Pachaimuthu Muthusamy
Founder & CEO, General Datum | Serial Entrepreneur | Rotarian
Pachaimuthu Muthusamy is a self-made entrepreneur with 24 years of diverse experience, including 13 years in CXO leadership. As Founder & CEO of General Datum and co-founder of WhiteBlue and other ventures, he specializes in strategic growth, business development, and scaling operations.
At General Electric (GE), he gained values of leadership, integrity, and operational excellence—principles he applies to drive growth and innovation across his ventures.
A proud Rotarian, Pachaimuthu actively contributes to community service, humanitarian initiatives, and the promotion of international peace and goodwill. With strong interests in Space, Defence, Artificial Intelligence, and Cloud Computing, he is committed to leveraging technology for national development while giving back to society.
His decisive leadership and vision continue to inspire teams, accelerate growth, and create lasting global impact.
Devendran Aiyanathan
CTO, General Datum
Devendran Aiyanathan brings over 35 years of experience in technology leadership, engineering, innovation, and business transformation across electronics, power, industrial manufacturing, HVAC, and FMCG industries. His expertise spans Enterprise & Legacy applications modernization, SAP, MES Systems, IoT, cloud technologies, and Generative AI.
Throughout his career, he has led large-scale digital transformation initiatives, being part of the Core Leadership team in Global Capability Centres (GCCs) and Centres of Excellence (CoEs), and contributed to award-winning product and technology innovations. His achievements include the Best India Innovation Award from BITS Pilani and the CEO Innovation Award for IoT innovation.
An engineering graduate with an MBA in Supply Chain Management, Six Sigma certification, and Project Management Professional (PMP) certification, he combines technical expertise with strategic business leadership.
As Chief Technology Officer at General Datum, he focuses on advancing technology capabilities, accelerating innovation, strengthening engineering excellence, and developing future-ready talent across aerospace, defence, space, and emerging technologies.
Kalyan Mangalapalli
Advisor - Projects, Operations & AI
Kalyan is an Emerging/Deep Tech expert and Board Member with 23+ years of experience across nasscom, General Electric, ABB, Maersk Training, and startups. He led India’s G20 AI strategy, built a PPP-based IoT & AI CoE, and drove innovations including ESG analytics, IoT utilities, and a mini-grid startup identifying $5B opportunities. He has contributed to national policy papers and serves on key advisory boards. A byline author for The Hindu, he advises on innovation and emerging technologies.
Air Vice Marshal Sanjay Bhatnagar VM(G) VSM (Retd)
Chief Technical Advisor - Defence and Aerospace
Air Vice Marshal Sanjay Bhatnagar (Retd) is a distinguished Indian Air Force veteran with deep expertise in strategic operations, aerospace leadership, and defence planning. A Qualified Flying Instructor, accomplished writer, and speaker, he brings decades of experience across strategic forces and airbase command. He has played a key role in strengthening operational readiness and leadership within the Air Force. Post-retirement, he actively advises and consults for leading defence and space organizations, contributing his insights to critical initiatives. With a strong focus on national security and technological advancement, he continues to support India’s growth through strategic guidance and domain expertise.
