Our Team

  • Sunil Kumar Kumaran, Founder & CEO

    Sunil Kumar Kumaran is the Founder & CEO of SKYAZEN™, a strategy-first advisory firm built to scale impact with soul—and powered by AI. With nearly four decades of global experience, he has delivered transformative engineering solutions across software, data, cloud, and artificial intelligence—helping organizations redefine operations, engagement, and growth across BFSI, Payments, FinTech, Healthcare, Insurance, Hi-Tech, and Retail.

    His work spans startups, SMEs, and Fortune 100 enterprises—cutting across BFSI (especially payments), Beauty & Retail, Insurance, Manufacturing, Healthcare, Hospitality, and Hi-Tech. Sunil has led strategic, high-value wins—including multi-million dollar deals and enterprise-wide transformations for over 20 global corporations.

    He is the architect of two proprietary SKYAZEN™ frameworks:

    GAME On™ – Global Advisory & Managed Engagements delivered Onsite, Offshore, and Nearshore | PAID™ – Program/Product Management, Architecture, Implementation, Domain & Development Services

    SK(AI)LED™ – integrating AI strategy with ethical leadership

    SKYAZEN™’s advisory services reflect Sunil’s holistic approach to growth:

    Business Strategy – aligning ambition with action | Talent Advisory – scaling teams with empathy and excellence | Marketing & Messaging – blending story with strategy | Procurement & Partnerships – negotiating with integrity and impact

    Sunil is known for his ability to architect AI-powered strategies, align ambition with action, and amplify authentic engagement—building legacies that last.

OUR ADVISORS

  • Sunil Kumar Kumaran serves as a trusted advisor to founders, executives, and enterprise leaders—bringing nearly four decades of global experience across strategy, technology, and transformation. His advisory work spans startups, SMEs, and Fortune 100 firms, with a focus on solving complex challenges through clarity, creativity, and collaboration.

    He guides clients across domains including BFSI, Payments, FinTech, Healthcare, Insurance, Hi-Tech, Retail, Manufacturing, Hospitality, and Beauty—offering expertise in:

    • Business Strategy – aligning vision with execution

    • Talent Advisory – building inclusive, high-performing teams

    • Marketing & Messaging – crafting compelling narratives and brand clarity

    • Procurement & Partnerships – negotiating with transparency and trust

    Sunil’s advisory engagements often leverage SKYAZEN™’s proprietary, purpose-built frameworks:

    • GAME On™ – Global Advisory & Managed Engagements delivered Onsite, Offshore, and Nearshore

    • PAID™ – Program/Product Management, Architecture, Implementation, Domain & Development Services

    • SK(AI)LED™ – Strategic Knowledge in AI Leadership, Ethics, and Delivery

    Known for his ability to listen deeply, lead decisively, and lift others, Sunil advises with empathy at the center and execution at the core—always solving, never selling.

Our Investors

  • Sunil Kumar Kumara, Founder & CEO

    Sunil Kumar Kumaran is the Founder & CEO of SKYAZEN™, and its first investor—backing the venture with conviction, capital, and a commitment to scale impact with soul. This marks his maiden investment, channeling nearly four decades of global experience into a firm that blends strategy, storytelling, and AI-powered execution.

    His investment in SKYAZEN™ is not just financial—it’s foundational. Sunil brings deep domain expertise across BFSI, Payments, FinTech, Healthcare, Insurance, Hi-Tech, Retail, Manufacturing, Hospitality, and Beauty, and has architected SKYAZEN™ to serve these sectors with precision and purpose.

    He also integrates SKYAZEN™’s proprietary frameworks into the firm’s DNA:

    GAME On™ – Global Advisory & Managed Engagements delivered Onsite, Offshore, and Nearshore

    PAID™ – Program/Product Management, Architecture, Implementation, Domain & Development Services

    SK(AI)LED™ – Strategic Knowledge in AI Leadership, Ethics, and Delivery

    Over the years, Sunil has been a trusted partner to leading client leaders—those who believe in and encourage his philosophy to empathically solve rather than eagerly sell. His approach is rooted in listening, lifting, and leading with integrity.

    “Not just invested in a firm—invested in a future.” SKYAZEN™ is his legacy venture, where strategy meets soul and ventures don’t just grow—they transform.