Mumbai: Nasscom has announced the appointment of Srikanth Velamakanni, Co-Founder and Group Chief Executive of Fractal, as its Chairperson. He succeeds Sindhu Gangadharan, Managing Director, SAP Labs India, who completes a distinguished term as Chairperson in April 2026.
Alongside this, the Nasscom Executive Council has also elected Kishor Patil, Co- Founder, CEO & Managing Director at KPIT, as the new Vice Chairperson.
Srikanth assumes the role after serving as Vice Chairperson of Nasscom and as an Executive Council member for over six years. As co-founder of one of India’s earliest and most prominent AI-first enterprises, he brings deep expertise in enterprise AI, analytics, responsible technology, and global go-to-market to the role, at a defining moment for the industry.
Working closely with Rajesh Nambiar, President, Nasscom, and the Executive Council, Srikanth will steer the industry’s agenda across a set of interconnected priorities that reflect where the global technology landscape is headed.
The focus will be on accelerating services transformation with AI while simultaneously catalyzing product innovation and Agentic AI to position India as a leading source of autonomous, multi-agent systems and vertical AI products for global markets. Equally central will be strengthening IP-led DeepTech innovation across AI infrastructure, semiconductors, Frontier and advanced engineering; scaling talent and skilling initiatives to prepare the workforce for emerging Human + AI roles; and embedding Responsible AI and governance through industry-led standards that cements India as a trusted hub for responsible AI.
Srikanth Velamakanni, Chairperson, Nasscom, said, “I am delighted to take on the role of Nasscom Chairperson at this incredibly important juncture. AI progress is unlocking unprecedented opportunities for enterprises, large and small, to reimagine their businesses. India will play a pivotal role in this AI-led transformation. Over the coming year, our focus will be to drive the next cycle of AI-powered growth across services and products and prepare our workforce to lead with AI. I am grateful to Sindhu for her leadership, and I look forward to working closely with the Executive Council, Rajesh, and the broader ecosystem.”
Rajesh Nambiar, President Nasscom said, “Srikanth brings a rare combination of entrepreneurial drive and AI depth to this role. Under his leadership, and with the collective strength of our Executive Council, we will continue to position the tech industry as the world’s most trusted AI-led transformation partner.”
Sindhu Gangadharan, Outgoing Chairperson, Nasscom said, “It has been an honour to lead Nasscom during a period of extraordinary change for our industry. The tech industry has grown in scale, ambition, and global impact. Now as we step up to the AI moment with remarkable ambition, speed, and a deep sense of responsibility, I am confident that Srikanth will take this agenda to its next stage of impact, and I wish him every success as he takes this remarkable journey forward.”
A distinctly accomplished thought leader, Srikanth Velamakanni has been a prominent voice of India’s AI efforts and an outspoken proponent of the need for sovereign AI technologies. He has been an active participant in government advisory roles regarding AI policy and national security. An alumnus of IIT Delhi and IIM Ahmedabad, Srikanth has been widely recognized for his contributions to entrepreneurship, receiving the Distinguished Alumni Award 2025 from IIT Delhi and the ‘CEO of the Year’ award at the 2023 Entrepreneur Awards. In addition to his leadership at Nasscom and Fractal, he is a founder and trustee member of Plaksha University in Punjab, dedicated to reimagining technology education in India
