Who We Are?
Our goal is straightforward – to forge an organisation that champions the cause of Persons with Disabilities (PwDs), ensuring their seamless inclusion in every facet of society.
Why Us?
Ampera provides organizations with comprehensive solutions to achieve their DEI goals, offering access to a diverse talent pool and aiding in the creation of unique brand differentiation.
Story behind our logo
Story behind our logo
Leadership Team
Dr. V. Damodaran (Dan)
Founder & CEO
Damodaran (Dan) Venkatesan has over 25 years of experience in IT, Financial Services and Academia spread across USA, UK and India. He co-founded and for over 12 years, led as CEO & Managing Director of Ameex Technologies, a Global Digital IT Services company with over $20 Million revenue and 500+ team members spread across USA, Singapore and India. After the acquisition of Ameex Technologies by Perficient Inc (Nasdaq: PRFT) in October 2022, he continued to serve as General Manager until January 2024.
Between years 2007 and 2010, Dan served as Director, Centre for University-Industry Collaboration (CUIC) of Anna University, Trichy and conducted various Campus Placement Drives for thousands of students from the 55 Engineering Colleges affiliated to Anna University. Over 10+ years, he has served in various capacities at Motorola Inc and Moneris Solutions (JV between Royal Bank of Canada and Bank of Montreal) at their Chicago offices in USA.
Dan holds a PhD in Management Studies from Anna University, Chennai and MBA from Booth School of Business, University of Chicago and also MS (Software Engineering) from University of Toledo, Ohio, USA.
Prathap Venkatesan has over 25 years of experience from different roles with analytics, consulting, engineering, business development and project management across corporations and industry verticals. He was the Founder and CEO of i2 Decisions, a pure-play data analytics company, which was later merged with Ameex Technologies, a Global Digital IT Services company with over $20 Million revenue and 500+ team members spread across USA, Singapore and India, where he served as its Chief Growth Officer. After the acquisition of Ameex Technologies by Perficient Inc (Nasdaq: PRFT) in October 2022, he continued to serve as Managing Director until March 2024.
Prathap holds an MBA from University of Chicago Booth School of Business, a Masters in Computer Science from University of Illinois at Chicago and a Masters in IT Project Management from George Washington University.
Prathap Venkatesan
Co-Founder & COO
TL Narayanan
Senior Director
T L Narayanan (TLN) has 35 plus years of experience in Information Technology space and with a domain background in Insurance businesses. He took early retirement from Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTS) in 2019 as Strategic Business Unit Head and since then providing consultancy to mid-sized IT companies. Prior to joining Cognizant, he was managing AIG’s (American International Group) Captive Unit in India.
TLN had a long stint of service at Life Insurance Corporation of India – one of the largest Life Insurance Company in India. He had travelled extensively with exposure to various client environment and culture across globe. His focus throughout the professional journey has been client satisfaction, delivery excellence and people management.
Our Leaders
Ampera
Track Record
With experience of over a million-human hours, we possess deep domain expertise in manufacturing, technology, services and disability sectors. The team has placed over 10,000 persons with disabilities and from other diverse groups across different organisations.
Ampera Expertise
& Solutions
Key expertise includes DEI policy, assessment, awareness, accessibility, employment creation among other areas. Ampera provides solutions related to Policy, Advocacy, Job Evaluation, Sensitization, Accessibility Audit, recruitment and job creation among other areas.
Ampera
Track Record
With experience of over a million-human hours, we possess deep domain expertise in manufacturing, technology, services and disability sectors. The team has placed over 10,000 persons with disabilities and from other diverse groups across different organisations.
Ampera
Expertise
& Solutions
Key expertise includes DEI policy, assessment, awareness, accessibility, employment creation among other areas. Ampera provides solutions related to Policy, Advocacy, Job Evaluation, Sensitization, Accessibility Audit, recruitment and job creation among other areas.
Be at the forefront of change
Be at the forefront of change
Prathap holds an MBA from University of Chicago Booth School of Business, a Masters in Computer Science from University of Illinois at Chicago and a Masters in IT Project Management from George Washington University.
Damodaran has over 25 years of experience in IT, Financial Services and Academia spread across USA, UK and India. For over 12 years, he co-founded and led as CEO & Managing Director of Ameex Technologies, a Global Digital IT Services company with over $20 Million revenue and 500+ team members spread across USA, Singapore and India. After the acquisition of Ameex Technologies by Perficient Inc (Nasdaq: PRFT) in October 2022, he continued to serve as General Manager until January 2024. Between years 2007 and 2010, Damodaran served as Director, CUIC (Centre for University-Industry Collaboration) of Anna University, Trichy and conducted various Campus Placement Drives for thousands of students from the 55 Engineering Colleges affiliated to the University.
He also served as Special Officer and Dean of its Thirukuvalai Engineering College Campus. Damodaran was also nominated as Syndicate Member of Anna University Trichy by Hon’ble Governor of Tamil Nadu. Prior to that, for over 10 years, he has served in various capacities at Motorola Inc and Moneris Solutions (JV between Royal Bank of Canada and Bank of Montreal) at their Chicago offices in USA. He also had a short stint at WorldTel at its UK, London office working closely with Sam Pitroda. Damodaran holds a Ph.D in Management Studies from Anna University, Chennai and MBA from Booth School of Business, University of Chicago and also MS (Software Engineering) from University of Toledo, Ohio, USA.
He had led state, regional and international operations in India / abroad. Sathish holds a double Masters’ degree in Communication and Business Administration.
He has been serving as an Honorary Representative to Singapore in Chennai, South India since year 2017.
TLN had a long stint of service at Life Insurance Corporation of India – one of the largest Life Insurance Company in India. He had travelled extensively with exposure to various client environment & culture across globe. His focus throughout the professional journey has been Client Satisfaction, Delivery Excellence and People Management.
Mani is a senior finance, cost and operations leader with 27 plus years of experience in Information Technology (IT) Services organisation with special focus on Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A), Pricing, creation of a Profit & Loss Management Culture, Due Diligence, Enterprise Monetization, Core Accounting, Real Estate creation and Facilities operation.
Mani is a certified Cost and Management Accountant (CMA)
Leeny Elango has a total of 18 years of both in academia and information technology enabled services. She worked with Scope International and Barclays Bank as operations team leader. Later, she pursued academics which opened her foray towards the LGBTQI community. She has been part of the National conference for the Transgender Rights Bill 2016, New Delhi and also participated in the Intersex Rights Bill 2018 initiated at Bangkok, Thailand. She initiated the placements of transgender people into corporates and helped them achieve this self-employment goals when she was with, We Are Your Voice, a non-profit organization which works for persons with disabilities.
She also worked at DELC (Differently abled Employment and Livelihood Center) in Chennai, which is an organization within the State Commissionerate for Differently Abled, Chennai, Government of Tamil Nadu, as an impact research analyst for employment of Persons with Disabilities (PwD) into the small, medium and large sector companies. Leeny is certified from the University of Colorado for her study in Queer Identities: LGBTQ+ Gender and Sexualities and she pursued a doctorate at Stella Maris College, Chennai. Her research was based on Literature and Gender Studies, as it was on Transgender communities and their life story.
He has led Business development activities and guided the creative team in building strategies for sales, ideation in event planning and presented creative marketing techniques, operational module design among other expert areas. He had headed a project with Nasscom Foundation to place several trained PwD candidates in various small, medium and large companies. He has handled over 100 corporate clients effectively, especially during the Mega Job Fairs conducted for Persons with Disabilities (PwD) and Transpersons.