Board Member & Co-Founder
Monish is a cloud-technology pioneer and serial entrepreneur with a 30-year track record in the enterprise software space.
As CTO and Co-founder of Icertis, Monish has overseen the development of the Icertis Contract Intelligence (ICI) platform, the leading contract management solution in the cloud. ICI is used by innovative companies like Airbus, Daimler, Johnson & Johnson, Microsoft, and Sanofi to manage 10 million contracts worth more than $1 trillion. Monish has also led Icertis’ successful deployment of cutting-edge AI and blockchain technologies, which have earned Icertis numerous industry accolades including recognition on Forbes’ prestigious AI 50 List for two years in a row.
With deep experience in distributed systems and cloud apps, Monish is the co-inventor of two patents in cloud resource management and provisioning. Monish led a string of successful ventures prior to co-founding Icertis, including the launch of BladeLogic’s India R&D. After BladeLogic was acquired by BMC Software, Monish contributed to BMC’s cloud management vision, laying the foundation for some of the early pioneering work in this area.
Monish has a BE in Mechanical Engineering and a Master’s degree from Florida Atlantic University.
In his spare time, Monish enjoys playing his PS4—especially Call of Duty: Warzone. His other interests are Formula 1 and reading. He is a sci-fi aficionado and loves Isaac Asimov.