Suresh Sundararajan

Examiner
DISC Type : sc

Chief Executive Officer at Mindsprint

Singapore

Overview

Suresh Sundararajan is the Co-Founder and CEO of Mindsprint, an AI-first technology company spun out from Olam Group. His 34-year career includes extensive leadership at Olam, where he served as Chief Risk Officer and Chief Digital & Information Officer. He has a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Madras and additional qualifications in cost accountancy.

Suresh is deeply passionate about leveraging technology for sustainability and social impact. He co-founded Jiva, a platform to support smallholder farmers, and Terrascope, a SaaS venture that helps enterprises decarbonize. His work reflects a strong commitment to driving measurable sustainability outcomes through digital innovation and building ventures with purpose.

Unique fact: He led the transformation of Olams internal IT unit into Mindsprint, a global, independent technology services company.

Personality Overview

Status Quo Seeker

Tough To Convince

Overcautious

They are always well-planned and adopt a systematic approach.  They tend to have clarity about their needs and constraints, and are unlikely to over-promise. The only way to convince them is by showing them examples and ample proof.

Topics They Care About

AI-led Transformation
Advocates an "AI First" approach, believing AI will lead transformation journeys across industries. He is focused on expanding Mindsprint's AI-driven offerings.
Corporate Ventures
He has co-founded multiple ventures like Jiva and Terrascope, demonstrating a passion for building new businesses that address complex challenges in agriculture and climate.
Sustainable Impact
Co-founded Terrascope to help enterprises manage carbon emissions and Jiva to improve the livelihoods of smallholder farmers, showing a deep commitment to tech-for-good.

Media Appearances

A Day in the Life: Suresh Sundararajan from Mindsprint. Featured in FutureCFO

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Suresh Sundararajan | CEO & Co‑Founder - Mindsprint. Featured in Forbes Councils

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Mindsprint Appoints Suresh Sundararajan as Chief Executive Officer. Featured in PR Newswire

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Work History

1-2025
Chief Executive Officer at Mindsprint
11-2023 - 2-2025
Chairman at Mindsprint
1-2019
Chief Executive Officer at Nupo Ventures
Founder Director at Terrascope
2-2018
Founder Director at Jiva

Education

1987 - 1990
Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.) from University of Madras
1980 - 1987
Higher Secondary from Ramakrishna Mission

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Insights For Selling To Suresh

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Expect them to be slow and cautious, encourage them to ask more questions
  • First of all, focus on building their confidence by sharing examples, case studies etc.
  • Expect them to be vague in response to your questions, ask firmly and pointedly

DONT's

  • Don't be very accepting if that is your natural style, stay firm
  • Don't push them too hard to make fast decisions, give them time
  • Don't use phrases like 'do not worry', 'i promise' etc.

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Suresh is

  • Proof of usage by others in the industry, case studies showing ROI are likely to work the best with them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Suresh

  • They don’t say no often, they push out the decisions or keep going around in circles.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Suresh move?

  • They are some of the slowest movers and take their time reaching decisions.
  • Can Suresh take some risk or not?

  • They have very low acceptance of risk even if they do not say it directly.

You And Suresh

Personality Compatibility


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