Bala Parthasarathy
Senior Advisor
Bala is a Senior Advisor, focusing on transformative technologies including artificial intelligence.
He has co-founded and successfully exited multiple Silicon Valley tech startups, including Snapfish. More recently, he was a founding partner at PrimeVentures, a leading tech-focused venture fund, and co-founded Freo, India's premier consumer banking platform, where he serves as Chairman. Bala also holds positions on the boards of various technology companies.
Bala is deeply committed to leveraging technology to effect fundamental changes in businesses and people’s lives. He collaborates with Mr. Nandan Nilekani, co-founder of Infosys, on several large-scale open technology initiatives, including the digital biometrics project foundational to India’s payment network, which facilitates $2 trillion in transactions annually, and People+AI, where he serves as Director.
He holds a Bachelor’s degree from IIT Madras and a Master's degree in Computer Engineering from the University of California, Santa Cruz.
Bala’s interests include skiing, adventure motorcycling and trekking.
