Bhaskar Panigrahi has been the Chairman and CEO of ConnectM Technology Solutions Inc. since November 2015. With over 25 years of experience, Mr. Panigrahi is an entrepreneur and investor, known for launching and scaling companies in clean energy and technology sectors. He co-founded and led Cambridge Energy Holdings from 2008 to 2016, where he spearheaded multiple clean energy ventures. As co-founder, chairman and CEO of Cambridge Technology Enterprises from 2004 to 2010, he successfully took the company public on Indian stock exchanges. He also co-founded and led several other companies including CellExchange and Unique Computing Solutions, driving significant growth.
Mr. Panigrahi is an investor and board member of multiple ventures, including CCI Energy/Fairhaven Wind, Sure Ventures, BluStream Corp, and Blue Cloud Ventures. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from the National Institute of Technology, Surathkal, India.
Bala Padmakumar serves as Vice Chairman of our board of directors, supporting corporate development, investor relations, and strategic product development. He is also a partner at Advantary Capital Partners, focusing on business development and strategic advisory, and the independent chair of Four Leaf Acquisition Corporation. Previously, Mr. Padmakumar was an Entrepreneur in Residence at SK Telecom Innopartners, advising on deal flow and providing operational support to portfolio companies. As a Venture Partner at X/Seed Capital Management, he focused on cleantech and materials sector transactions. Mr. Padmakumar began his career at Cypress Semiconductor Corporation, holding various positions in technology development and operations. He holds an M.S. in Chemical Engineering from Stanford University.
Daniel Davis serves as interim Chief Financial Officer and has held the role with MCAC since April 2021. Mr. Davis is a skilled financial executive with a proven background in managing and growing companies. Prior to MCAC, Mr. Davis served as the Chief Administrative Officer and Chief Financial Officer of SeQure Dx, Inc., a company focused on providing off-target diagnostics in gene editing. From 2007 through 2020, Mr. Davis was a Director in the Life Sciences and Technology Practice at Accounting Management Solutions (“AMS”), and subsequently, following its acquisition, at CliftonLarsonAllen LLP, an accountancy firm. At AMS, Mr. Davis founded and managed the life sciences practice and provided strategic consulting on complex engagements surrounding fundraising and mergers and acquisitions strategies. Mr. Davis is also co-founder, acting Chief Financial Officer and Director of AngioWave Imaging, LLC, where he led an over-subscribed seed round, and was a key contributor to the strategic plan and drove the forecasting for the five-year plan. Mr. Davis received his B.A. in Political Science from Brown University and his M.B.A from the University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School of Business.
Girish Subramanya joined ConnectM in 2007 and serves as the Global Chief Technology Officer. Mr. Subramanya has held rank as head of ConnectM’s India operations since June 2018. Mr. Subramanya is a technology enthusiast and an entrepreneur who has led multiple product launches from concept to a market ready solution for industries including finance, e-commerce and enterprise segments. For over a decade, Mr. Subramanya held product management roles at i2 Technologies, a full-service supply chain management company providing consulting, technology, and managed services, Integral Systems, a currency technology partner of financial institutions, and Coreobjects, an end-to-end software development company. In 2007, Mr. Subramanya co-founded ConnectM to enable large enterprises and product original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to manage their distributed assets & operations effectively and improve efficiencies using Internet of Things (IoT) technologies along with value creation over time for the businesses they run and for their end customers.
Mr. Subramanya holds a Master of Computer Applications from the Department of Electronics and Accreditation of Computer Courses (DOEACC), New Delhi, India.
Vivek Soni serves as the Chair of ConnectM’s Advisory Board. Previously he was executive vice president and a member of the board of directors of Monterey Capital Acquisition Corporation which completed the business combination with ConnectM. His expertise spans governance, technology, innovation, fundraising, and global expansion. As an operating partner at Prithvi Ventures LLC, Dr. Soni focuses on cleantech investments. He chairs the Advisory Board of Reading Municipal Light Department and serves on multiple boards, including A.T.E Private Limited and A.T.E. Huber Envirotech Private Limited. Previously, he managed TiE Boston Angels and advised Nomura International’s Clean Energy Technology Ventures fund. Dr. Soni’s career includes leadership positions at Aditya Birla Group and Polaroid Corporation. He holds a Bachelor’s degree from IIT Delhi and a Ph.D. in Polymer Science & Engineering from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
