Puneet Mittal
Co-Founder & CEO

Puneet laid the foundation of Pratham Software (PSI) in the year 2000, with a vision of building a world class Software Company. Pratham Software (PSI) is a leading provider of software services in the areas of Software Product Engineering, Business Process Management and Analytics. It caters to the technology needs of Start-ups, SMBs and Fortune 500 companies and its current customer base is in USA, UK, Canada, Europe and Australasia.

He has been instrumental in developing PSI’s Global Delivery Model, which has helped in providing real time IT solutions with live support and high quality service experience. He has guided its steady growth with a vision to build a company based on ethics, excellence and customer focus.

Because of his unique vision, dedication and ability to foresee future technologies; Pratham Software (PSI) has become an enabler of technology in the areas of Software Product Engineering and Professional Services. Under his leadership, Pratham Software (PSI) has consistently bettered growth target and expanded its footprints from India to UK, US, Canada, Europe and Australasia.

Puneet graduated from MNIT, one of the most reputed colleges across India.  A firm believer in holistic growth of society, Puneet actively contributes in various professional forums through TiE Foundation, MNIT Alumni and RAIN (Rajasthan Angel Investors Network). He is associated with many social organizations including Phi Space, an incubation centre with 10 startups and a team of 125 people. Pratham Shiksha, a charitable school for under privileged children. At present about 300+ students are studying here, the school is being partly funded by Pratham employees. His other community initiatives include Prem Shanti Charitable Trust which regularly organizes free eye surgery camps and other social/electoral awareness campaigns.

Sumeeti Mittal
Director

Sumeeti is the co-founder of Pratham Software (PSI) and has over 16 years of leadership experience in the ICT industry. Under her leadership, Pratham Software (PSI) has realized its potential, expanding the service portfolio for newer markets and segments. She has conceptualized and built new competencies for Pratham Software (PSI)’s business processes in the areas of ISO processes, quality, customer satisfaction and over all administration. She has also started and built voice and process based solutions for the travel industry.

Sumeeti has a unique quality to cultivate sustainable value to the Pratham Software (PSI) ecosystem. She not just brings a female leadership to the business but a competitive edge for the future.  She has been instrumental in overall administration, mentoring and grievance handling at Pratham Software (PSI).

She supervises the CSR initiatives of Pratham Software (PSI). She is the Founder & Trustee of Pratham Shiksha; a Jaipur Rajasthan (India) based charitable organization promoting basic education for underprivileged children living in slum areas of Jaipur, Rajasthan.

She has been recently awarded with 100 Women Achievers Award by the Ministry of Women and Child Welfare, Government of India; for her incredible work in the field of education. She has also been felicitated with Bharat Gaurav Award, 2016 among the other awards and recognitions for her social initiatives.

She has also set up RoboGalaxy, an e-learning portal and robotic lab catering to students from Grade 3 to Grade 10.

She is also PMP certified. She actively participates in various industry-academia programs organised by institutes and colleges in Jaipur.  A widely traveled and noted speaker, she is on the board of various social & economic forums.

She loves painting, music and learning about culture and religions of the world. One of her passions is Interior designing and she intends to pursue Architecture and Interior designing.

Gulab Sharma
President

Gulab Sharma is the President at Pratham Software (PSI) and is currently heading PSI USA. He is a visionary IT transformational leader with over 26+ years of industry experience. He has transformed and guided Pratham Software (PSI) to generate sales and deliver quality applications to our customer base across globe. He considers excellence in service quality and customer focus are the key to growth in business. Our attitude towards others determines their attitude towards us and this stimulates Gulab to have a strong customer focus.

An alumni of Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), Pilani and Washington Univerysity USA, he has worked with several world class companies in senior technical and management positions. He had worked with Sun Microsystems in the capacity of Sr. Director Engineering before being part of the PSI and he clearly understands the quality and delivery model for off-shoring. He was part of the team, who set up the India Center for Sun Microsystems in the late 90’s.  He motivates the team to explore untapped business avenues for Pratham Software (PSI).

Gulab actively participates in various international software development conferences and events. He loves travelling and has keen interest in classical music and photography.

Sameer Mohta
COO

Sameer is responsible for combining PSI’s strategic direction with the core operations balancing demand, supply, delivery, and operations to accomplish the performance expectations. A thought leader on the intersection of technologies and business value in emerging technologies, he is known for ‘delivering value’ to the customers. He has spearheaded large strategic engagements across industry spectrums including Telecommunication, Banking & Insurance, Travel, Media, and Healthcare etc.

An IBM alumnus, Sameer has played several roles in strategy consulting, technology architecture, engagement management, and scaling up the practices. He managed large & complex Digital Transformation engagements at IBM Global Business Services. Prior to IBM, he has worked with Satyam Computer, Ranbaxy Research, and Mahindra Consulting.

Sameer holds a degree in Engineering and has authored many papers on digital payments, customers experience, bioinformatics, and productivity framework.

He has been working in software & consulting industry for around two decades. And during this course, he has traveled and worked across the continents. Sameer enjoys playing Tennis and Trekking in his leisure time.

(Deutsch) Stefan Stöckert
MD, PS GmbH

Stefan has over 30 years of experience in the IT-industry and has worked in various German and European Management positions for leading IT companies namely, Hewlett Packard, Compaq and Digital Equipment. He has worked as an Independent Consultant for international Product-Management and Marketing services in the ICT sector for more than five years. Prior to becoming Managing Partner and Director of the German subsidiary of the Pratham Software Group, he has worked as the Territory Head, Germany & EU for Pratham Software (PSI).

Stefan has studied Management at AKAD in Germany and is also a certified IT-Specialist and Programmer.

He is a senior Ice-Hockey player and also likes to play Golf and being in the mounts of Bavaria.

(Deutsch) Michael Seydel
MD, PS GmbH

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Munish Saxena
AVP, Marketing & Sales

More than a decade experience in international sales and marketing encompassing executive level responsibilities for execution of organization strategies, team building, strategic partnering and market development.

Munish has demonstrated exceptional communication skills in consulting with key decision makers, negotiating major path breaking business deals globally. He is decisive, motivating leader with extensive experience in managing international business.

Munish has been with PSI for last 10 years. PSI has grown from 15 people company now to 200 +. He is responsible for managing the sales and marketing in PSI. He is responsible for key accounts acquisition, nurturing and continual growth for the same.

He plays key role in strategic alliances and channel partner set up for PSI across the globe. This has been very successful for PSI in geographies where PSI needed penetration and foot prints.

At PSI, he brought fresh impetus to the sales and marketing organization, managed the service portfolio globally for USA/EU and Australia and captained PSI’s most successful service, setting an unequalled sales record in the process.

Munish has been chosen “ leader of the year” and” employee of the year” in PSI exemplifying his contribution and achievements.

He is Bachelor of Business Administration and MBA in Marketing from Newport University, California.

He likes to go for adventure sports like hiking. He has keen interest in music for all genres, especial interest and hobby for writing rhymed verse.

Lalit Singh Choudhary
VP, Engineering

Lalit has over 16+ years of strong experience of managing diverse projects. He is effective, well skilled and experienced in different aspects of program execution. He has long experience in estimation, proposal drafting & complete systems development lifecycle from inception, design, construction & testing through to final delivery & support.

Lalit has worked with clients in UK, Germany, USA and India across a number of sectors including BFSI, Analytics, Risk & Compliance & Social Media. He is decisive and result driven, uses initiative to develop effective solutions to problems.

He is responsible for delivery, project/program management, relationship management, managing customer expectations & cost management. He has helped Pratham Software (PSI) to deliver large project(s) as an experienced leader of multi-cultural/multi-disciplinary teams.

Over the years he has been instrumental in developing JAVA and BPM teams at Pratham Software (PSI). Under his guidance, the teams have delivered some of the biggest and most complex projects in the respective practice areas. He introduced new processes to increase productivity, quality of work & reduce dependency on individuals; he has also advocated the need for providing customer centric solutions.

Prior to Pratham Software (PSI), Lalit has worked as a consultant in a MNC where he was a part of core team to deliver strategic solutions for UK government. There he was instrumental in developing strategic Java based technical solutions and managing team. Coming from strong technical background, he has a strong experience in design strategies.

Lalit holds an Engineering degree in Electrical from NIT Rourkela and also postgraduate diploma in Business Administration from IBS Calcutta. He is also a PMI certified Project Management Professional.

Outside his busy schedule, Lalit enjoys playing Cricket and Badminton and is a keen reader.

Punit Singhal
AVP, Projects

Punit has over 16 + years of IT experience in Project Management, Database Design and DevOps along with Solution, Strategy Development & IT Implementation. With expertise in Microsoft and Networking technologies, Punit has also extended his expertise in open source technologies during the last 8 years.

As AVP Projects, he is responsible for account management and new business development. With his experience in overseeing projects at Pratham Software (PSI), Punit provides leadership to company-wide administrative information technology support and network services.

Punit holds a post graduate degree in Information Technology with a background in Economics and Public Administration. Punit is a Microsoft Certified Professional and also holds certificate from IIM Bangalore for Innovation and Information Technology Management.

He is an avid traveller and is also involved in various games like Table Tennis, Cricket and Scrabble. Punit is also a passionate reader and loves to experiment with various types of cuisine.

Sonal Upadhyay
AVP, Human Resources

Sonal’s dynamism is reflected in distinguished employee engagement; synonymous to Pratham Software’s culture and her long association with the firm as a self-motivated Human Resource Leader.

It is her firm conviction that People are the most valuable asset of any organization. Her modus operandi channelizes individual strengths onto a unified corporate trajectory. She holds a postgraduate’s degree in Management and has over 16 years of profound experience in Software and Healthcare Industry in the realms of Talent Acquisition, Talent Management, Talent Development, Resource Planning and Quantified HR Delivery Systems. Accomplished yet modest, she possesses strong HR acumen with a dash of strategic delivery approach.

She admits that she is able to spot few scornful expressions due to her bold, innovative and ‘Test and Learn’ approach but she never compromises with quality. She spearheads the Learning and Development initiatives in the company and explores new ways of creating, developing and imprinting positive impression with a focus of making Pratham Software, as the brand with best HR practices.

She actively participates in various industry-academia programs organised by government bodies and educational institutes. She interacts and guides the students about emerging trends in IT industry. Sonal has been an enthusiastic panelist in various HR and IT conferences where she bonds over her experiences and insights on the subject with the fellow practitioners and budding managers. Sonal has also been awarded amongst the 50 Most Influential HR Tech Leaders, held at World HRD Congress 2016.

Manoj Kachhawa
AVP, Operations

With over 15 years of multi-disciplinary and cross functional experience in different industry segments, Manoj has extensive experience in handling critical strategic issues, budgeting, financial planning & analysis, developing & implementing processes, operations & maintenance of infrastructure. He regularly interacts and liaise with senior bureaucrats and various external bodies.

His responsibilities include managing the finance & administration activities at organisational level. A highly committed professional, Manoj has converted company vision & policies into realizable business objectives. He has introduced several cost-effective measures in the Admin and operational domains. He has proven track record of providing excellent services to ensure customer delight.

Prior to joining PSI, he has successfully executed and managed various steel and power projects. He possesses extensive experience in procurement, techno commercial interfacing, tendering, budgeting, vendor development & project management & monitoring.

An engineering graduate with post graduate management diploma in Finance, Manoj continuously strives to improve work environment and other administrational activities. He has participated in numerous conferences and seminars on IT Infrastructure.

Manoj, a spiritual person, likes to visit holy places and spend time with friends & family. He also regularly reads books to provoke his thoughts and get inspiration. A sports addict, he likes to play outdoor games.

Pratibha Gupta

Pratibha has been the guiding force behind Pratham Software. An IITian (Chemical Engineering) and M.S. (Computer Science) from University of Southern California, she prompted Puneet and Sumeeti to lay the foundation of Pratham Software. She connected with the initial prospects and convinced them about our capabilities.

Pratibha also managed the initial recruitment and staffing activities to build the strong technical base of the company. She mentored the organisation during the initial phase and guided the team on project execution and delivery mechanism.

During the global economic downturn, she aided Pratham sail through the period of turmoil. Her technical and business acumen, made it possible.

Currently associated with Oracle as Principal Software Engineer, she has acquired several patents for her work while leading various web services security projects.

She believes if one puts one’s heart, mind and soul into something, one definitely gets success. And she truly lives by this core philosophy. Apart from work, she is an active sportsperson and has participated in few half marathons. She also enjoys hiking.