Srinivas Kankanahalli

Srinivas Kankanahalli is a seasoned technology professional with extensive experience in various leadership roles, including Senior Advisor and Architect at Xcelerate Solutions since October 2025, where innovative AI and Machine Learning solutions are implemented to address business challenges. Prior to this, Srinivas co-founded clearAvenue, LLC, serving as Chief Technology Officer from October 2002 to September 2025, focusing on developing business and technology relationships. Earlier roles include positions as Technologist at Federal Student Aid, CTO at glopex where XALCHEMI, a Secure XML Framework, was designed and developed, Lead Architect at HP Software, and Lead Consulting Architect at IBM. Academic contributions included serving as an Associate Professor at West Virginia University and completing graduate studies at New Mexico State University. Srinivas holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from New Mexico State University, an M.Tech in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, and a B.E. in Electrical Engineering from Bangalore University.