Sridhara G.

About Sridhara G.

Sridhara (Sri) Gutti is a builder, a contrarian, and the founder and CEO of Essnova Solutions — a company Sri started in 2005 on a single conviction: that real innovation means redefining what\'s possible and owning both the challenge and the solution. For twenty years, Essnova has had the privilege of serving the people who serve the United States — delivering high-end technology, engineering, and mission support to more than 45 federal agencies, including the U.S. Department of War and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Standing behind the warfighter, the public servant, and the American citizen is not a contract for Sri. It is an honor, a duty, and the reason Essnova exists. Under Sri\'s leadership, Essnova has been ranked #163 on the Inc. 500 and #20 on the Financial Times\' 500 fastest-growing companies in the Americas. Sri has been named SBA Alabama Small Business Person of the Year, Alabama\'s Minority-Owned Small Business of the Year, Birmingham Business Journal\'s CEO of the Year, and one of Birmingham\'s Top 40 Under 40. A proud dual alumnus of Emory University\'s Goizueta Business School and Harvard Business School\'s Owner/President Management (OPM) program, Sridhara pairs the rigor of world-class business education with the instincts of a founder who has built and won on his own terms. Sri\'s approach is unapologetically contrarian. Where others see the limits of convention, Sri sees a starting line — and is now rebuilding Essnova around artificial intelligence long before the rest of the industry has looked up. Beyond the company, Sri invests heavily in the next generation of entrepreneurs — mentoring founders, judging at Goizueta\'s IMPACT Showcase, and championing an ecosystem where opportunity and innovation are shared, not hoarded. Above all, Sri is guided by one idea, and it sits at the heart of Essnova and at the heart of Sridhara himself — to leave an indelible mark on the world, through the work, through the people, and through the relentless pursuit of what others say cannot be done.

Experience

1. CEO Founder

   Essnova Solutions, Inc.

   Mar 2005 — Present

   Responsible for strategic direction and overall operational execution, focusing on innovative growth and establishing market leadership. Oversees the development and implementation of forward-thinking strategies, ensuring alignment with ambitious goals for industry disruption and expansion. Leads efforts in driving innovation, scaling business operations, and guiding the team to achieve transformative outcomes.Essnova is an SBA certified 8(a), HUBZone, Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB); Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) headquartered in Birmingham, AL, USA

Education

• The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth

  Executive Education, Strategy, Operations

  2018 — 2018

• Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  Entrepreneurial Masters, Birthing of Giants Program, Entrepreneurship

  2022 — 2024

• Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  Tackling Challenges of Big Data

  2014 — 2014

• Columbia Business School

  Venture Capital Private Equity Program

• Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University

  Bachelor of Technology, Computer Science & Engineering

  1991 — 1995

• Emory University - Goizueta Business School

  MBA, Strategy, Finance, Leadership, Entrepreneurship

  2009 — 2011

• Harvard Business School

  Owner/President Management OPM 63

Skills

• Consulting
• Geographic Information Systems (Gis)
• Water
• Databases
• Management Consulting
• Agile Methodologies
• Saas
• Marketing
• Leadership
• Program Management
• Gis
• Quality Assurance
• Entrepreneurship
• Strategic Planning
• Software Project Management
• Software Development
• Enterprise Software
• Telecommunications
• Business Intelligence
• Electric Power
• Requirements Analysis
• Cloud Computing
• Product Management
• Integration
• Start-Ups
• Strategy
• .net
• Business Analysis