CFO at Palerra, a technology innovator delivering LORIC, the first cloud security automation platform in the industry. LORIC automates the lifecycle of security for the entire cloud stack ranging from configuration management to threat detection all the way to incident response and remediation.

At Druva, as the first US-based Finance exec, I built the global Financial and Legal organizations, successfully drove a global restructuring of the company (critical for capitalization and an optimized exit), led the completion of over $50M of preferred equity and debt financing, and otherwise partnered with the team to enable the company's transformation from an India based SMB/mid-market player in end-point backup software to a #1 ranked global SaaS provider of enterprise infrastructure solutions delivered via the Cloud.Druva, with almost 300 employees, has offices in the US, India, Singapore and the UK and is backed by leading VC firms (Sequoia, Nexus and Tenaya)Chiefly responsible for:- Establishing a world class finance and administrative team to support Druva's rapid growth- Company capitalization through equity financings ($50M - Series C and D) and banking facilities.- Global tax strategy and legal structure.- Corporate-wide financial planning and analytics- Deal structure, contract negotiation and ongoing legal support for the business- Driving ongoing operational excellence and enhancing business decision making across all major functional areas

At Intransa, I co-led the transformation of an unfocused "restart" with promising IP-SAN technologies into a leading provider of appliance-based video surveillance and related physical security solutions. Investors included US Venture Partners, Menlo Ventures, Rho Ventures, Alara Capital and Entrepia Ventures.Achievements:* Raised over $35M in new equity capital over multiple financings as well as new banking facilities* Successfully drove major gross margin improvements, cash burn reduction initiatives, and operational efficiencies* Led negotiations on major partner contracts and assessment of new strategic initiatives