Headline

Builder. Coach. Investor.

About

As the Co-founder and Chief Product and Technology Officer at Astellent, I focus on delivering secure AI integration platforms for enterprises. My role includes shaping product strategy, developing architecture and security models, and defining connector roadmaps to enable seamless connections between AI and internal systems like M365, Google Workspace, and Salesforce. My expertise lies in product strategy, technical leadership, and SaaS integrations, contributing to Muxie's mission to empower organizations with secure, compliant, and efficient AI tools. I am committed to addressing critical challenges in AI-driven data governance and providing enterprises with tools that ensure visibility, control, and confidence in their digital transformation journey.

Location

San Francisco Bay Area

AI stack

anthropic apis

claude code

cursor

Work experience

Co-Founder & CTO at Astellent, 2018 - Present · 8 yrs 9 mos, San Francisco Bay Area, Co‑founder of Astellent, where we explore and build new products at the edge of AI, security, and developer experience. Our current focus is Muxie.ai, a secure way for enterprises to connect modern AI tools to their existing systems with confidence. Previously, Astellent has backed and incubated experiments in non‑human identity, posture management, and developer productivity.

Co-founder and Partner at Cervoo, Inc, Sep 2013 - Present · 13 yrs 1 mo, San Francisco Bay Area, Incubator of Moonshot Ideas We build & invest in audacious AI-enabled opportunities. Some of our projects -> Getaways (https://www.getaways.club) https://apps.apple.com/us/app/getaways/id943881516 Tutor https://apps.apple.com/us/app/tutor/id1528964544

Partner @GxAcademy and Mentor at GrowthX, 2016 - 2018 · 2 yrs, San Francisco Bay Area

Product Management Social at Expedia Group, 2011 - 2013 · 2 yrs, San Francisco Bay Area, • Led the global product strategy and execution for Expedia’s social and user generated content products • Revamped Expedia’s reviews and ratings system for hotels doubling the review submission rate and created one of the largest “verified reviews system” in the travel industry • Led Expedia’s product relationship with Facebook and shipped a complex, worldwide, multi-team project to integrate Facebook Connect

Co-founder and Head of Product at vChatter, 2009 - 2011 · 2 yrs, San Francisco Bay Area, - Built and launched a popular Facebook application vChatter, and grew it to 5 million+ users with 2.5 million monthly actives within 6 months. Established monetization streams with display/video ads & virtual goods. Raised $1M+ seed money from angel investors. - Founded a mobile payment network QashCow and raised money from Sequoia to kick this off. Onboarded 100+ customers from small grocery stores, cyber-cafes and pharmacies in India.

Education

B.Tech., Computer Engineering, National institute of technology kurukshetra

MBA, General Management & Entrepreneurship, University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business