About
Sridhar Kummam is the founder and principal at Summit Works and a Harvard Business School alumnus. He has spent 17 years in financial services technology, including roles at Lumesis as director of application development and at Markit, which was subsequently acquired by S&P Global for $44 billion. His experience encompasses designing and implementing large-scale technology solutions across established organizations and early-stage startups, with particular focus on fintech, regulatory technology, and frontier technology sectors.
Experience
- Summit WorksFounder and Principalcurrent2022 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
- Harvard Business ReviewAdvisory Councilcurrent2024 — present
- A Company Stealth ModeCo-Founder2023 — 2025New York City Metropolitan Area
- Lumesis, Inc.Director, Application Development2012 — 2018Stamford, Connecticut
- MarkitVice President, Markit Client Site2009 — 2012New York City
- Legg MasonSenior Java Consultant2008Stamford, CT
- UBS Investment Bank (Headstrong)Consultant2007 — 2008Stamford, CT
- Banc of America Securities (Headstrong)Consultant2004 — 2007Bangalore/New York City
- Polaris Software LabSoftware Engineer2003 — 2004Mumbai, India
Education
- Harvard Business SchoolExecutive Education - Exec MBA (Program for Leadership Development)2018 — 2019
- Harvard Business School Executive EducationPrivate Equity and Venture Capital (Advanced)2023
- National Institute of Technology WarangalB.Tech, Electronics and Communications Engineering
- CFA InstituteCFA Level 1, Finance2010
Skills & more
JMS6SQL3Oracle2Enterprise Software2PL/SQL2Java13Struts2Weblogic2Core Java2Hibernate3JSP2Tomcat5
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Amazon Web Services (AWS)Spring FrameworkJenkinsEarly-Stage StartupsSDLCSOAJava Enterprise EditionBusiness AnalysisSolution ArchitectureSoftware Project ManagementRequirements AnalysisAgile MethodologiesFrom Sridhar's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Harvard Business School1,777
Brad GerstnerFounder & CEO of Altimeter CapitalAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesJim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalTim DraperFounder of Draper AssociatesMike Maples JrCo-founding Partner at FloodgateMamoon HamidPartner at Kleiner Perkins
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Also attended Harvard Business School Executive Education110
Ryan LaurinManaging Director at Marlin Equity PartnersPaul SlosarInvestor at FortySix Venture CapitalRaghu MadabushiInvestment Director at Samsung Catalyst FundTom KalinskeInvestor at Alsop Louie PartnersKevin MandiaGeneral Partner at Ballistic VenturesRichard GrecoVenture Partner at IronGate Capital Advisors
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Also attended National Institute of Technology Warangal6
Sangeeta BAVIHead of Startups and Growth, Anthropic India at SeafundKumar MettuInvestor at Sand Hill AngelsVenkatramanan PKEngineering / AI at M33 GrowthKrishna ChittabathiniVenture Partner at Elevate CapitalKavinder SinghJoint Managing Director at Pidilite Industries LimitedFahadHead - Investor Relations & Seed Funding at Upekkha
Shared employers
Also worked at Harvard Business Review22
Vinnie LauriaFounding Partner at Golden Gate VenturesPaulina SzyzdekPrincipal at E12 Venture Capital, LlcJohn ColemanCo-CEO and Board Member at Sovereigns Capital VentureMeaghan GamboaAssociate, Investments at Acumen AmericaJonathan BermanBoard Member at Factor[e] VenturesEran GiladManaging Partner at Scopus Ventures Management, Llc
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Also worked at Legg Mason10
Jason FrankelPartner at Mainsail PartnersMargaret PollackSenior Director, Investments & Capital Team Lead at Endeavor CatalystCaitlin HerlingDirector, Business Development at New York Life VenturesMarc ColeCEO at SG Credit PartnersJenny ZhuInvestor at Propel Venture PartnersRafał LisManaging Partner at CVI Dom Maklerski sp. z o.o
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Also worked at UBS Investment Bank (Headstrong)528
Paul KwanInvestment Team at General CatalystMartin MignotInvestor at Index VenturesBirgitteInvestor at InvestinorSauvanne Saint-LégerInvestor at DaphniElena PantaziPartner & Head of Platform at NorthzoneDaniel LiCEO of Plus and venture partner at Madrona
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Also worked at Banc of America Securities (Headstrong)6
Doug SillsPartner at Anthem Venture Management, LlcUtkarsh BTechnology at SenseAI VenturesArjun MalhotraEntrepreneur, Industrialist, Board of Advisor and Philanthropist at Lumis PartnersJohn OrrockExecutive Chairman at Future Now VenturesChris LeeManaging Director at Future Now VenturesRampi KandadaiFounding GP at Chakra Growth Fund
Colleagues at Crimson Investment Fund
Bill Eldridge
Investor at Crimson Investment Fund
Deepti Chhiber
Investor & Advisor at Crimson Investment Fund
GianCarlo Pavia
Advisor & Co-Founder at Crimson Investment Fund
Govind Sodani
Investor at Crimson Investment Fund
Igor Minaev
Investor at Crimson Investment Fund
Ilja Malkin
Investor & Co-Founder at Crimson Investment Fund
Imran Admadzada
Investor at Crimson Investment Fund
John Kojiro Moriwaka
Investor at Crimson Investment Fund



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