Sajan Pillai

Sajan Pillai is an India-born American businessman and investor. He is the former CEO of UST, which he helped build into a company employing over 25,000 people. He is currently the founder, chairman, and CEO of McLaren Strategic Ventures.

Sajan Pillai
Born
Kerala, India[1]
Occupation(s)Chairman and CEO of McLaren Strategic Ventures
Known forFormer CEO of UST

Career

Sajan Pillai was a part of the founding team of UST in 1999[2][3] and later became CEO. He is co-credited with building the firm into an information technology giant employing 25,000 people, catering to Fortune 500 companies, and generating revenue of more than $1 billion.[4] As CEO, Pillai launched a program called Step It Up America, which trained minority women to work in STEM and IT sectors.[5]

He retired from UST in 2019 to start McLaren Strategic Ventures and Season Two Ventures.[6][7][8][9] As part of his investment venture, Pillai has invested $300 million towards development of chip design and product engineering projects in the United States.[10]

References
  1. "Sajan Pillai to set up $75 million VC fund for startups". The Economic Times.
  2. "LEADERS Interview with Sajan Pillai, Chief Executive Officer, UST Global". www.leadersmag.com.
  3. Pillai, Sajan. "Sajan Pillai". Entrepreneur.
  4. Abrar, Peerzada (4 August 2020). "Former UST CEO Sajan Pillai on his investment plans amid coronavirus". Business Standard India.
  5. "LEADERS Interview with Sajan Pillai, Chief Executive Officer, UST Global". www.leadersmag.com.
  6. "UST Announces CEO Retirement and Succession Plan". www.ust.com.
  7. "Company launched by US-based Keralite lists on Nasdaq bourse, worth Rs 1,500 crore". The New Indian Express.
  8. Marcial, Gene. "A Venture Capitalist Disinterested In Finding The Next Unicorn". Forbes.
  9. "Behind the Buyouts: Sajan Pillai Strengthens India's Ties to Silicon Valley". The Deal. February 10, 2021.
  10. baiju, Kalesh. "UST Co-Founder Targets $1 Billion Funding for Tech Investment". www.bloomberg.com.
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