UiPath Appoints S. Somasegar to its Board of Directors
06 September 2024 - 6:10AM
Business Wire
Somasegar brings over three decades of
experience building successful B2B and developer-led businesses to
UiPath board
UiPath (NYSE: PATH), a leading enterprise automation and AI
software company, today announced the appointment of S. “Soma”
Somasegar, Managing Director at Madrona Ventures, to its Board of
Directors effective Sept. 5, 2024.
As a seasoned technology executive, business leader, and
investor, Soma brings decades of experience in growth management
and fostering emerging technologies.
For the past decade, Soma has invested in technology companies
that are reinventing the enterprise data stack and changing core
workflows for enterprise companies and employees. His investments
span a wide variety of technology areas, including automation,
machine learning and artificial intelligence, next-generation cloud
infrastructure, intelligent applications, and developer platforms
and tools. At Madrona, Soma has helped lead investments in UiPath,
Snowflake, Pulumi, Common Room, and Statsig, among other companies.
He also currently serves as a board member with Pulumi, Seekout,
Tigera, Bobsled, RelationalAI, Statsig, Rhythms, and Go1.
Prior to joining Madrona, Soma built a career at Microsoft over
nearly three decades, where he led the company’s Developer Division
responsible for the Visual Studio and .NET family of products that
are the core building blocks for tens of millions of developers to
build applications. Soma also led the development of Microsoft’s
R&D labs in Boston, Canada, China, India, and Israel.
“Automation is at the intersection of innovation and
productivity and holds great potential to transform both companies
and entire industries in combination with AI,” said Somasegar. “I
look forward to collaborating with the UiPath Board to help the
company execute its vision and deliver long-term shareholder
value.”
“I am excited to welcome Soma to our Board of Directors,” said
Daniel Dines, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer at
UiPath. “I believe Soma’s extensive experience in driving value
creation for some of today’s most essential enterprise technologies
is an asset to our Board. He brings a balance of maintaining a
long-term vision and recognizing the short-term requirements for
strategic decision-making. His well-developed understanding of the
enterprise technology landscape will be important as we pursue our
mission to help customers achieve more impactful business outcomes
with the UiPath enterprise automation and AI platform.”
Soma holds a master’s degree in computer engineering from
Louisiana State University and a bachelor’s degree in electronics
and communication engineering from Guindy Engineering College, Anna
University in Chennai, India. Soma also received an Honorary
Doctorate from Anna University for accomplishments in Technology
and Computer Science.
He is passionate about efforts to empower and educate girls
around the world and supports women’s education and empowerment
initiatives.
About UiPath
UiPath (NYSE: PATH) is on a mission to uplevel knowledge work so
more people can work more creatively, collaboratively, and
strategically. The AI-powered UiPath Business Automation Platform
combines the leading robotic process automation (RPA) solution with
a full suite of capabilities to understand, automate, and operate
end-to-end processes, offering unprecedented time-to-value. For
organizations that need to evolve to survive and thrive through
increasingly changing times, UiPath is The Foundation of
Innovation™.
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