EY Announces That daVIZta's Co-Founders Shekhar Yerramilli and Krishnan Padmanabhan Are Named EY Entrepreneur of the Year® 2016 Finalists in New Jersey

Bridgewater, NJ, May 6, 2016 (Newswire.com) - EY announced that Shekhar Yerramilli, Co-founder, Chairman, and CEO and Krishnan Padmanabhan, Co-founder, President, and COO of daVIZta, Inc. are finalists for the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2016 Award in the New Jersey region.  The awards program, which is celebrating its 30th year, recognizes entrepreneurs who demonstrate excellence and extraordinary success in such areas as innovation, financial performance and personal commitment to their businesses and communities.  Shekhar and Krishnan were selected as finalists by a panel of independent judges.  Award winners will be announced at a special gala on June 23rd at the Hyatt Regency, in New Brunswick, New Jersey.

About the Finalists

Shekhar and Krishnan started daVIZta, Inc. in 2010 with a dream of helping the Life Sciences industry make better revenue decisions based on strong analytics.  With minimal external funding, Krishnan and Shekhar envisioned and built a state of the art technology solution that in 6 years has begun to make a difference in the day to day life and functions of Big, Medium and Small Life Sciences Companies.

Krishnan’s philosophy has always been a belief that “If you think small, you are destined to remain small. If you think big, you have a chance to exceed your dreams”. At daVIZta, he lives this mantra and as a leader of the company, evangelizes this message this throughout the firm. Shekhar credits his practice of the daily “hustle” being instrumental in thriving first as a start-up and now, as a young and growing company, adding new product offerings to daVIZta’s portfolio and making a foray into new sectors of the industry.  He is proud to see how favorably daVIZta has been received in the Industry since its founding and is eager to see what the future holds for them.

About the Award

Now in its 30th year, the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year program has expanded to recognize business leaders in more than 145 cities in more than 60 countries throughout the world. 

Regional award winners are eligible for consideration for the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year National program.  Award winners in several national categories, as well as the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year National Overall Award winner, will be announced at the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year National Awards gala in Palm Springs, California, on November 19, 2016. The awards are the culminating event of the EY Strategic Growth Forum®, the nation’s most prestigious gathering of high-growth, market-leading companies.

EY Entrepreneur of the Year is the world’s most prestigious business award for entrepreneurs. The unique award makes a difference through the way it encourages entrepreneurial activity among those with potential and recognizes the contribution of people who inspire others with their vision, leadership and achievement. As the first and only truly global award of its kind, Entrepreneur of the Year celebrates those who are building and leading successful, growing and dynamic businesses, recognizing them through regional, national and global awards programs in more than 145 cities in more than 60 countries.

Sponsors

Founded and produced by EY, the Entrepreneur of the Year Awards are nationally sponsored by SAP America, Merrill Corporation and the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation.

In New Jersey, sponsors also include PNC, DLA Piper, Morgan Lewis, Pine Hill Group, Cresa, Empire Valuation Consultants, SolomonEdwardsGroup and NJBIZ.

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Source: daVIZta, Inc.