Rajeev Papneja - Chief Operations Officer

Vision, purpose, relentless passion for technology and life of spirituality– that’s what Dr. Rajeev brings to the table, combined with over 15 years of extensive systems & software experience on an international scale including 6 years of senior management experience in the United States. Prior to affiliating with ESDS, in collaboration with his global partners, he has been a founder member of a firm called Artilligence Inc., a well-respected name in the Northeast America as a one-stop service center for virtually all I.T. services ranging from turnkey software development to supplemental staffing. Employees sometimes refer to him as "a COO with a heart", because in the cut-throat war zone of Corporate America, he disagreed to compromise his humility, simplicity, sincerity, truthfulness and primary loyalty to his co-workers.

A believer in a borderless new economy, his business focus is truly global, and that is what he achieved his Doctorate in. His longest tenure was with Pfizer Pharmaceuticals, the largest drug manufacturer in the world with its current headquarters in New York, where he spent more than 7 years providing enterprise class technology solutions and setting up financial processes.

Inspite of holding Masters in Computer Science at the age of 20, his zeal for education did not stop and along with his professional career in the United States, he pursued his Phd. in Business Administration from Frederick Taylor University, the highest honors he achieved at the age of 27. He has worked as a senior consultant at major corporations like United Parcel Services, Ernst & Young, Dun & Bradstreet to name a few, before becoming an entrepreneur.

Having American citizenship and the highest education, he decided to migrate back to India so that the future generation in his family learns to respect our culture and heritage. When he is not at work, he is usually serving the community, seeking spirituality or meditating. He believes in the Future, loves his extended family of colleagues & associates, and has faith in ESDS’s ability to be a Fortune 100 company in his lifetime.