Authors

Kaushal Sampat

Mr. Kaushal Sampat, CEO & President, Dun & Bradstreet India has joined the company as a Business Analyst in 1998. He has done Bachelor degree from Sydenham College of Commerce & Economics, Mumbai University, Diploma in Business Management from Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai and MBA from Bowling Green State University, Ohio.Prior to this, he has held several strategic and operational roles in In a career spanning over 15 years, he has played a key role in developing new businesses for the company in India. These have included Sales & Marketing Solutions, Economic Analysis Group, Financial Education Solutions & Hoovers.In 2007, when he took over as the Chief Operating Officer,Kaushal spearheaded the company’s strategic initiatives and alliances in India. In his previous roles, he has been responsible for the operations of D&B’s Risk Management Solutions business in the Middle East and Africa and for D&B’s e-commerce initiatives in the ASEAN/South Asia markets.

Suman Gajavelly

Suman Gajavelly EVP-Co founder As Co-founder & EVP – Strategy, Suman has been diligently working towards the growth of Saxon Global by introducing new technology initiatives and solutions. Suman has over sixteen years of experience in Information Technology and has helped clients in various domains including Healthcare, Insurance, Banking and State Government. Suman has vast experience in architecting, designing and building world class IT solutions in compliance with State/Federal Regulations for Fortune 1000 companies. Suman has passion for delivering Analytical/Business Intelligence Solutions for clients and believes in creating Organization values and encourages good performance and reward productivity within Saxon. Suman has received his Bachelors Degree from Kakatiya University in Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering and is certified in Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt.

Rajiv Kumar

Rajiv Kumar, CEO and Founder, Manusis Technologies has 15 years of experience and has worked with firms like Tata Infotech, ST Microelectronics, HCL Technologies, E-Trade Financial, Oracle, Waterfall Mobile, Tavant Technologies. An expert in the field of Information Technology and Software Development, he has vast experience and deep knowledge of handling Technical Architecture and Technical Design Projects. Kumar took pride in starting an independent venture titled Manusis Technologies. His entrepreneurial spirit provoked him to leave his lucrative job in USA in order to start something of his own. The idea of providing E-Commerce Solutions to Small Medium Entrepreneurs and Individual Entrepreneurs made him start his own venture. 

Tapan Rayaguru

Tapan is responsible for career coaching for students at Sunstone. He helps our students discover their professional strengths and improvement areas based on which, he engages with them to create career possibilities in the right roles.Tapan has over 20 years of professional experience in the IT industry. He has been in multiple functions like delivery, implementation, account management, pre-sales, business development and as Business Unit Head responsible for P&L. His last role in the corporate world was with Mu Sigma as a Sr VP responsible for all of India delivery. He has also worked with companies like CMC, Ramco Systems and Infosys in the US.Tapan is a graduate from IIT Kharagpur and MBA from IIM Calcutta.