Neythri Team
Mythili Sankaran
Co-Founder & CEO
Mythili Sankaran is currently CEO and Co-founder of Neythri.org, and Founding Managing Partner of the Neythri Futures Fund. Mythili also serves on the Board of Directors at Sanmina (NASDAQ: SANM), a leading integrated manufacturing solutions company, and Room to Read, a global nonprofit focused on girls’ education.
Mythili’s 25+ years of experience spans Research & Development, product management, and senior leadership roles driving growth, strategy, and digital transformations for Fortune 500 companies, early-stage technology startups, and nonprofits. Previously, she led regional operations for the U.S.-India Business Council and the American India Foundation and also served as CEO of Koollage, a web service company. Earlier in her career, Mythili spent several years in research and product management at IBM Research Labs, AT&T Bell Labs, Lucent, eVoice, and PalmSource.
Mythili has a Master's in Physics from Texas Tech University, an Executive MBA from the Wharton School, and is an alum of the Stanford Executive Program.
Chitra Nayak
Co-Founder
Chitra serves on the board of Infosys (INFY) in global digital services, where she is Chair of the ESG Committee. Chitra also serves on the boards of SaaS private companies VIMO/GetInsured.com and UrbanFootprint, and formerly at Intercom. She has formerly served on the boards of ForwardAir (FWRD) in freight, Invitae (NVTA) in medical genetics, and LifeWorks (LWRK) in tech-enabled healthcare services. She advises technology startups in SaaS across industries. She is a Senior Advisor at BCG.
Chitra has deep global Go-To-Market expertise across sales, marketing, and customer success in leadership roles at high-growth companies such as Salesforce.
Chitra is a co-founder of the Salesforce Women’s Network and co-founder of Neythri.org. She has an MBA from Harvard Business School where she graduated with Distinction, an MS in Environmental Engineering from Cornell, and a BTech in Chemical Engineering from IIT Madras.
Sruthi Ramaswami
Co-Founder
Sruthi is a Principal at ICONIQ Growth, a leading $20B+ growth investment firm that partners with category-defining companies from the early inflection point of product-market fit to IPO and beyond. She is also a Founding Limited Partner at Neythri Futures Fund, a historic first fund that positions South Asian women front and center as key investors and stakeholders and offers an opportunity to amplify their influence and catalyze innovation.
Sruthi began her career at Goldman Sachs in the Tech, Media, and Telecom Investment Banking group, where she gained extensive experience in mergers and acquisitions, initial public offerings, and capital raises across various technology sectors. She holds a BA in Economics from The University of Chicago and was honored on the Forbes 30 Under 30 Venture Capital list in 2023.
Deepali Paul
Chief of Staff
Deepali Paul is a seasoned leader with over 15 years of experience in strategic management and community building. As Chief of Staff at Neythri.org, she combines her entrepreneurial spirit with a passion for fostering connections and driving positive change, helping to grow and scale Neythri.
Deepali's passion for building communities extends beyond her work. She is the co-founder of We Are Pistachio, an innovative community empowering over 1,400 relocating spouses from 14 countries. Prior to this, she co-founded KelpHR, an HR consulting firm that focuses on workplace harassment prevention, DE&I, and specialized HR services helping organizations achieve healthier workplace cultures.
An interior designer by training, Deepali also led The Chrysalis, a successful interior design firm, where she completed 85 projects, establishing herself as a leader in creative, high-quality design solutions.