Sri Purisai
Managing Director at Chakra Growth Fund
Sri Purisai
Managing Director at Chakra Growth Fund
Saratoga, California
Overview
Work Experience
Managing Director
2023 - Current
Investing in light asset technology companies worldwide to decarbonize energy, mobility, industrial and buildings with via electrification, digitization and Automation.
Founder and Managing Director
2019
Investor, Tech and Business Advisor
2019
Board Member
2017
Chairman Of The Board
2018 - 2023
Division Vice President and General Manager - Frequency and Time (Previously Symmetricom)
2016 - 2017
Transformed a full P&L, brought back profitability in less than 18 months Assembled a vision and led the team to develop vectors for long term strategic growth Delivered 3 successful innovative products Cultural transformation post acquisition
Business Unit Manager-Timing and Synchronization (Symmetricom)
2014 - 2015
Streamlined products and product management organization to deliver growth Revamped marketing organization to address telecom, government and industrial verticals Positioned the team to address adjacencies via organic and inorganic investment
Sr. Director Communications Business Segment
2013 - 2014
Instrumental in driving communications vertical growth strategy Due diligence of key acquisitions and investments Unified communications market and application penetration strategy Corporate messaging and positioning for investors and shareholders
Market Development Manager, Communications business, Europe
2008 - 2012
Grew regional market share & revenue for communication market across EU, China, and Israel Provided guidance, due-diligence, and valuation for technology and business acquisitions
Strategic Marketing Manager
2006 - 2008
Sr. Strategic Marketing Engineer
2005 - 2006
Staff Design Engineer and Program Manager
2002 - 2005
Member of Technical Staff
1999 - 2002
Staff engineer
1999 - 2002
Member of Technical Staff
1999 - 2001
Education
MSEE
1997 - 1998