Leadership Amin Negandhi is one of the founders of Echelon Consulting, L.L.C. Amin began his career at a major consulting firm, after graduating from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a BS in Electrical Engineering and an "International Minor" in German. In 1997, along with co-founder, Eric Thompson, Echelon Consulting was launched. Amin's roles within Echelon Consulting run the gamut. He provides long-term strategic consulting for Fortune 500 companies, and also plays a key role in developing new technical architectures.