Chief Executive Officer

Hardik Parekh

A bold leader, an innovative thinker and a goal oriented entrepreneur, Hardik Parekh, the CEO is the energy-core that powers Searce. He has done a BE in Mechanical Engineering from India and holds a master’s degree from the Texas A&M University with specialization in Industrial Engineering.

Hardik began his professional career as a management consultant, lending business process improvement consulting expertise to various established enterprises, including 10+ US State Departments of Transportation. After returning to India 16 years ago, Hardik founded Searce, which he has bootstrapped from a 1 person company into one of the fastest growing cloud & analytics based business transformation companies with over 3000+ clients. Driven by the purpose of solving for better & helping create a better tomorrow, Hardik is passionate about Cloud, AI & ML, people success & a bit of spirituality to help create a happier world.

Chief Revenue Officer

Thomas Gourand

Searce's Chief Revenue Officer, who is driving innovation and helping Searce's partners from around the world realize their full potential is Thomas Gourand. He is preparing to scale to a 10K strong modern technology consulting company focused on Cloud, Data, Analytics & AI and comprising of #realsolvers focused on delivering #real outcomes for businesses. His passions are the holy trinity for a tech leader - helping partners grow, building lifelong relationships, and innovating with technology. As someone on a mission to #futurify with a cloud-first mindset, Thomas firmly believes in the quote by Ralph Waldo, "Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail."

Chief Marketing Officer

Kayla Spiess

With tons of positive energy, a unique ability to transform any room she is in with a #CanDo attitude, and an excellence mindset for all things marketing, Kayla is here to tell a million HAPPIER Searce stories to the world and to engage with our clients and partners. Leading our marketing and communications strategy globally, Kayla's primary focus is to drive brand awareness, and enhance customer engagement. Having previously led marketing teams at Google, strategic alliances at Samsung and grown a global consulting services organization from its inception, Kayla brings to Searce a unique blend of hands-on #solver mindset with adequate balance of strategy and execution.

Senior Vice President, Data & Analytics Practice

Patrick Bangert

Patrick Bangert, our Senior VP for Data, Analytics, and AI, brings a wealth of experience in the field of AI, Data, Analytics, and technology-driven business transformation. Based in California's Bay Area, Patrick is recognized as a top 10 AI & Big Data influencer by esteemed journals and tech publishers. He has authored three books on applying AI to real-life business challenges and has published numerous academic research papers. Previously, Patrick led the AI Division at Samsung SDS, focusing on computer vision, natural language processing, and machine learning for medical imaging in Samsung Cloud. Before that, he served as CEO of Algorithmica Technologies, catering to the chemicals and oil and gas industries. With a background in mathematics and theoretical physics, Patrick obtained his PhD in machine learning from University College London and his business degree from INSEAD. Residing in the San Francisco Bay Area, he has lived in various countries and believes that AI should benefit humanity beyond automating routine tasks.

Senior Vice President, Cloud Consulting, JAPAC

Rahul Shah

Business Head for JAPAC at Searce, Rahul Shah, combines his business acumen and passion for tech to fulfill Searce's mission of driving intelligent, impactful, futuristic business outcomes by leveraging niche cloud-native technology. An IIT + IIM-A alumni with 25+ years of experience, Rahul has worked on multiple multi-million dollar digital transformation engagements across the Asia Pacific, the Middle East & Africa, leading digital, legal, and business process transformation initiatives. An avid traveler and explorer, Rahul has worked out of several countries, including US & Singapore, and has traveled to 30+ nations.

Vice President, Applied AI Practice

Paul Pallath

Paul owns making AI #real for businesses. He is responsible for delivering #realoutcomes as the leader of the Applied AI practice at Searce. Dr. Paul Pallath is a distinguished executive leader in the world of digital, data, and artificial intelligence (AI) with a remarkable career spanning over three decades. Throughout his career, he has worked with a diverse range of companies, from startups to Fortune 500 organizations, and has gained extensive experience in developing and implementing AI solutions that drive business growth and innovation.

Dr. Paul's contributions to the research community are widely recognized, and he is regarded as a thought leader in the field of AI. He has several patents under his name and published several research papers in top technical journals in the field of machine learning as well as served as a reviewer for many others.

Under his leadership, the Applied AI Practice at Searce has become well-known for its cutting-edge solutions that solve complex business problems. With over 25+ years of experience in driving digital transformation efforts for both MNCs and start-ups, Paul is a highly recognized executive leader who is passionate about driving impactful business outcomes.

Vice President, Cloud Practices & Consulting, India

Ankit Sinha

With 16+ years of tech & sales experience, at IBM, SAP, Google in that order and most recently at Paytm, Ankit brings in the best of cloud & business understanding to the table. Drawing inspiration from Leonardo Da Vinci, Ankit believes in simplicity being the ultimate sophistication, and this approach shines in all his endeavours.

Vice President, Better Living

Bala Kishore

He has an insatiable appetite to learn and share. As VP Transformation in Searce he is deeply involved in helping teams at Searce become more effective and efficient. Bala is a good cook and he claims all 30 people who ate his food are still alive.

Senior Director, Cloud Consulting, AMER

Vrinda Khurjekar

Client Success head for North America & overseeing Strategic Alliances globally, Vrinda is one of our most successful business leader due to her excellent listening skills (which also makes her a great people ops person by heart). She is an efficient problem-solver who loves to try and learn whatever comes her way.

Vice President, People Success

Samir Dadia

With over 35 years of work experience as a Managing Director in various technological firms, Samir is an efficient problem-solver with an out-of-the-box approach to any challenge. Ever approachable & calm, Samir's meticulous planning, listening skills make him an inspirational leader.

Senior Director, Cloud Consulting, ANZ

Adrian Chu

As senior Director, Cloud Consulting for ANZ, Adrian Chu spearheads Searce's cloud consulting business in Australia and New Zealand. He brings his 19+ of leadership experience and expertise to Searce, where he works with large teams across geographies, building collaborative ways of working and providing clarity of vision to unite teams, partners, vendors and customers alike. He believes that the secret to success is a constant evolution and regular reinvention. He lives by the quote, "The Greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but rising every time we fall" - Nelson Mandela.

Vice President, Professional Services

Vamsi Krishna

Detailed at everything he does. Vamsi loves to 'processify' everything that comes his way using latest technologies out there. He loves bringing order to chaos. Got a complex process which needs to be SaaSified? Talk to him & watch him emerge on the other side with a great solution.

Senior Director, Cloud Consulting, India

Shashi Tripathi

Having worked for more than 20 years in Sales and Business Development, Shashi is at the very helm of the Sales ship. His background spans across the likes of Google and Oracle, while specializing in Sales and Business Development, Account Management, Operations and Project Management, as well as Channel Management.

Director, Cloud Consulting, Indonesia

Benedikta Satya

Leading the Searce Rocketship in Indonesia is Benedikta Satya, Director of Cloud Consulting. She is an experienced Cloud Specialist with a demonstrated history of working in the computer software industry. She primarily helps accelerate digital transformation for cloud-first companies and strategizes to drive intelligent business outcomes.

Director, Future of Work Practice, AMER

Geoff Choi

Bringing to life Searce's global vision to futurify work is Geoff Choi, Director, Future of Work Practice in the AMER region. Geoff Choi is here to make transitions in the dynamic business landscape smooth and sustainable. With a combined 30 years of experience, he has worked extensively with collaboration and productivity platforms at renowned companies such as IBM, Microsoft, and Google. He will be instrumental in implementing the EVLOS way of working and empowering businesses across the globe to "solve differently”.

Director, Cloud Consulting, EMEA

Julian Mulhare

A tech executive with a hands-on approach to leading teams, Julian Mulhare, is responsible for building and growing Searce's Cloud Consulting practice in the EMEA region. He has 20+ years of experience delivering intelligent tech outcomes across various industries, including financial services, telecommunications, media, retail, and transportation. Turning any place into a happy place for his team is his superpower. Making him the perfect, happier fit for Searce!

Senior Director, Cloud Consulting, North Asia

Chris Jeong

Data Analytics and Data management. At Searce, Chris is responsible for driving business growth in the SEA region and expanding to other regions in the Asia Pacific. When he isn't behind his desk, Chris loves snowboarding, long walks along the riverside and spending time with his wife and two kids.

Senior Director, People Success & Business Partnering

Ashwin Jaisinghani

A strategic and agile HR Leader with 20+ years of varied experience in all aspects of Human Resource Management, having led the Business HR function at large tech-led global SIs. He has a natural ability to engage and build strong relationships at all levels across the organization, collaborating with cross-functional teams, combining effective communication with an emphatic approach thereby fostering trust and ensuring alignment between HR strategies and business objectives.

He has a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science and a dual MBA in Sales/Marketing and Human Resources. As an HR leader at Searce, he is a strategic partner who aligns HR initiatives with business objectives, effectively communicates, demonstrates emotional intelligence, upholds ethical standards, excels in talent management, embraces change and continuous learning. He plays a pivotal role in shaping a positive work culture, driving employee engagement, and enabling the overall organizational success.

Director, Cloud Engineering

Sekhar Mandapati

He has designed and built large and highly scalable systems/pipelines using REST, Cloud Technologies, NoSQL and Relational Databases, and Big Data technologies. A techie at heart, Sekhar enjoys exploring new ways of solving difficult problems, and brings that same enthusiasm into his designs and code.

Director, Finance & Accounts

Abhishek Jhagarawat

Abhishek is our Head of Finance & Legal who has significantly improved our Strategic Admin & Facilities functions, is managing alliances with key partners & is closing some of the largest deals on his own!! Qualities which describe him best: Adaptability and very high ownership.