01 · Biography
Who is Sridhar Vembu?
Sridhar Vembu studied at IIT Madras and Princeton and worked at Qualcomm before starting Zoho with Tony Thomas in 1996. He has refused venture capital and argues that rural India can produce world-class technology. He received the Padma Shri in 2021.
New role
In January 2025 he stepped down as Zoho’s chief executive to become chief scientist, focusing on research and development, and co-founder Shailesh Kumar Davey became group CEO.
