit organizations.
SAE International established Subir Chowdhury Medal of Quality Leadership to be given each year to a global leader who promotes Quality in mobility industry.
Honorary Member, World Innovation Foundation
Honorary Member, International Technology Institute
Founder of Subir and Malini Chowdhury Foundation dedicated to support education and needy children.
Chowdhury is currently leading the Global Quality Awareness campaign worldwide to raise awareness on quality in all spheres of life.
London School of Economics and Political Science established Chowdhury Fellowship on Quality and Economics that is devoted to examining the impact of people quality on the economies of nations. The Fellowship allows for any scholar to participate in the program, regardless of ethnicity or national origin and spend time at LSE working on “Quality and Economics” with one Fellow supported for a period to 3 months annually. This Fellowship is the first of its kind in the world in the field of “Quality and Economics”.
Chowdhury is the author of 12 books and his books have sold more than a million copies and translated in more than 20 different languages world wide. His books are:
The Ice Cream Maker (Doubleday, Random House)] 800-CEO-READ reported on their blog that it was one of their bestsellers in 2006.
Next Generation Business Handbook (Wiley)
Taguchi's Quality Engineering Handbook (Wiley) coauthored with Dr. Genichi Taguchi and Yuin Wu [1]
The Power of Design For Six Sigma (Kaplan Professional)
Organization 21C (Financial Times Prentice Hall)
Design For Six Sigma (Kaplan Professional)
The Talent Era (Financial Times Prentice Hall)
The Power of Six Sigma (Dearborn Trade)
The Mahalanobis-Taguchi System (McGraw-Hill) coauthored with Dr. Genichi Taguchi and Yuin Wu
Management 21C (Financial Times Prentice Hall)
Robust Engineering (McGraw-Hill) coauthored with Dr. Genichi Taguchi and Shin Taguchi
QS-9000 Pioneers (Irwin McGraw-Hill) coauthored with Ken Zimmer
Personal Life
Chowdhury lives with his family in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.
