With over 30 years of experience across multiple functional areas ranging from Sales & Marketing, Operations & Service delivery, Business HR and P&L management to Capital raise, M&A, structuring and operating JV's and IPO/exit processes, Shiv has distinguished himself making significant impact and contribution during his progressive tenures at HCL Technologies, EXL Service ( Nasdaq: EXLS ) and as an entrepreneur launching and mentoring start-up ventures in US & India.

Prior to launching the founding team and the Board at Scala, Shiv was Global P&L head for Banking Financial Services and Energy & Utilities industry verticals at EXL, in addition to serving as a member of the Board for EXL's JV at Colombia for LATAM operations.

Shiv is an alumnus of Harvard Business School’s Advanced Management Program and an active advocate of Social Enterprise & Impact investment initiatives. He also serves on the Boards of SAI SEVA BPO (a pioneering Rural BPO venture) and Prasanthi Trust, a 501c3 charitable entity that raises and deploys philanthropic capital into Education & Healthcare programs in rural areas of emerging economies including India.

Shiv resides with his family at Stamford, CT and works out of New York.