Sailesh Ganesh
Strategic Finance Leader | Scaling Startups to IPO | VP Finance & Ops at Kenko | Ex-Tracxn (Oct ’22 IPO)
- Role
- VP of Finance and Operations at Kenko AI
- Location
- Bengaluru, KA, IN
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Sailesh Ganesh
Finance leader with 15+ years across listed-company operations and private equity. I enjoy solving the “first-time” problems that come with high-growth environments, and have expertise in building scalable and sustainable systems and proceses.At Tracxn, I headed finance, legal, compliance and risk from Series A through listing. I led the Oct ’22 IPO and then built the post-listing engine across finance, compliance and governance, while compressing close timelines and strengthening controls. I have worked closely with founders, the board, and led multi-department collaborations.I specialise in finance transformation for scale: clear ownership, SOPs, and data-led FP & A that improve decision speed and operating leverage. I’m comfortable in regulatory white-space/grey-zone situations, translating new requirements into workable structures and risk disclosures.
Experience
VP of Finance and Operations
Dec 2025 — Present · Bengaluru, IN
Head of Finance at Kenko, with end to end responsibility for finance across USA and India.
Education
Rutgers University
M.S., Electrical Engineering
2004 — 2007
University of Mumbai
B.E., Electronics
2000 — 2004
Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta
Post Graduate Diploma in Management, Finance, General Management, Strategy
2012 — 2014
Skills
- Business Analysis
- Strategy
- Data Analysis
- Valuation
- Sql
- Management
- Financial Modeling
- Sas
- Project Finance
- Due Diligence
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