Sanjay Jesrani is the Founder & CEO Go North Ventures.
Go North is an angel investment and CEO/CFO advisory firm, focused on investing in & mentoring Startups as well as providing Strategy inputs to high growth Early stage companies and SMB’s moving to their next orbit.
Sanjay, an active member of the Indian Angel Network, the premier national group of Angel Investors – has investments in startups across the Healthcare, Education, Social media and Tech sectors.
He was the Executive Vice President & Head – India Global Delivery Center, Hitachi Consulting.
As CEO and Head of the Global Delivery Center at India, he led the company’s global delivery team of 1800+ across the centers at Hyderabad, Pune and Bangalore.
As a member of Hitachi Consulting’s Exec Leadership Team, he was actively involved in the company’s Growth strategy and M&A programs targeted at reaching the $1B + size. He was an active member of the India and South Asia Hitachi group company CEO network.
Sanjay brings over 20 years of solid execution experience from his previous role at Sierra Atlantic, as the Senior Vice President of Finance & Operations, Asia & China.
He has managed a wide range of strategy, finance & operations functions including the P&L responsibility, Corporate Finance, the company’s India IPO & Investor relations.
In his Operations role, he provided a solid leadership to the HR & Corporate teams, through the company’s rapid growth to over 1800 team size, expansion into its own 7 acre SEZ campus at Gachibowli, Hyderabad and multiple Best Employer awards in India & China.
Prior to joining Sierra Atlantic, he ran a family owned industrial venture and headed his Chartered Accountancy practice.
He holds a bachelors degree in Commerce and is a fellow member of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI). A keen golfer and art enthusiast, he was also a founding member of the company’s Corporate Social Responsibility initiative at India.