Mehraj Gulzar — CEO
Mehraj is the Chief Growth Officer for Strategic Accounts at Prodapt, where he leads all strategic customer relationships and owns the P&L for major strategic customers in the Americas across the Tech and Telecom sectors. Known for his entrepreneurial mindset and client-centric approach, Mehraj has consistently built and scaled initiatives into multi-million-dollar businesses across industries such as Software Platforms, Products, Telecom, and Manufacturing. In his current role, Mehraj drives high-impact transformational and digital initiatives, co-creating innovative solutions with customers and partners. Previously, he served as the Global Head of Connected Platforms & Software, where he built and scaled a new business unit into a substantial revenue driver within two years. Before that, he established LATAM as one of Prodapt’s largest geographies and grew a major US-based Telco into an anchor account. Mehraj also played a pivotal role in institutionalizing Prodapt’s Sales Operations, Insights, and Inside Sales functions. Recognized for his authentic leadership, high agency, and strategic vision, Mehraj excels at combining big-picture thinking with a deep understanding of business and technology. He brings creativity and a disruptive mindset to the table, inspiring his teams to push the boundaries of possibility, whether through new business models, AI-driven approaches, or innovative service offerings. A testament to his hands-on leadership, Mehraj recently developed and launched an AI-powered app, mystash.ai, available on both the App Store and Play Store. Before Prodapt, Mehraj held leadership roles at Virtusa, IBM, and Hewlett Packard across Marketing and Technology, driving strategic initiatives such as setting up a US-citizen-only development center for a defense client and partnering with ISVs for greenfield product development. Mehraj holds a management degree from the Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow (IIML), a Postgraduate Diploma in IT from IIIT Bangalore (where he received the Institute Medal for Overall Excellence from Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam), and a Bachelor of Engineering from Madras University. A thought leader in digital transformation, Mehraj has spoken at Digital Transformation World and contributed articles to TMForum.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a strategic leader in the Telecom and Technology sectors, driving digital transformation and innovation.
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Experience: 22 yrs
Skills
- Business Strategy
- Client Relationship Building
- Product Management
- Business Development
- Program Management
- Sales Operations
- Software Project Management
- Business Consulting
- Business Analysis
- Marketing
- Software Development
- Application Development
Career Highlights
- Led multi-million dollar business initiatives.
- Developed AI-powered app, mystash.ai.
- Recognized thought leader in digital transformation.
Work Experience
Prodapt
Chief Growth Officer (1 yr 6 mos)
Senior Vice President (3 yrs 6 mos)
Vice President (1 yr 11 mos)
Associate Vice President (3 yrs 1 mo)
HCL America
Director - HiTech and Manufacturing (6 mos)
Virtusa
Client Partner / Portfolio Director (2 yrs 4 mos)
Account Manager / Program Manager (2 yrs 11 mos)
Business Consultant / Lead Business Consultant (3 yrs 3 mos)
IBM
Marketing Manager - Developer Relations (7 mos)
Hewlett-Packard
Software Engineer (1 yr)
CrimsonLogic
Systems Analyst (1 yr 5 mos)
Education
PGDM at Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow
PGDIT at Indian Institute Of Information Technology Allahabad
B.E. at University of Madras
at St. Joseph's High College
