Bio

Andy is founder and chairman of the Sigma Group, a company with diverse interests across sectors ranging from technology to real estate development. A serial entrepreneur, Andy builds and acquires companies under the Sigma portfolio with a focus on ventures where solid management and operational credentials can be leveraged to achieve long-term value and growth. As Chairman, Andy is instrumental in guiding the company’s investment strategy and in identifying unique business opportunities across various industries and has raised millions of dollars from major Venture Capital and Private Equity firms including Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Morgan Stanley, Redwood Ventures, Cisco and Birch Hill Equity Partners. Prior to founding Sigma in 1994, Andy held a series of senior roles in some of the largest companies in the telecommunications and banking industries in Canada. He began his career in information technology in 1975 at Tata Consultancy Services in India. Andy spends considerable time supporting cultural and community causes and his work has been recognized with numerous awards including the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Finalist award, the Indo Canada Chamber of Commerce Technology Achievement Award, IIT-AC Distinguished Alumni Award, and the Fellowship of the Institute of Canadian Bankers Gold Medal. Andy holds a Master of Applied Science degree in Systems Design Engineering from University of Waterloo and a B. Tech in Electronics Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), BHU, Varanasi