Sridhar Gadhi is the Founder and Executive Chairman of Quantela Inc. – a U.S. technology pioneer that offers outcomes business models through the digitization of urban infrastructure. Since its inception in 2015, Sridhar has led Quantela from a simple dashboard company to a market leader in smart city solutions. With offices in India and US, Quantela delivers solutions globally in the US, Europe, Middle East and Asia. Quantela’s custom-built smart city platform serves more than 200 customers worldwide, generates annual revenue of $50M+, raised around $100M in funding, and received 12+ globally recognized industry awards. Sridhar has led multiple strategic acquisitions successfully into Quantela's portfolio of offerings. An innovator by virtue, Sridhar has built and sold software companies in India and in the US in the decade before Quantela. He also continues to invest and support in social impact initiatives globally. Sridhar's group of companies generates an overall annual revenue of $ 200M+. He is an advisor to digital start-ups in the space of data centers, Blockchain and Internet of Things (IoT). He serves on boards of several companies including Woxsen University, Pi DATA CENTERS, and Metalkraft, etc. He is a member of the Global IoT Council by the World Economic Forum, providing strategic guidance to the international community on governance and cooperation priorities for IoT technologies, while also helping to facilitate and advance policy initiatives across the WEF’s network for global technology governance. Sridhar has received international recognitions including: - 'Technology Pioneer 2019' from the World Economic Forum. - ‘Smart City Leader of the Year 2019’ from the Economic Times. - ‘Smart City Person of the Year 2019’ from Business World. - ‘Entrepreneur of the Year 2008’ from Ernst and Young. - ‘Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2007’ from TANA. Sridhar is a graduate of the OPM program in Business Administration and Management from Harvard Business School and holds a master's degree in computer sciences from Osmania University.