American Society for Quality (ASQ) is a global community of experts and the leading authority on quality in all fields, organizations, and industries.

• As a professional association, ASQ advances the professional development, credentials, knowledge and information services, membership community, and advocacy on behalf of its more than 85,000 members worldwide.

• As champion of the quality movement, ASQ members are driven by a sense of responsibility to enrich their lives, to improve their workplaces and communities, and to make the world a better place by applying quality tools, techniques, and systems.

Established in 1946, ASQ has been the sole administrator of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award since 1991. ASQ’s participation and influence in international standards includes its role as the administrator of the U.S. Technical Advisory Group of the ISO 26000 standard on social responsibility released in 2010.

Headquartered in Milwaukee, ASQ supports membership services and business operations through ASQ Global, ASQ China, ASQ Mexico and ASQ India; with ASQ WorldPartners® around the globe; and through its work with ANAB and RABQSA.

In India, The American Society for Quality India Pvt Ltd provides all the ASQ certification courses through their registered service providers. 

Dr Annabel DSouza Sekar (CEO, AAHANA Solutions for Quality) is a Consultant for Healthcare for ASQ India and also a Senior Member of ASQ Global. In addition, she is also a "Registered Service Provider for Healthcare" for ASQ offerings such as Malcolm Baldrige Performance Excellence Programme, Lean and Six Sigma.