Team

Tejas is a 40-year veteran of the technology industry. Prior to founding Permissioned Networks, he was the CEO of FinanceGenius, whose business was sold to Alogent. He has held executive positions at Dell, Bertelsmann (arvato), Compaq, and Tandem Computer. He was CEO of Transpond Global Solutions, an RFID company that he founded. He has also held executive positions at four other technology startups. Due to an interest in public policy he tried to enter politics, but voters in his congressional district had other ideas.

Gregg was most recently at General Motors, where he was CTO of GM’s incubator, First Mile. As the incubator’s CTO, he led engineering, product and design teams that helped build new businesses for GM in insurance, logistics, automotive services and GM’s mobility brand – Maven. Maven scaled to 200k customers in less than 2 years. Prior to GM, Gregg held executive roles at HP, AMD and Dell. He’s a proud Longhorn and carries a degree from The University of Texas.

As a seasoned marketing executive Jayshree’s experience spans a broad swath industries from technology to industrial to consumer. She is also a serial entrepreneur with startups in marketing, technology, supply chain and retail under her belt. She thrives on shaking things up at companies by questioning every aspect of their strategy. Her advertising experience allows her to hone into mindset and thinking of the target customers. Jayshree is also a fine artist specializing in semi-abstract paintings. A combination of business, entrepreneurship, and art gives her a unique perspective on branding and awareness creation.

Paras is the Director of Business Development at Permissioned Networks. Before that, he was the CEO and Founder of OilStub, an oil and gas technology company. Additionally, Paras was on the founding team of SeriesX and Vertalo, two companies focused on the digitization of securities and the applicability of blockchain. He led data and operations at RunTitle and was an early employee at EquityMetrix. Paras is on the TiE Austin Angel Investing Committee, the Austin Symphony Orchestra BATS board, and volunteers at FrontSteps Austin. Paras likes running, playing golf, wine, and sports cards.

Ian is the Head of Product – a role that consists of bridging engineering and our customers to deliver a world class experience with Permissioned Networks. He was most recently a head of product at OilStub, a mineral royalty analytics venture. Prior to that, he was involved with multiple startups in the Fintech space. He has spent a decade in enterprise software including a long stint at SAP where he traveled all over South and Latin America on consulting projects. He has a BS in Computer Engineering from PUCP in Lima, Peru and an MBA from the University of Texas. Get in touch with him if you want to play some hoops.

Anu is a problem-solver in the software space, with a passion for interoperability. She’s always looking to use exciting new technologies to create and enhance products for meaningful use. Prior to joining Permissioned Networks, she worked at GM on Maven. She’s also been an engineer at WMS Gaming and GE Healthcare. Anu has a Masters in Computer Science from DePaul University in Chicago and a Bachelors Degree from Nagarjuna University.