Sivakumar Thekkenaduvath is a technology entrepreneur, executive leader and a product manager with a robust career spanning over two decades. As the founder and chief executive officer of Gritstone Technologies, an advanced product engineering and digital transformation company in Philadelphia, he has delivered impactful and innovative solutions to a geographically diverse clientele. Gritstone Technologies is a mission focused company to inspire people to value life. Gritstone Technologies converts proof-of-concepts into highly scalable market-ready products and platforms and focuses on HealthTech, FinTech and EdTech Functional areas.
Under Mr. Thekkenduvath’s leadership, the company has grown to include a dedicated, passionate and high-performing team of over 200 members, all striving to navigate the constantly evolving technology business landscape. His responsibilities encompass business strategy, sales, product and platform visioning, building and managing company culture as well as operational activities, such as building and maintaining systems, managing daily operations and exploring new areas for growth. Gritstone Technologies is a values-based organization, and Mr. Thekkenaduvath strives to pursue its mission by setting strict standards that enable incremental progression towards the mission by collaborating with teams, clients, clients’ customers and other partners. He and his team’s commitment to valuing life has been well received and is a cornerstone of the company’s success.
In addition to his role at Gritstone Technologies, Mr. Thekkenaduvath co-founded BrokerQuoter and MonsterQuoter in 2019, where he currently serves as the company’s chief technical officer. Also based in Philadelphia, this platform bridges the gap between employers, professional employer organizations (PEOs) and brokers.
Mr. Thekkenaduvath’s career began at KRAN Consulting, where he served as a technical team lead and was solving problems in the eGovernance sector in the early days of the internet. He then joined UST Global, initially as an engineering lead, then delivery manager and later as a strategic account manager, focusing on hunting and acquiring Fortune 100 clients. His subsequent tenure at Vanguard was during a significant period of growth for the company, where he was involved in enterprise platforms transformations driving strategy and execution within the retirement and international business divisions.
Among other noteworthy roles, Mr. Thekkenaduvath held concurrent positions at VensureHCM and Vensure Employer Services as the chief executive officer and managing director and as the chief software development officer, respectively. These roles contributed significantly to the growth of the companies and his own expertise in executive leadership, M&A and platform launches.
As an expert in his field, Mr. Thekkenaduvath has been invited to speak at multiple locations, sharing his technology and business strategy insights. He remains passionate about artificial intelligence (AI) and its impact on society and is eager to pursue commercial ventures in the U.S. to transform areas without access to technology and AI education.