Nandan Thakar
InvestorCo-Founder CEO, SureWorx.io at TiE Women Global Pitch Competition
Greater Melbourne Area
About
Nandan Thakar is co-founder and CEO of Optimizer365, a cloud optimization platform serving Azure, AWS, and Microsoft 365 environments. He has founded or co-founded three companies spanning cloud operations, construction technology, and AI consulting, and serves as an advisor to organizations implementing cloud, AI, and security initiatives. His work focuses on infrastructure lifecycle management, cloud cost reduction, security improvement, and translating operational complexity into actionable decisions for CIOs and leadership teams.
Experience
- Optimizer365Co-Founder & CEOcurrent2025 β present
- SureWorxCo-Founder & Executivecurrent2022 β present
- DigitlyCo-Founder & Executivecurrent2019 β present
- EmpiredGeneral Manager2016 β 2019
- NRI (Nomura Research Institute)Head of Innovation & Digital Capability2012 β 2015Melbourne, Australia
- NRI (Nomura Research Institute)National Manager β Architecture, Data Centre & Security2007 β 2012
- Primus Telecom AustraliaNetwork & Data Centre Consultant2002 β 2007
- PowerlanIT Systems Consultant2000 β 2002
Education
- Harvard Business SchoolExecutive Education - Leading Professional Services Firms
- Swinburne University of TechnologyMasters of Science, Network Systems2003 β 2005
- Birla Vishvakarma MahavidyalayaBatchelors of Engineering, Mechanical1995 β 1999
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Alok Kulkarni
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Managing Director, Datacipher at TiE Women Global Pitch Competition
Ashutosh Raina
Business Owner, Director, Knowledge Partner Professionals at TiE Women Global Pitch Competition
Bipin Manuel
Managing Director, Brisbane Strategy Ventures at TiE Women Global Pitch Competition
Chandan Miskin
Director & CEO, AlphaLeo at TiE Women Global Pitch Competition
Dr. Namita Gupta
Cofounder, Restocq at TiE Women Global Pitch Competition
Gurpal Singh
Principal Director, Saundh, Singh & Smith Lawyers at TiE Women Global Pitch Competition
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