SINGAPORE, 23 January 2020 – Ecosystm, the global disruptive technology research and advisory platform, has announced the appointment of global technology Investor and Entreprenuer Puneet Pushkarna as a Board Advisor.
Based in Singapore, Pushkarna is currently General Partner of Solmark, a private equity fund whose target portfolios include fintech, business platforms, cloud technologies, analytics, data management, medtech and customer experience management companies.
Prior to this, he was the President of Headstrong, a highly specialised, deep-domain business in the Capital Markets that helped its customers through a strong process-centric digital technology services platform, leading to transformation in the front, middle and back office. Headstrong eventually got acquired by Genpact in 2011. He was also the co-founder of TechSpan, a Goldman Sachs backed design thinking and business solutions consulting organisation focused on e-business value chain management enterprises. Techspan consistently ranked as amongst the fastest growing companies in Silicon Valley.
In addition, Pushkarna was an integral part of the founding team that helped grow HCL America into what is now HCL Technologies. He was also Vice President of Sales for the company for more than ten years.
Amit Gupta, Founder and CEO at Ecosystm, said, “Puneet is a well-known, respected and accomplished business leader and astute technology investor who has been key in mentoring a number of successful start ups, and we are excited about the opportunity to leverage his deep expertise, knowledge and guidance for our continued global growth and expansion journey.”
Puneet Pushkarna said, “I’m looking forward to helping Ecosystm, an innovative and disruptive company, expand its global footprint. I’m really encouraged by the growth and the credibility which Ecosystm has rapidly gained in such a short time frame and believe there is an opportunity to transform an industry. I’m pleased to have the opportunity to help shape Ecosystm’s journey as it accelerates its business and provides increasing value to not just its customers but also the broader digital ecosystem.”
In addition to his new Board Advisor position with Ecosystm, Pushkarna sits on a number of boards and advisory boards, including among others:
- Chairman of Servion Global Solutions
- Chairman of Innoveo, a Zurich- based insurance technology business
- Board of Governors, Indian Institute of Management, Nagpur
- Board Advisor of SP Jain School of Management
- Catalyst at SMART (Singapore MIT Alliance for Research & Technology)
- Global Board of Trustees – TiE Global
- Chairman Emeritus – TiE Singapore
Pushkarna is also involved in several philanthropic initiatives, including the Indian Foundation for the Arts, South Asian Heart Center and the Singapore Indian Fine Arts Society.
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About Ecosystm
Ecosystm is a digital Technology Research and Advisory platform that brings together tech buyers, vendors and analysts into one integrated platform. The firm moves away from the highly inefficient business models of traditional research firms and instead focuses on data democratisation, with an emphasis on accessibility, transparency and autonomy.
With technology becoming the number one source for innovation and differentiation, and global annual spending on technology due to exceed US$5 trillion by 2020, Ecosystm aims to enable all companies to harness the power of market data to make informed decisions. Offering data and research input, sourcing and subscription services, Ecosystm promises its users in-depth and relevant research by default.
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