At CFO (Boardroom Media) we track over 1,000,000 startups and over 5,000,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top India based CFO’ operating in the Enterprise space. If you think a CFO’ is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on [email protected]
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.

Hiren Israni
Chief Financial Officer, Microsoft Corporation India of Microsoft
Hiren Israni is the Chief Financial Officer of Microsoft India. He joined the organization in 2009 and is responsible for Microsoft’s overall financial leadership. In this role, he oversees financial and strategic planning, business performance management, financial analysis and reporting, financial controllership, internal controls, compliance, and risk management. An industry veteran of over 24 years, Hiren has worked in finance and business roles across Asia. Prior to joining Microsoft, he worked with AMD as Director of Finance, Asia Pacific. Before AMD, Hiren spent 13 years at Motorola, where he was Director of Business Operations, Mobile Devices Business, South West Asia. Prior to that, at Motorola Singapore, he was Regional Controller for Mobile Devices Business, Asia Pacific; and he also headed the Corporate Audit Services, Asia Pacific for Motorola, Hong Kong. Earlier, Hiren was a banker at the American National Bank of Chicago and began his career in public accounting with AF Ferguson in Mumbai. In March 2014, Hiren was selected to be amongst CFO India’s ‘CFO100 Roll of Honour’ in recognition of his contribution to corporate finance. A chartered accountant, Hiren also holds an MBA from Washington University in St Louis. He currently lives in Gurgaon with his wife and their two teenage sons. Hiren enjoys the outdoors, and spends his personal time with his family watching movies or travelling.
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About Microsoft: Microsoft is a software corporation that develops, manufactures, licenses, supports, and sells a range of software products and services.
Siddarth Pai
Founding Partner, CFO, & ESG Officer of 3one4 Capital
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About 3one4 Capital: 3one4 Capital is an early-stage venture capital fund based in Bangalore, India.
Gunasekaran Nadar
CFO of HTC Global Services Inc
Gunasekaran is with HTC Global Services for the past 15 years. He has more than 25 years of experience handling Corporate Finance, Accounting, and Administration. He serves as Chief Financial Officer of HTC Global Services and based out in Michigan, USA. He also heads the Financial Services and Educational Services Division of HTC. Prior to joining HTC, Gunasekaran was working with Amul, Gujarat, for about 11 years handling Corporate Finance, Audit, and Treasury functions. He was also instrumental in implementing Branch Accounting System ERP and Systems Audit for Amul. Gunasekaran is a Member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India, an MBA (Finance) from Annamalai University and a Post Graduate in Public Administration from Madras University, Chennai, India. He is also a Professional Diploma holder in Financial Management from XLRI, Jamshedpur, India. In 90’s he was one of the Corporate Executives selected to undergo TQM training in Japan and he has also conducted various workshops and seminars on TQM. He was a guest lecturer in the Institute of Rural Management (IRMA), Anand, Gujarat, India, for Costing and Taxation papers.
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About HTC Global Services Inc: HTC Global Services provides IT solutions and Business Process Outsourcing services.
Sameer Sheth
CFO of Iron Pillar
Sameer Sheth is the Chief Financial Officer at Iron Pillar.
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About Iron Pillar: Iron Pillar is a venture capital fund focused on filling the gap for mid stage technology investments in India.

Blake Koriath
CFO of High Alpha
Blake Koriath is the CFO at High Alpha.
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About High Alpha, High Alpha, Kauffman Fellows: High Alpha creates and funds companies through a new model for entrepreneurship that unites company building and venture capital.

Dinesh Jain
President & Chief Financial Officer of Firstsource
Dinesh oversees Firstsource’s global finance, banking, accounting and corporate taxation. He is also responsible for all strategic financial activities including business planning, forecasting and analysis, management systems and statutory compliance. He has been with Firstsource since inception and was instrumental in consolidating the commercial and finance functions globally. Prior to joining Firstsource, he was with ICICI Bank, responsible for US GAAP financials. He played an important role in the US listing of ICICI and ICICI bank as well as in the merger of ICICI and ICICI bank. A commerce graduate from Jodhpur University, India, he is also a Chartered Accountant from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and a Cost Accountant from The Institute of Cost and Works Accountants Of India.
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About Firstsource: Firstsource provides BPO solutions to organizations in banking, healthcare, telecoms, and media.
Siddhartha Sharma
Chief Financial Officer of CredFIC
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About CredFIC: CredFIC is a enterprise consultant and knowledge solutions provider that provides specialized financial knowledge to aspiring founders.
Saed Abbu Khan
CFO of Richinnovations Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
Saed Abbu Khan is the CFO at Richinnovations Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
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About Richinnovations Technologies Pvt. Ltd.: For the last five years, we are serving clients across the globe in various arena through our IT and branding services.
Alton Viegas
Chief Financial Officer & Director of Appnomic
Alton founded and promoted the company to focus on providing practical & relevant IT Infrastructure Management solutions & services. Alton also founded Vitage Systems in 1993 which is a leading systems integration company operating in India. He has more than 25 yrs experience in the IT industry. Prior to setting up Vitage Systems, Alton was responsible for Mainframe sales for PSI-Bull in South India and for a brief period was managing software sales in US, Africa & Middle East for a leading software company. An Electrical Engineering graduate from Bangalore University, Alton has been instrumental in building the organization’s capacity to deliver IT services globally. In addition to being a member on the board Alton, is operationally responsible for Compliance, Risk Management, Finance, and Facilities & Admin functions.
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About Appnomic, HEAL Software: Appnomic is the pioneer in Self Healing Enterprise solutions and Autonomous IT Operations .

Ashok Poojari
CFO of 42Gears Mobility Systems
Ashok oversees overall finance function, taxation and compliance at 42Gears. He has over 13 years of professional experience in the finance domain. Associate member of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. Holds Advance Diploma in Management Accountancy from The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, London, UK.
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About 42Gears Mobility Systems: 42Gears is a mobile device management and mobile productivity enhancing solutions.

Rajesh Gupta
Chief Financial Officer of Espire Infolabs Pvt. Ltd.
Rajesh has over 18 years of Industry experience and is responsible for the entire financial management of the company, including implementing transformational changes in financial planning & strategy and, operational efficiencies for business continuity in managing various financial and commercial functions. During this period he has contributed to various aspects in finance such as Finance & Accounts, Treasury, Corporate Finance and Taxation.
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About Espire Infolabs Pvt. Ltd.: Espire is a leading information technology services company providing Total Experience (TX) solutions across various industry domains.
Bindushekar B
CFO of IDS Next
Bindushekar is a meticulous finance professional with a keen eye on numbers. At IDS Next, he is responsible to ensure a sound financial health of the organization by focusing on corporate finance, taxation, compliance and risk management and administration functions. Before joining IDS Next, he was handling global & regional responsibilities at Verismo Networks, Infinite Computers, i2 Technologies and Ernst & Young. He is an Associate Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.
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About IDS Next: IDS Next Business Solutions is a global leader in providing Hotel ERP and technology solutions for the Hospitality industries.
Devin Burns
CFO of Zylo
Devin Burns is the VP of finance at Zylo. He previously served as the vice president of finance and operations at Mersive.
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About Zylo: Discover, optimize and govern your SaaS portfolio while elevating the employee experience.
Ganesh Murthy
CFO of Innoveo
Ganesh Murthy is the Chief Financial Officer at Innoveo.
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About Innoveo: Innoveo is a cloud-based SaaS company that provides a no-code platform for rapid application development, collaboration, and reduced costs.
Traci Shaw
CFO of Sharpen Technologies
Traci Shaw is the CFO at Sharpen Technologies.
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About Sharpen Technologies: Sharpen is an agent-first omnichannel cloud contact center platform that offers voice and software solutions.
Vikash Sureka
Global CFO of StarTek
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About StarTek: StarTek is a customer engagement business process outsourcing company.

Nirav Thakkar
CFO of Elitecore Technologies
CFO at Elitecore Technologies
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About Elitecore Technologies: Elitecore Technologies, an IT-related company, specializes IP-based technology to develop platforms.
Rajeev Garg
CFO of Hitachi Systems Micro Clinic
Rajeev Garg is the CFO at Hitachi Systems Micro Clinic.
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About Hitachi Systems Micro Clinic: Hitachi Systems Micro Clinic delivers innovative technology solutions.
Kartar Singh
Chief Financial Officer of ACL Mobile
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About ACL Mobile: ACL Mobile is a cloud communications provider that enables businesses to interact with their customers through multiple channels.
Azhagesan Sivaraman
CFO of Prakaz Technologies
Azhagesan Sivaraman is the Chief Financial Officer of Prakaz Technologies.
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About Prakaz Technologies: Prakaz Technologies is a website designing and development company providing services to enterprises across the world and marketing needs.
Asha Vaidya
Executive Vice President & CFO of Crediblesoft Technology Solutions
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About Crediblesoft Technology Solutions: CredibleSoft Technology Solutions is an end-to-end software solutions company founded by leaders from the QA, software testing industry.
Deepak Kaushik
Chief Financial Officer of Impelsys
Deepak Kaushik is the Founder & CEO at FinAKS.
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About Finaks, Finresume, Impelsys, YKROK: Impelsys is an online media company providing content monetization services.