Sekhar Puli

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Sekhar Puli
BornJanuary 1973 (age 51–52)
Education George Mason University (MS) Georgetown University (MBA)
OccupationExecutive
Political partyJanaSena Party
SpouseMalini Puli
Children2

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.

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Early life and education

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

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. [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

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 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

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]

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  11. 1 2 "Fairfax High School Opens New Innovation Lab -". THE Journal. 2019-02-19. Retrieved 2020-12-06.
  12. ↑ "Sekhar Puli donated $2 million to Asha-Jyothi".
  13. ↑ "Salute to Lord and Lady Fairfax". Celebrate Fairfax.
  14. ↑ "RunnerSpace.com/RoadRacing - News - 2011 Results - Steamtown Marathon". www.runnerspace.com. Retrieved 2025-01-13.
  15. ↑ "Katherine and Sekhar raced in the Parks Half Marathon". edwardjohnson.com. Retrieved 2025-01-13.
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