Redefining
the Technology Partnership

The Genesis of a Unified Model

  • Expertise
  • Agility
  • Accountability

Our Story

The Thinkers Lab was founded on a singular observation: the traditional technology services model is broken. Organizations were forced to fragment their digital ambitions across disparate consultants, developers, and infrastructure managers—a process that bred misalignment, cost overruns, and strategic stagnation. We conceived a better way: a model that unifies every phase of the digital lifecycle under one roof, one team, and one point of accountability.

Our purpose is to connect business vision with seamless technical execution. Our team of certified Architects, Engineers, and Strategists operate as a seamless extension of your Leadership, ensuring that every technological decision is intrinsically tied to a measurable business outcome.

The Guiding Principle

From Vision to Velocity

We believe that in today's digital landscape, success requires more than a vendor—it demands a partner who owns the entire journey from vision to value. Our mission is to be that partner, providing the clarity, expertise, and relentless execution needed to transform your strategic ambitions into secure, scalable, and measurable reality. We exist not just to build technology, but to build confidence—ensuring every step forward is grounded in purpose, precision, and partnership.

The Architects of Confidence

Our Team

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Bharath Sundaram

President

Bharath is a technology leader with 15+ years of experience, having founded startups and delivered AI/ML-driven enterprise solutions. He has a proven track record of driving digital innovation, scaling teams, and building high-value products across B2C and B2B sectors. Global Leadership & Innovation: Bharath’s expertise spans four continents, where he has directed cross-functional teams in engineering, analytics, AI, and big data. His leadership has driven the development of scalable, enterprise-grade technology solutions worldwide.

Executive Strategy He excels at managing diverse IT product portfolios and delivering strategic insights directly to C-level executives, strengthening organizational vision and execution.

Notable Experience Served as Head of Technology for the WHO Academy, managing an $80M portfolio and spearheading the COVID-19 digital response. As Chief Product & Experience Officer for IT Digital Solutions at HelloFresh and PEAT GmbH, he oversaw portfolios exceeding $600M, playing a pivotal role in their IPO successes.

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Sundar Krishna

Vice President - Client Success & Service Delivery

With over 23 years of experience leading Operations, Business Transformation, and Enterprise Performance Improvement, Sundar brings a proven ability to transform complex challenges into scalable, sustainable solutions. An expert in aligning strategy, processes, people, and technology to accelerate growth, elevate productivity, and strengthen organizational resilience.

Sundar’s leadership experience spans across Clients from North America, EMEA and APAC regions with end-to-end operational management, cross-functional stakeholder engagement, and continuous improvement initiatives across diverse industries. Successfully led multi-million-dollar transformation programs—optimizing workflows, reducing operational inefficiencies, and enabling teams to adopt new technologies with confidence and speed.

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Mahendran Kannan

Vice President - Engineering & Delivery

With over 11 years of hands-on experience across product engineering, cloud modernization, and platform architecture, Mahendran brings a strategic approach to building resilient, scalable technology ecosystems. He specializes in designing distributed micro-services, orchestrating enterprise cloud migrations, and implementing intelligent data-driven platforms that accelerate decision-making and operational efficiency. Mahendran has led technology initiatives across Education and Enterprise sectors—integrating AI-powered content systems, enabling real-time analytics, and modernizing legacy applications into secure, cloud-native solutions with measurable business impact

A strong advocate of engineering excellence, Mahendran brings proven expertise across full-stack development, automation, Kubernetes/OpenShift ecosystems, and modern CI/CD practices that drive rapid, reliable delivery. He has successfully enabled cross-functional teams through Agile and DevOps adoption, championed secure engineering standards, and collaborated closely with business stakeholders to translate complex requirements into scalable technology architectures.

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Patrick Antony

Vice President - Products & Capabilities

With over 12 years of experience in the digital products landscape, Patrick brings a unique blend of creative, analytical, and strategic capabilities to building impactful solutions for both businesses and end users. Patrick began his career as a UX designer, crafting intuitive and user-centric interfaces that solved real problems with elegance and usability. This foundation in design thinking shapes the way he approaches every product challenge—with empathy, clarity, and a deep focus on user value.

Over the years, Patrick has grown into a seasoned product professional, leading the vision, strategy, and roadmap for complex digital products. He excels at transforming ideas into viable, scalable, and market-ready solutions by balancing user needs, business goals, and technical feasibility. His approach combines hands-on product discovery with data-driven decision-making and strong cross-functional collaboration.

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Karthik Muthuswami

Vice President - Technology & Architecture

With over 21 years of experience architecting AI-enabled, cloud-native platforms and leading large-scale digital transformation initiatives across public health, education, and mission-driven sectors, Karthik has a proven ability to translate complex challenges into scalable, resilient solutions. He specializes in aligning strategy, architecture, teams, and emerging technologies to accelerate innovation, reduce operational inefficiencies, and strengthen organizational resilience through AI, DevSecOps, and modern learning ecosystem principles.

Karthik’s leadership spans major initiatives across North America and global regions including the UK, France, Dubai, India, and Malaysia. He has delivered next-generation learning ecosystems and modernized legacy platforms for the World Health Organization, government agencies, and UN-aligned partners. Working closely with cross-functional stakeholders, ranging from policymakers and educators to technologists and operations teams, he has ensured successful adoption, engagement, and long-term sustainability of complex digital solutions.

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Balasubramaniam S

Vice President - Finance & Operations

A highly strategic and results-driven leader with 16 years of proven experience in managing complex technology landscapes, driving digital transformation, and optimizing multi-million dollar resource allocations. Transitioning expertise from an IT Management background to the Financial Officer role, bringing a unique, data-centric perspective to fiscal strategy, cost control, and business planning.

Bala's career has been defined by the ability to translate technical investments into tangible business value, ensuring maximum return on capital expenditure. Having worked with clients from North America, United Kingdom, Europe and GCC countries, Bala has successfully managed a diverse client base—which includes differences in age, culture, technical ability, financial literacy, and experience.