Sekhar Puli
Sekhar Puli | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 1973 (age 51–52) |
| Education | George Mason University (MS) Georgetown University (MBA) |
| Occupation | Executive |
| Political party | JanaSena Party |
| Spouse | Malini Puli |
| Children | 2 |
Sekhar Puli is an Indian-American executive and philanthropist.[1] He was the former president and chief executive officer of ArchLynk, founder and managing partner of REAN Cloud and the founder of Asha-Jyothi Foundation.
Early life and education
[edit ]Puli was born in Machilipatnam, India, and moved to the United States in 1995 as a student.[2] He earned a graduate degree in computer science from George Mason University and completed an International MBA program at Georgetown University in 2003.[3]
Career and education
[edit ]Puli is a graduate of George Mason University and Georgetown University. Puli founded REAN Cloud, an IT service management company, in 2013, alongside Sri Vasireddy. In July 2018, Hitachi Vantara announced their plans to acquire REAN Cloud for an undisclosed sum.[4] The acquisition was completed October 2018.[5]
In February 2019, Puli announced that he was leaving REAN Cloud to join JanaSena party as chairman.[6] In September 2020, AgroWave announced a funding round from Puli worth 500,000ドル.[7]
In 2022, Puli became the Global CEO of ArchLynk, a supply chain management company.[8] Sekhar led the acquisition of Krypt inc, Novigo and WCS Consulting.[9] In 2024, Puli joined Aroa Ventures, a venture capital firm, as a general partner.[1]
Puli currently[when? ] serves on boards of several companies including Nucon Aerospace, TopBloc, PixelMedia, AIGO.AI, and Agrowave, along with serving as a co-founder, president and chief executive officer CEO of LifeVoxel.AI.
Philanthropy
[edit ]Puli is the founder and director of Asha-Jyothi Foundation, a non-profit organization based in Virginia. It has since expanded to educate over 6,000 children annually, while also organizing recurring medical camps.[10] In 2019, Puli made a 2ドル million donation to construct an Innovation Lab for Fairfax High School.[11] [12] In 2022, he was awarded the Lord and Lady of Fairfax County title for his philanthropic contributions and generous donations to the community.[13]
Personal life
[edit ]Puli is a seasoned runner with multiple marathons [14] [15] and half marathons, often combining his fitness journey with philanthropic causes. He is married to Malini Puli and has two daughters, Roshni and Shivani.[11]
References
[edit ]- ^ a b Roy, Supriya (26 August 2024). "Venture capital firm Aroa VP onboards Sidbi as limited partner". The Times of India .
- ^ "OMG! He Sacrificed Hundreds of Crores for Pawan". cinejosh.com. 6 February 2019.
- ^ "Sekhar Puli, Global CEO of ArchLynk on FreightWaves TV". ArchLynk.
- ^ Terry, Robert. "Hitachi subsidiary plans to acquire REAN Cloud". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2020年12月06日.
- ^ "Hitachi Completes REAN Cloud Acquisition". www.hitachivantara.com. Retrieved 2020年12月06日.
- ^ "NRI joins Jana Sena". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2020年12月06日.[dead link ]
- ^ Agarwal, Reshab (2020年09月29日). "Agritech startup AgroWave raises 500ドルK from US investors". TechStory. Retrieved 2020年12月06日.
- ^ Alibangbang, Leah (17 November 2022). "CoE for SAP Supply Chain Consulting Services Launched in India". InsideSAP Asia.
- ^ Manayiti, Obey Martin (9 November 2022). "Global supply chain 'plumbing' still needs fixing, and BV's ArchLynk wants to help". PE Hub.
- ^ "'Inspiring Children to Design, Build and Invent' in Chantilly | Ellington". m.connectionnewspapers.com. Retrieved 2025年01月06日.
- ^ a b "Fairfax High School Opens New Innovation Lab -". THE Journal. 2019年02月19日. Retrieved 2020年12月06日.
- ^ "Sekhar Puli donated 2ドル million to Asha-Jyothi".
- ^ "Salute to Lord and Lady Fairfax". Celebrate Fairfax.
- ^ "RunnerSpace.com/RoadRacing - News - 2011 Results - Steamtown Marathon". www.runnerspace.com. Retrieved 2025年01月13日.
- ^ "Katherine and Sekhar raced in the Parks Half Marathon". edwardjohnson.com. Retrieved 2025年01月13日.