Sri Manchala

Chairman
TRIANZ
San Jose, CA

(IBEAR 18)

Sri Manchala is the Chairman & CEO of Trianz, a member of the Forbes Technology Council, recipient of various leadership awards, and author of Crossing the Digital Faultline - 10 Leadership Rules to Win in the Age of Digitalization & Uncertainty. Sri founded Trianz - a Silicon Valley digital transformation services firm - in 2001 and has led its growth and positioning as a pioneer in using data-driven strategies to enable change, modernization, digital relevance and sustainable growth for clients.

Sensing new paradigms taking shape during 2013-2015 Sri re-focused Trianz on digital transformations very early. To help Trianz teams advise clients with fact-based perspectives, Sri led the creation of Trasers - a research unit entirely dedicated to digital transformation research. Trasers now has over 1.5 million (and growing) datapoints on DT across 20 industries worldwide which are used for benchmarking, transformation strategy & roadmaps.

Sri has led the reshaping of Trianz service delivery and culture away from the traditional, siloed consulting industry models to data-driven, multi-disciplinary approaches that transformations demand. For four years in a row, Trianz has been named #1 by clients for business impact, predictable delivery in highly dynamic environments and relationship commitment.

An alumnus of the elite National Defense Academy, Sri served as an officer in the Indian Army in the Infantry and the Parachute Regiment-Special Forces. Sri started his corporate journey in 1994 with a short stint at Asian Paints, India’s largest paint and chemical manufacturer. Upon graduating with an MBA in strategy and organization from the University of Southern California, Sri worked with KPMG Consulting in the firm’s Silicon Valley office. He later joined Cisco Systems in the Information Technology division of the company’s headquarters prior to founding Trianz in 2001.

Sri lives with his family in Silicon Valley and serves on the Board of Leaders of the Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California.