Celestine Vettical

Celestine Vettical has over 20 years of work experience in the technology industry. In 1997, they began their career as a Director of Business Development with SAP America, Inc. Celestine then moved on to become a Director of Supply Chain Solutions Business Development with the same company. In 2004, they joined Microsoft Corporation as the Worldwide Director of Manufacturing Industry Solutions. Later that year, they were appointed as the Vice President of Acsis, Inc. and then as the Vice President of Strategic Alliances with Cognizant Technology Solutions in 2006. In 2008, they founded and developed Perfomix, Inc. and served as the CEO until it was acquired by Baker Hughes in 2014. At Baker Hughes, they became the VP of Intelligent Energy Products & Technology. In 2017, they co-founded Cashaa and helped build and commercialize the next generation FX platform. Finally, in 2021, they became the Co-Founder and CEO of Almika.

Celestine Vettical received their BTech in Electronics Engineering from the National Institute of Technology Calicut in 1986. Celestine then went on to pursue a Master's degree in Computer Engineering from the University of Houston, which they completed in 1989.