# Balaji Sreenivasan

> Balaji Sreenivasan is the Austin-based founder, CEO and board member of Aurigo Software Technologies, founded in 2003. An engineer educated at NIT Tiruchirappalli and the University of Florida, he built a business serving infrastructure owners, with product development rooted in Bengaluru and customers across public agencies and private facilities.

- **Role:** Founder and CEO at Aurigo Software Technologies
- **Organizations:** Aurigo Software Technologies
- **Education:** Mechanical engineering undergraduate degree, National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, M.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Florida, Owner/President Management (OPM) program, Harvard Business School
- **Known for:** Founded Aurigo in 2003 and continues to lead it as CEO., Included in the University of Florida’s 2022 Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Outstanding Alumni Awards booklet., Built Aurigo into a supplier to 14 U.S. state departments of transportation, as reported in July 2026.

## Career timeline

- **1999** — Earned an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Florida.
- **2003** — Founded Aurigo Software Technologies.
- **2005** — Ravi Gulati became an early investor, according to Sreenivasan’s recollection.
- **2013** — Selected Austin for the company’s move from Long Island, according to his account.
- **2020** — Autodesk announced a minority investment and strategic partnership with Aurigo.
- **2025** — Aurigo launched Primus for private facility owners.
- **2026** — Published commentary on decision delays in AI infrastructure planning.

## Achievements

- Founded Aurigo in 2003 and continues to lead it as CEO.
- Included in the University of Florida’s 2022 Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Outstanding Alumni Awards booklet.
- Built Aurigo into a supplier to 14 U.S. state departments of transportation, as reported in July 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Published “The Grid Queue Is Full of Projects Nobody Has Decided to Build” at Unite.AI, arguing that owners should measure decision latency.
- **2026-07** — A Times of India feature described Aurigo’s AI work and customers including 14 U.S. state transportation departments.
- **2025-07** — Aurigo announced the launch of Primus for private facility owners.

## Links

- Website: https://www.aurigo.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bsreenivasan
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/_bsreenivasan

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Last updated: 2026-10-23