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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

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