RD - Northern California
Milpitas, CA & Kallal

Deepa Thanneermalai is an alumni of Anna University and has held various software engineering roles in major tech companies in the Bay Area and currently is an IT Solution Architect at Apple Inc., California.She lives in Milpitas, CA with her husband Ram and 2 kids. She is a native from Kallal. She is passionate about technology and an evangelist for women in tech industry.

RD - Southern California
Irvine, CA & Alavakottai

Sampath works as CIO at Everside Health, a direct primary care provider. Prior to this, Sampath worked as CIO at 3 other healthcare organizations, and spent the first half of his career in healthcare and technology management consulting, traveling across the US. Sampath lives in Irvine, Southern CA with his wife Nagalakshmi and two kids. Sampath's native is Alavakottai. Sampath holds an MBA from the University of Oxford, UK, and a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from NIT, Trichy. In his spare time, Sampath enjoys running, biking, and hiking. Sampath is one of the co-founders of Aram Community, a southern-california based non-profit that works towards women empowerment and children' education.

RD - Washington DC
Washington DC & Karaikudi

Srini works as an Enterprise Architect for DMI. He is committed to the success of his clients in their digital transformation endeavors, with over two decades of ecommerce experience specializing in cloud technologies and data science domain.

Srini now lives in Aldie, Virginia, with his adorable wife Nacha and their wonderful teen boys, Sreekaanth and Siddarth. He loves traveling, movies, music, and hanging out with friends.

Srini is a native of Karaikudi and belongs to Illaiyathangudi Kovil Kazhanivasal Pirivu. He is passionate about learning and growing together with the Nagarathar community.

RD - Atlanta, GA
Atlanta, GA & Kandavarayanpatti

Native of Kandavarayanpatti and Kovil is Illayatrangudi Okkur. Live in Alpharetta, GA with wife Radhika Srinivasan and daughter Isha Sethuraman. Did my BE in Mechatronics Engineering from Thiagarajar College of Engineering Madurai and Masters in Industrial Engineering and Management from Oklahoma State University, OK. Currently work for DHL eCommerce as Director of Transportation and Master Data Management. Have held various roles in Product Management, Postal Relations, Financial and Budget Planning for the last 14 years in DHL. Enjoy playing ping pong and board games outside of work

RD - Chicago, IL
Chicago, IL & Karaikudi

AL Kannan started his career in 1991, as an IT consultant he has helped several companies implement Enterprise Resource Planning and Sales & Operations Planning systems. He has been helping McDonald’s for the past 12+ years implementing Supply Chain Solutions worldwide. His experience also includes manufacturing, inventory, procurement, and financial areas. Since 2002 he is on his own, running an IT solutions company. In the coming years he plans to help companies implement Forecasting and Integrated Business Planning solutions.

RD - Michigan
Northville, MI & Rangiem

A proud Coimbatorian, Ganesh is a seasoned mechanical engineer with 20+ years in the automotive industry. Known for his creative streak and love for doing things differently, he brings innovation and heart to everything he does—big or small. A busy dad of three and husband to an entrepreneurial wife (aka the CEO at home), he’s chaired the Successful Michigan NSNA Retreat and volunteers with Asha for Education. A marathon runner, foodie, and avid traveler, he enjoys the little things in life—like a perfectly brewed coffee, a scenic run, or a spontaneous family road trip.

RD - St. Louis
O’Fallon, MO & Nerkuppai

Subbiah Viswanathan is a technical product manager at Mastercard. He lives in O’Fallon, MO with his wife Valliammai and daughter Vijaya. Subbiah is a native of Nerkuppai, Kovil Pillayarpatti. Subbiah has more than 12 years of experience in software development and management.

RD - New England
Hopkinton, MA & Karaikudi

Manikandan Ganesan is from Hopkinton, Massachusetts lives with his wife Nachu, and two kids Nishi (Senior year in college) and Mahathi (High school freshman). He belongs to Pillaiyarpatti Kovil and is from Karaikudi. He works as a lead information architect at John Hancock Investments in Boston. Before to this, he worked as a consultant in Wellington Management through Sapient Corporation. He has previously served in NSNA Marriage Committee leadership role. He enjoys listening to Music, Hiking, Badminton, Videography, and photography during his leisure time.

RD - Ohio/Midwest
Columbus, OH & Pallathur

Adai Alagappan holds a Master’s degree in International Business and Electrical Engineering from Oklahoma State University and has over 20 years of experience in the retail industry as a Quality Assurance Manager. A native of Pallauthur and Irani Koil, he now resides in Columbus, Ohio, with his wife Alamelu and their two sons, Anbu and Aadhi. Adai is a tennis enthusiast and an avid cricket fan.

RD - Austin, TX
Austin, TX & Puduvayal

Kumar Ram is a native of Puduvayal and belongs to Irani Kovil. He lives in Austin with his wife Unna and they have two sons Subbu (UT grad, works in Houston) and Ganesh (High School Senior). He works at the gaming company Zenimax (part of Microsoft). Kumar has previously served NSNA and TNF in leadership roles. Kumar also works as a Realtor focusing on properties in Austin and the sorrounding suburbs.

During his leisure time, Kumar enjoys reading, fixing things around the house, and watching movies.

RD - Dallas, TX
Plano, Tx & Nerkuppai

Senthil Ramanathan is from Plano, Texas. His native is Nerkuppai. Senthil have an MBA from Northwestern Univ., and have background in Credit Risk Management. He run's a marketing analytics firm called DM Analytics, assisting financial institutions acquire new customers through direct marketing. In addition, he also run's a childcare business in Frisco, Texas. Latha and Senthil have two lovely daughters, Sindhu and Suriya. Sindhu is pursuing medicine at USF, Tampa. Suriya is a freshman in UT Austin, studying Electrical and Computer Engineering. Senthil love's application of predictive analytics for optimizing businesses. And his passion is teaching children at high-school and college level. Senthil has conducted a five week-end intro to analytics session for dallas area kids a few years ago. Once the covid crisis is over, hope to do more of these sessions focusing on basics of finance & investing-- for highschool and college kids.

RD - Houston, TX
Katy, TX & Kandavarayanpatti

People person, Servant leader & collaborator defines who I am.

Native village - Kandavarayanpatti

Born & Raised - B'lore

Employer - SLB

RD - Seattle, WA
Seattle, WA & Venthanpatti

Kaliappan Sathappan, also known as Kalis, hails from Venthanpatti and has called Seattle home for over two decades. Originally rooted in the IT industry, Kalis later shifted his focus to entrepreneurship, establishing several successful franchise businesses in childcare and the pet industry within the local market. His wife, Maanu, shares his background in IT but has seamlessly transitioned into managing some of their business locations. Together with their sons Siddharth and Vikram, the family cherishes moments of travel and quality time spent together, weaving a tapestry of memorable experiences.

Elango Ramanathan

RD - Rocky Mountain
Phoenix, AZ

Actively working with fellow nagarthars to help nagarathar become financially successful and live a happier life. Co-founder of NATree, nagarathar family tree website. Currently working at Honeywell Aerospace Inc Tempe AZ.

Murugappan Solaiappan

RD - NY/NJ/CT
Monroe, NJ & Panayapatti

He is currently working in Johnson and Johnson responsible for managing HR and Payroll applications. Murugappan has a master’s in social work from Madras School of Social Work, India. Murugappan loves passive investing, cooking, and gardening.

Valli Annamalai

RD - San Diego
California & Venthanpatti

Valli has a degree in Electrical Engineering and has worked in software development for over 15 years. She lives in California with her husband Annamalai and 2 kids. Her native is Venthanpatti. Currently she enjoys spending time with family and volunteering.

Annamalai Muthu

RD - Toronto
Toronto, Canada

Annamalai Muthu lives in Toronto, Canada with his wife Chitra and their two children, Ashwin and Shivani. Annamalai has built a successful career in finance, spanning nearly two decades. A Chartered Accountant with a Masters in Finance, Annamalai has worked across industries including mining, real estate, and family offices.

Currently, Annamalai serves as the Chief Financial Officer at Alterra, a prominent condominium developer in Toronto. Outside of work, Annamalai enjoys spending time with family, exploring new destinations, and giving back to the community through volunteer work.