Andi Giri is a technology entrepreneur with 30+ years of experience. He completed his BE degree at College of Engineering, Guindy, Chennai, India and a MS degree in Computer Engineering from the University of Maryland, College Park. He launched Softsquare in 1998 as an IT services firm and pivoted the company towards CRM implementation services in 2008. Currently, he is driving AI transformation initiatives for his customers. He served as the President of Greater Washington Tamil sangam in 1998 and also served as the Founder-President of AIMS India Foundation 2000-2003. Recently, he has been involved in the RISE Tamil Entrepreneur organization building a trusted network of global Tamil entrepreneurs. He has been mentoring and investing in startups since 2020 via Native Angel Network, Madurai, Guindy Alumni Angel network in San Francisco, CA, USA, and American Tamil Fund in San Jose, CA, USA.