S. RamakrishnanCEO SportsMechanics Ramky is the founder of SportsMechanics and a pioneer in introducing Sports analytics in India. With his rich domain experience, Ramky has conceptualized and implemented Enterprise and Analytics platforms across various sports.

• Passionate about sports and technology, resulting in path breaking and first of its kind technology, and scientific sports solutions in Cricket, Hockey, Tennis, Squash, Boxing and various other sports
• First performance analyst with the Indian Cricket Team (2003-2007) and worked with top coaches in the world
• Pioneer in introducing Video Analysis and Cricket Analytics solutions into Indian sport as early as year 2000
• Worked with some of the top academies in the world and has analysed about 10,000 cricketers

Desikan NarasimhanTechnology Head Desikan is a Technology specialist with extensive industry experience. He has worked with Global Consulting firms, successfully delivering projects to customers across the globe. Desikan brings in deep expertise in effective software development, applying state of the art techniques and tools, covering all areas of software development such as Technology, Process and Delivery methods.

• Delivery leader with 20+ years of Industry experience in designing and implementing innovative solutions, aligned to business goals, resulting in tangible customer outcomes.
• Hands-on Architect with proven ability to translate business needs into effective technology solutions and drive implementation.
• Proven competency in Big Data Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Mobile Computing and Cloud based delivery models.
• Extensive experience on Technical leadership roles with Global consulting firms
• Global work experience at Customer locations in Singapore, Australia, United States, Europe and Middle East

CKM Dhananjai (DJ)VP & Founding Member Over 12 years of rich experience in Sports Technology Domain, Performance Analysis, Strategy and High Performance Management. Performed multiple roles in SportsMechanics ranging from Business Strategy, S&M, Operations and product development.

Over 7 years of direct association with the Indian Cricket Team donning the "Strategist" hat - considered as the "India's most successful Analyst"

• 12 years of involvement as part of the strategic and leadership group of Mumbai Indians Franchise
• With a key focus on Strategy and Research, DJ has worked and consulted for the top minds in international cricket involving more than 100 International players, and over 50 international coaches across teams
• With a strong cricketing and business management background DJ has been able to bring his skills ranging from strong domain expertise, technology understanding, team building, leadership, strategic planning and change management into elite sports teams, athletes and organisations

Dr. G.S. VidyashankarHonorary Advisor Dr. Vidya is a Management Consultant specializing in areas of Business Analytics, Business-IT Alignment, business process improvement and technology strategy & management. He also is a visiting faculty at Department of Management Studies at IIT, Madras for MBA students

• 26 years of experience spans across industries viz. Education, Sports, Banking and Information Technology
• Head of Business Intelligence and Data warehousing Centre for Banking & Finance Domain in a Global Indian IT Major Firm
• Successful implementations include Customer Relationship Management Solutions, Enterprise Data warehouse Solutions, Enterprise Information Systems, Analytical Models, ICT-based Education Systems for Fortune 500 firms in India, USA and UK
• Holds Bachelor's Degree in Production and Industrial Engineering (NIT, Allahabad), Master's Degree in Industrial and Management Engineering (University of Iowa, Iowa City), Master's Degree in International Business (University of Omaha, Nebrasaka) and Ph.D. in Educational Development and Administration (IIT Madras)

M.S. SundararajanAdvisor Sundararajan is a seasoned Banking and Financial expert with over 35 years of experience in Indian nationalised banks.

• Chairman & Managing Director of Indian Bank from 2007-2010
• Was a nominee of Union Bank of India on the Board of Dewan Housing Finance Corporation Ltd for nearly two years. Mr. Sundara Rajan was posted as an Executive Director of Indian Bank in April 2006 and he was Director on the Boards of M/s. Indbank Merchant Banking Services Ltd., M/s IndBank Housing Ltd., and M/s Indfund Management Ltd
• Was a Director in United India Insurance Company Ltd
• Received Golden peacock National Training Award for the year 2009 presented at a special awards function at London during the 10th International conference on Corporate Governance
• Currently serving as Board Director in more than 15 companies
• Holds Post Graduate in Economics from the University of Madras and an Associate of Institute of Company Secretaries of India. Also a Certified Associate of Indian Institute of Bankers

Dr. L. Prakash SaiAdvisor Dr. Sai is a Professor of Strategy with Department of Management Studies, IIT Madras. Dr. Sai has wide experience in conducting consulting assignments in the broad areas of Technology Strategy Formulation, Techno-Economic Feasibility Studies, Organizational Restructuring, Corporate Planning, Business Process Reengineering, Activity Based Costing, and Industrial Engineering.

• Serving as Director in the boards of niche consulting services’ firms and mentoring businesses in the incubation stage
• As Director (Strategic Planning), TCS North America operations (US$ 1.5 Bn operations) and responsibilities included budget planning & forecasting, evaluating strategic plans, and competitive intelligence. Involved in the implementation of the business excellence initiative, customer relationship management and balanced scorecard
• Handled projects germane to global IT outsourcing, business process improvement and activity based costing for Fortune 500 firms in the USA
• Conducted corporate training programs on strategic planning; leadership development; negotiation skills; sales planning & business development and business excellence
• Holds B.Tech (Mechanical Engineering), M.Tech (Industrial Engineering) from Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati and Ph.D. in Technology Management from IIT Madras