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. He is the Managing Partner at AROA Ventures, a venture capital and growth equity investment firm based out of Delhi, India. [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 non-profit organization.

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Early life and education

Puli was born in Machilipatnam, Andhra Pradesh, 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] He is of Telugu descent.

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]

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 donations. [13]

Personal life

He is married to Malini Puli and has two daughters. [11]

References

  1. 1 2 Roy, Supriya (26 August 2024). "Venture capital firm Aroa VP onboards Sidbi as limited partner". The Times of India .
  2. ↑ "OMG! He Sacrificed Hundreds of Crores for Pawan". cinejosh.com. 6 February 2019.
  3. ↑ "Sekhar Puli, Global CEO of ArchLynk on FreightWaves TV". ArchLynk.
  4. ↑ Terry, Robert. "Hitachi subsidiary plans to acquire REAN Cloud". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2020-12-06.
  5. ↑ "Hitachi Completes REAN Cloud Acquisition". www.hitachivantara.com. Retrieved 2020-12-06.
  6. ↑ "NRI joins Jana Sena". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2020-12-06.[ dead link ]
  7. ↑ Agarwal, Reshab (2020-09-29). "Agritech startup AgroWave raises $500K from US investors". TechStory. Retrieved 2020-12-06.
  8. ↑ Alibangbang, Leah (17 November 2022). "CoE for SAP Supply Chain Consulting Services Launched in India". InsideSAP Asia.
  9. ↑ Manayiti, Obey Martin (9 November 2022). "Global supply chain 'plumbing' still needs fixing, and BV's ArchLynk wants to help". PE Hub.
  10. ↑ "'Inspiring Children to Design, Build and Invent' in Chantilly | Ellington". m.connectionnewspapers.com. Retrieved 2025-01-06.
  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.
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